2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER STATS
CAREER
CHRIS DURNO 29
Left Wing • Shoots Left Acquired: 7/15/11, signed as a free agent
6'4" • 223 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Norfolk (AHL)
10/31/80 • Scarborough, Ont. Drafted: Undrafted
NHL FIRSTS: NHL HIgHS: NHL STREAKS:
game: 1/18/09; 6-2 COL W vs. CGY goals: 1-4x (Last: 3/17/10; 3-2 COL L vs. CGY) goal Streak: 2 games (12/26/09-12/30/09: 2g)
Point: 11/18/09; 6-4 COL L at edM (assist) Assists: 1-4x (Last: 2/4/10; 5-3 COL L at NSH) Assist Streak: 2 games (11/18/09-11/28/09: 2a)
goal: 12/26/09; 4-1 COL W vs. daL (auld) Points: 1-8x (Last: 3/17/10; 3-2 COL L vs. CGY) Point Streak: 2 games-2x (Last: 12/26/09-12/30/09: 2g, 0a)
Penalty Min: 7 (3/9/10; 6-4 COL L vs. VaN)
is in his third NHL season and first with the Hurricanes… Signed a one-year contract with the
Hurricanes on July 15, 2011… Skated in 43 career NHL games entering the 2011-12 season,
totaling four goals, four assists (8 points) and 47 penalty minutes… Had played 366 career
aHL games with Milwaukee, Norfolk, Portland, San antonio and Lake erie entering 2011-12,
totaling 108 goals, 103 assists (211 points) and 519 penalty minutes… 1999-00: Played
24 games in his freshman season at Michigan Tech (WCHa)… 2000-01: Was third among
Huskies in goals (9), totaling 15 points in 35 games for Michigan Tech… 2001-02: earned
15 points (7g, 8a) in 36 games for Michigan Tech, and was second on the team in penalty
minutes (48)… 2002-03: Completed his four-year collegiate career, earning 16 points (5g,
11a) in his senior season for the Huskies… 2003-04: Completed his first professional season
with Gwinnett (eCHL), totaling 20 goals and 26 assists (46 points) in 68 games… Shared
the team lead with 12 points (7g, 5a) in 13 playoff games as Gwinnett advanced to the
conference final before falling to idaho… 2004-05: Set eCHL career highs in points (56)
and assists (36)… Led Gwinnett in playoff goals (5) and points (7) as the Gladiators fell to
Charlotte in the second round… 2005-06: Played his first aHL season with Milwaukee,
totaling 40 points (20g, 20a) in 57 games… Had 22 points (12g, 10a) in 13 eCHL games with
Gwinnett before being recalled to make his aHL debut on 12/2… Had four points (2g, 2a) in
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
1999-00 Michigan Tech WCHa 24 1 1 2 30 – – – – –
2000-01 Michigan Tech WCHa 35 9 6 15 46 – – – – –
2001-02 Michigan Tech WCHa 36 7 8 15 48 – – – – –
2002-03 Michigan Tech WCHa 35 5 11 16 60 – – – – –
2003-04 Gwinnett eCHL 68 20 26 46 46 13 7 5 12 10
2004-05 Gwinnett eCHL 66 20 36 56 101 8 5 2 7 8
2005-06 Gwinnett eCHL 13 12 10 22 19 – – – – –
Milwaukee aHL 57 20 20 40 52 21 2 2 4 18
2006-07 (a, b, c) Norfolk aHL 22 4 1 5 61 – – – – –
Portland aHL 12 1 1 2 2 – – – – –
Milwaukee aHL 29 13 3 16 24 4 1 2 3 10
2007-08 (d) San antonio aHL 80 23 26 49 109 7 0 2 2 26
2008-09 Lake erie aHL 76 18 27 45 131 – – – – –
Colorado NHL 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2009-10 (e) Lake erie aHL 17 10 8 18 20 – – – – –
Colorado NHL 41 4 4 8 47 1 0 0 0 0
2010-11 (f) Norfolk aHL 73 19 17 36 120 3 0 0 0 4
NHL Totals (2 seasons) 43 4 4 8 47 1 0 0 0 0
(a) June 27, 2006—Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent.
(b) dec. 28, 2006—acquired by the anaheim ducks from the Chicago Blackhawks along with Sebastiien Caron and Matt Keith in exchange for P.a. Parenteau and Bruno St. Jacques.
(c) Jan. 26, 2007—acquired by the Nashville Predators from the anaheim ducks in exchange for Shane endicott.
(d) July 3, 2008—Signed by the Colorado avalanche as a free agent.
(e) July 25, 2010—Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent.
(f) July 15, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent.
2010-11 SEASON
Spent the entire season with Norfolk of the american Hockey League (aHL), totaling 36
points (19g, 17a) and 120 penalty minutes while serving as team captain for the admirals…
Was tied for sixth on the team in plus/minus (+13), and was fifth among admirals skaters in
penalty minutes… Netted a pair of goals vs. Worcester (10/16)… Had a three-point game
2011 PLAYOFFS
with two goals and an assist and was (+4) at Charlotte (11/22)… Registered another threepoint
effort with a goal and two assists vs. Charlotte (12/30)… earned his third multi-goal
game of the season with a pair of goals vs. Bridgeport (1/15).
Skated in three opening-round Calder Cup Playoff games for Norfolk, as the admirals were eliminated by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in six games.
21 playoff games as Milwaukee advanced to the Calder Cup Final before falling to Hershey…
2006-07: Split the season between Norfolk, Portland and Milwaukee, earning 23 points in
63 aHL games… Began the season in the Chicago Blackhawks organization before being
traded to anaheim and then Nashville… Had three points (1g, 2a) in four Calder Cup Playoff
games as Milwaukee was swept by Chicago in the first round… 2007-08: established aHL
career highs in games played (80), goals (23) and points (49)… Was second among San
antonio skaters in goals and tied for fourth in points… Totaled two assists and 26 penalty
minutes as San antonio fell to Toronto in seven games in the first round of the Calder Cup
Playoffs… 2008-09: Made his NHL debut for Colorado on 1/18/09, and skated in two games
for the avalanche… Skated in 76 aHL games for Lake erie, ranking second on the team with
a career-high 27 assists… Led the Monsters in goals (18) and penalty minutes (131) and
ranked second on the team in points (45)… 2009-10: Played a career-high 41 NHL games for
Colorado, earning career highs in goals (4), assists (4) and points (8)… also skated 17 games
on the aHL level for Lake erie, earning 18 points (10g, 8a)… earned his first NHL point with
an assist at edM (11/18)… Beat alex auld for his first NHL goal at 6:04 of the first period vs.
daL (12/26)… Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut for Colorado, skating in Game 4 of the
Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. SJS (4/20).
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