Drury’s Hobey Baker campaign included 28 goals and 29 assists, averaging 1.5 points per game. The senior captain was named First Team All-America for the second consecutive season, the Hockey East Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Year, and was named to the All-Hockey East First Team for the third consecutive season. The all-time leading goal scorer at BU with 116, the Trumbull, Connecticut native was the first Terrier to capture the Hobey Baker Award. Drury went from college right to the NHL where he spent his entire career with four teams. He began with the team that drafted him, the Colorado Avalanche, and was named the 1999 NHL Rookie of the Year. After a four-year stay, Drury played one season in Calgary, three seasons in Buffalo, and completed his fourth season with the New York Rangers in 2010-11. That season’s play was limited due to injury, and he retired in August of 2011. In 12 NHL seasons, Drury scored 20 or more goals on nine occasions and played in a total of 1,027 NHL games, recording 704 total points.
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Player Stats
| Type | Season | Team Name | League | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Season | 2010-2011 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Hobey Winning Season | 1997-1998 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 28 | 29 | 57 | 88 |
1998 Runner Up
Chad Alban was a standout goaltender for Michigan State University from 1994 to 1998, where he set multiple school records. In his senior season, he posted a 1.57 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage, both of which were school records at the time and led the nation. He was named the team’s Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive year and was a Hobey Baker Award runner-up to Chris Drury in 1998. During his time at Michigan State, Alban also became the fourth college goaltender to be credited with a goal, and the first to actually shoot the puck into the empty net. He finished his career as Michigan State’s all-time wins leader for a goaltender.
After his collegiate career, Chad Alban was signed by the Dallas Stars as a free agent. While he spent most of his professional time in the minor leagues with the Utah Grizzlies, he was called up to the NHL twice to serve as a backup goaltender but never saw any game action. Alban later played for the Kalamazoo Wings and the Flint Generals in the minor leagues and also spent two seasons playing in the Russian Super League before retiring in 2009.