Kris Russell
Kris Russell ( born 2 May 1987 in Caroline, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since July 2013 with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League contract. His twin brother Ryan Russell is also a professional hockey player.
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Career
The 1.78 m tall defender started his professional career with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Canadian Junior Football League WHL before he selected the NHL Entry Draft in 2005 as 67th in the third round by the Blue Jackets ( drafted ) was. As one of the most successful players in the Canadian Hockey League franchise from Columbus in 2007 made him a regular in the NHL. At the beginning of the 2008/ 09 Russel was sent to the American Hockey League farm team for Syracuse Crunch.
In November 2011, it replaced the management of the Jackets against Nikita Nikitin from the St. Louis Blues. In July 2013 he was transferred in exchange for a fifth- round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2014 to the Calgary Flames.
Internationally
With the Canadian junior national team was Kris Russell 2006 and 2007 U20 World Champion, in a total of twelve Junior World Championship games, the defender scored five goals and five assists. Russell was appointed to the Canadian squad for the World Ice Hockey Championship 2010. During the tournament, he came in seven games for use and scored four points, the Canadians failed in the quarterfinals against Russia.
Awards and achievements
- 2004 President's Cup win with the Medicine Hat Tigers
- 2005 Brad Hornung Trophy
- 2005 WHL East Second All-Star Team
- 2006 CHL Sportsman of the Year
- 2006, Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
- 2006 Brad Hornung Trophy
- 2006 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2006 CHL Second All-Star Team
- 2007 CHL Defenceman of the Year
- 2007 Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
- 2007 Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
- 2007 President's Cup win with the Medicine Hat Tigers
- 2007 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2007 CHL First All -Star Team
Internationally
- 2006 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2007 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 2006
- U20 World Junior Championships 2007
- World Cup 2010
- World Cup 2012
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )