Andrew Ference

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Andrew Ference
Date of birth March 17, 1979
place of birth Edmonton , Alberta
size 178 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
number # 21
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1997 , 8th lap, 208th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1994-1999 Portland Winter Hawks
1999-2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
2003-2007 Calgary Flames
2004-2005 HC České Budějovice
2007-2013 Boston Bruins
2013-2015 Edmonton Oilers

Andrew James Stewart Ference (born March 17, 1979 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 1027 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Calgary Flames , Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers during his active career between 1994 and 2015 . He celebrated the greatest success of his career in 2011 when he won the Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins. In addition, he received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2014 for his social commitment.

Career

Ference at the celebrations for Boston's Stanley Cup win

Andrew Ference began his career as a hockey player in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winter Hawks . After three years in Portland, he was selected as the 208th player by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . Ference played in Portland for two more years and also played five times in the International Hockey League for the Kansas City Blades before joining the roster of Pittsburgh's farm team , the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League , in the summer of 1999 . On October 1, 1999, the Canadian made his debut in the National Hockey League in a game against the Dallas Stars . On November 13, 1999, the defender against the Nashville Predators scored his first NHL goal. On February 9, 2003, Ference was given to the Calgary Flames .

In the 2003/04 season , Ference reached the Stanley Cup finals with his team , but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Calgary . During the lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , Ference played in the Czech extra league for HC České Budějovice . After resuming play in the NHL, Ference returned to the Calgary Flames for two more seasons.

On February 10, 2007, Ference was given to the Boston Bruins together with Chuck Kobasew in exchange for Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2011 . He signed a four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers in July 2013 and was named captain of his new club in September . Ference then fulfilled two years of the contract, but had to sit out and put on the injured reserve list shortly after the start of the 2015/16 season due to persistent hip problems . On September 16, 2016, the defender, who was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2014 , announced the end of his playing career at the age of 37.

International

Ference represented his home country at the U20 World Junior Championship in 1999 . During the tournament he scored one goal and two assists. In the final he lost to Canada against Russia and won the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1995/96 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 9 31 40 159 7th 1 3 4th 12
1996/97 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 12 32 44 163 6th 1 2 3 12
1997/98 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 11 57 68 142 16 2 18th 20th 28
1998 Portland Winter Hawks Memorial Cup 4th 0 2 2 4th
1998/99 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 40 11 21st 32 104 4th 1 4th 5 10
1998/99 Kansas City Blades IHL 5 1 2 3 4th 3 0 0 0 0
1999/00 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 44 8th 20th 28 58 - - - - -
1999/00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30th 2 4th 6th 20th - - - - -
2000/01 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 43 6th 18th 24 95 3 1 0 1 12
2000/01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 4th 11 15th 28 18th 3 7th 10 16
2001/02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 4th 7th 11 73 - - - - -
2002/03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22nd 1 3 4th 36 - - - - -
2002/03 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Calgary Flames NHL 16 0 4th 4th 6th - - - - -
2003/04 Calgary Flames NHL 72 4th 12 16 53 26th 0 3 3 25th
2004/05 HC České Budějovice 1st League 19th 5 6th 11 45 5 1 4th 5 8th
2005/06 Calgary Flames NHL 82 4th 27 31 85 7th 0 4th 4th 12
2006/07 Calgary Flames NHL 54 2 10 12 66 - - - - -
2006/07 Boston Bruins NHL 26th 1 2 3 31 - - - - -
2007/08 Boston Bruins NHL 59 1 14th 15th 50 7th 0 4th 4th 6th
2008/09 Boston Bruins NHL 47 1 15th 16 40 3 0 0 0 4th
2009/10 Boston Bruins NHL 51 0 8th 8th 16 13 0 1 1 18th
2010/11 Boston Bruins NHL 70 3 12 15th 60 25th 4th 6th 10 37
2011/12 Boston Bruins NHL 72 6th 18th 24 46 7th 1 3 4th 0
2012/13 HC České Budějovice Extra league 21st 2 5 7th 24 - - - - -
2012/13 Boston Bruins NHL 48 4th 9 13 35 14th 0 2 2 4th
2013/14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 15th 18th 63 - - - - -
2014/15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 70 3 11 14th 39 - - - - -
2015/16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6th 0 0 0 6th - - - - -
WHL overall 258 43 141 184 572 33 5 27 32 62
AHL total 88 14th 38 52 155 - - - - -
NHL overall 907 43 182 225 753 120 8th 30th 38 122

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1999 Canada U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 1 2 3 6th
Juniors overall 7th 1 2 3 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Ference, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ference, Andrew James Stewart (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta