Kris Newbury

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Newbs
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb)
NHL Team Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born February 19, 1982 (1982-02-19) (age 26),
Brampton, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 139th overall, 2002
San Jose Sharks
Pro career 2005 – present

Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982 in Brampton, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.

Newbury played in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls, and later the Sarnia Sting with whom he would achieve two seasons of 104 and 92 points, in 2001–02 and 2002–03, respectively.

Newbury scored his first goal as a Leaf on January 1, 2007 against Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas.

On February 10, 2007, Newbury ended up in a fight with Ron Petrovicky, of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He took several punches to the head and was knocked to the ice, giving him a concussion, which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.

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