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Kris Russell
Kris Russell
Defenseman
Number: 10
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 173
Shoots: Left
Born: May 2, 1987  (Age 26)
Birthplace: Caroline, AB, Canada
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Drafted: CBJ / 2005 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 3rd (67th overall)
Career as a Blue: 77GP, 5-11-16, 21 PIM
12'-13' at Home: 16GP, 1-3-4
12'-13' on Road: 18GP, 0-3-3
12'-13' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0
Quick Hits
--1-3-4 in last 10 games...1-5-6, +9 rating over last 18 games
--Ranked 3rd among Blues defensemen in goals (6) and set a career high with a +13 rating in 2011-12
--Scored in his Blues debut 11/12 vs. TBL
--Posted 14 pts (2-12-14) in 15 games for TPS Turku of SM-liiga (Finland) this season



2008-09: Registered 2-19-21 and 28 penalty minutes in 66 games with Columbus… Ranked third (tied) among club defensemen in points… Set career highs in goals (tied), assists and points… Collected 1-1-2 Dec. 7 at Anaheim… Registered 1-3-4 during a three-game point streak Dec. 7-13… Scored the game-winning goal Dec. 29 at Los Angeles… Had assists in three-straight games (0-3-3) Jan. 18-21… Played the 100th game of his NHL career Jan. 30 vs. Ottawa… Notched assists in three-straight games (0-3-3) Feb. 13-16… Tallied 0-2-2 Mar. 3 vs. Los Angeles… Added 1-1-2 in four playoff games… Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Detroit on Apr. 16… Recorded his first Stanley Cup playoffs point with an assist (Kristian Huselius goal) and scored his first goal in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Detroit on Apr. 23 (Chris Osgood)… Recorded 3-5-8 and two power play goals in 14 games with Syracuse (AHL)… Had three multi-point games, including 0-2-2 Nov. 8 vs. Manitoba…

2007-08: Collected 2-8-10 and 14 penalty minutes in 67 games with Columbus… First professional season… Jackets were 6-1-1 when he recorded a point… Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point with an assist (Rick Nash goal) Oct. 5 vs. Anaheim… Played in a season-high 20:43 Jan. 20 at Colorado… Scored his first two NHL goals, including the game-winner, Jan. 22 at Dallas (Mike Smith)… Missed five games Mar. 19-28 due to a groin injury suffered Mar. 18 vs. Calgary… Had at least one shot on goal in 49-of-67 games…

2006-07: Tallied 32-37-69, 56 penalty minutes and was +14 in 59 games with Medicine Hat (WHL)… Set career highs in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes… Won the Four Broncos Trophy as the Western Hockey League Player of the Year… Won the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the league’s Defenseman of the Year for the second-consecutive year… Was a WHL First All-Star Team selection… Led the Tigers in goals and points… Led WHL defensemen in scoring… Scored a team-high 22 power play goals… Racked up 4-15-19 and +4 in 23 playoff games… Led the club to the Western Hockey League championship…

2005-06: Registered 14-33-47, 19 penalty minutes and was +8 in 55 games with Medicine Hat…Won the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the WHL Defenseman of the Year… Won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year… Finished third (tied) among WHL defensemen in goals and was seventh in points… Added 4-8-12 in 13 playoff games… Ranked second (tied) in goals among club defenseman and was fifth in points… Registered 1-3-4 and was +6 at the World Junior Championships… Helped Team Canada win the gold medal… Ranked eighth among defensemen in points and plus/minus rating (tied) in the tournament…

2004-05: Notched 26-35-61, 37 penalty minutes and was +29 in 72 games with Medicine Hat… Was ninth in the WHL in plus/minus rating… Led all WHL defensemen in goals and ranked third in points… Scored more goals than any defenseman in the entire CHL (OHL, QMJHL, & WHL)… Ranked No. 95 North American skater in Central Scouting Year End Rankings…

2003-04: Recorded 4-15-19 and 30 penalty minutes in 55 games with Medicine Hat… Added 3-2-5 with four penalty minutes in 20 playoff games… Helped Medicine Hat win the WHL Championship… Skated in four games with Medicine Hat in the 2004 Memorial Cup.

SCHEDULE

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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
V. Prospal 48 12 18 3 30
M. Letestu 46 13 14 7 27
M. Gaborik 47 12 15 -3 27
F. Tyutin 48 4 18 9 22
B. Dubinsky 29 2 18 2 20
N. Foligno 45 6 13 6 19
J. Johnson 44 5 14 -5 19
A. Anisimov 35 11 7 -6 18
C. Atkinson 35 9 9 9 18
R. Umberger 48 8 10 3 18
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
S. Bobrovsky 21 11 6 .932 2.00
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