Stan Drulia
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Stanley W. Drulia (born January 5, 1968) is an American former professional right winger and currently the Head Professional Scout for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. One of the most prolific minor league scorers of his day, Drulia scored 823 points in the minors in only ten full seasons.
Playing career
Drulia was born in Elmira, New York, but grew up in Fort Erie, Ontario. He was drafted in the eleventh round, 214th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played 126 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Tampa Bay Lightning, scoring 15 goals and 27 assists.
Drulia played junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Belleville Bulls, Hamilton Steelhawks, and the Niagara Falls Thunder. Drulia holds the OHL record for most career points with 479. Drulia won the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the top scoring right winger, and the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as overage Player of the Year in the 1988–89 OHL season.
While playing in the International Hockey League, Drulia won the Turner Cup playing for the Atlanta Knights and was playoff MVP winning the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy in 1993–94. Drulia won another Turner Cup in 1996–97 with the Detroit Vipers. Drulia won the Poile Trophy again in 1997–98 with the Detroit Vipers, even though the Vipers lost in 7 games to the Chicago Wolves.
Personal life
After his playing career, Drulia has served as head coach of the Orlando Seals of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL, and the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League. On July 1, 2010, Drulia was named head coach of the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, but was fired only seventeen games into the next season, despite a second place finish and a berth in the league semi-finals. He was then hired by the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL as an assistant coach, and served for seven seasons.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1984–85 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 63 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 1985–86 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 66 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 73 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| 1986–87 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 55 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 65 | 52 | 69 | 121 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 12 |
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 47 | 52 | 93 | 145 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 18 |
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 64 | 63 | 77 | 140 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 47 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 79 | 54 | 60 | 114 | 70 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 |
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 66 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 75 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 73 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 14 |
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 58 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 82 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 68 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | 126 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
External links
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