Former Rangers captain Chris Drury announced his retirement from professional hockey Friday after 12 seasons. The veteran center tallied 255 goals and 360 assists in 892 career games.
After being drafted by the Quebec Nordiques (who later moved to Colorado and became the Avalanche) in the third round in 1994, the Trumbull, Conn., native began a four-year career at Boston University.
Drury won a national championship his freshman year at BU and then, after being named runner-up the year before, earned the prestigious Hobey Baker Award his senior season.
In June, Drury accepted a buyout from the Rangers for the 2011-12 season as it was announced that he may have a degenerative condition in his left knee. As an unrestricted free agent, Drury searched for a team willing to take a chance on him but was unsuccessful.