Drury can refer to several things:

• Drury, New Zealand
• Drury, Flintshire, UK
• Drury University, formerly Drury College, Springfield, Missouri
• Drury Hotels operator of Drury Inns
• Drury Lane, a famous street in the Westend of London
• Drury, a bridge convention
• Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway located in Redwood National and State Parks
• HMS Drury, a Captain class frigate

People named Drury:

• Adam Drury (b. 1978), English footballer
• Alfred Drury (1856-1944), English architectural sculptor
• Allen Drury (1918-1998), American novelist
• Andy Drury (b. 1983), English footballer
• Arnold Drury (1912-1995), Australian politician
• Ben Drury (b. 1972), British freelance designer
• Charles Carter Drury (1846-1914), Canadian Royal Navy admiral
• Charles Drury (1912-1991), Canadian soldier, businessman and politician
• Chris Drury (artist) (b. 1949), British environmental artist
• Chris Drury (b. 1975), American ice hockey player
• David Drury (b.1961), former English cricketer
• Dru Drury (1725–1804), British entomologist
• Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe (1830-1908), British Army Lietenant-General
• Ernest Charles Drury (1878-1968), Premier of Ontario from 1919 to 1923
• Henry Drury (1778-1841), English classical scholar
• Herb Drury (1895-1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Herbert Drury (gymnast) (1883-1936), British gymnast
• James Drury (b. 1934), American actor
• John de Drury and descendants
• John Drury (disambiguation)
• Joseph Drury (1750-1834), headmaster of Harrow school (1785-1805)
• Karen Drury (b. 1958), English actress
• Maurice O'Connor Drury (1907-1976), English psychiatrist and student of Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Morley Drury (1903- 1989), Canadian American footballer
• Nevill Drury (b. 1947), English editor and publisher
• Newton B. Drury (1889-1978), fourth director of the U.S. National Park Service
• Nigel Drury (1911-1984), Australian politician
• Patrick Drury, Irish actor
• Peter Drury, British television sports commentator
• Robert Drury (speaker) (d. 1536), knighted by Henry VII in 1497 after the battle of Blackheath
• Robert Drury (priest) (1567-1607), English Roman Catholic priest
• Shadia Drury (b. 1950), Canadian academic
• Shane Drury (1979-2006), professional American rodeo bull rider
• Stephen Drury (b. 1955), American pianist
• Susanna Drury (c. 1698 - c. 1770), Irish painter
• Ted Drury (b. 1971), retired American ice hockey player
• Thomas Joseph Drury (1908-1992), first Roman Catholic bishop os San Angelo
• Thomas Wortley Drury (1847-1926), Anglican priest
• Timothy Drury (b. 1961), British rock musician
• Tom Drury (b. 1956), American writer
• William Drury (1527-1579), English statesman
• William O'Bryen Drury (d. 1811), senior officer of the British Royal Navy
• William Price Drury (1861-1949), British Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist and playwright

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James Child Drury, Jr. (born April 18, 1934) is an American actor probably best known for his success in playing the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, broadcast on NBC from 1962-1971. With 12-14 hour workdays, the series had perhaps the most demanding production schedules in the history of network television.

Biography[link]

Drury was born in New York City, where his father James, Sr., was a New York University professor of marketing.^[1] He grew up in both New York and Oregon.^[1]

On November 16, 1960, Drury delivered a solid performance as young pioneer Justin Claiborne in the episode "The Bleymier Story" of NBC's Wagon Train, broadcast just days after the death of series lead Ward Bond. Robert Horton as the scout Flint McCullough struggles to get a wagon train through a Sioux burial ground. Dan Duryea played the mentally unstable Samuel Bleymier who is obsessed by demons and superstitions. Bleymier also opposes the interest shown by Claiborne to his daughter, Belle, portrayed by Elen Willard. The episode is filmed mostly during heavy rains, high winds, and a cyclone.^[2]

Drury played in secondary roles for Walt Disney. In 1962 Drury got a substantial role as a lascivious gold prospector in the early Sam Peckinpah western Ride the High Country. In the same year, he also landed the top-billed leading role of the ranch foreman on The Virginian, a lavish series which ran for nine seasons. The show was based on Owen Wister's classic novel, and the various screen versions that had been filmed since. It has been rumored that Drury was possibly cast because of a vague resemblance to Gary Cooper, who had played the part in an early movie version. Director Andrew J. Fenady stated that Drury was offered the lead role in the series because of his impressive performance in an unsuccessful television pilot The Yank that was inspired by The Rebel^[3] In the series, as in the novel, the actual name of "The Virginian" is never revealed.

Other Drury costars on The Virginian included Lee J. Cobb, Randy Boone, Roberta Shore, Gary Clarke, Clu Gulager, Diane Roter and toward the end of the run, Tim Matheson. Drury also had a cameo role in the 2000 TV movie of The Virginian starring Bill Pullman. The film followed Wister's novel more closely than had the television series. Drury appeared in a number of films and other television programs, including The Young Warriors and the TV cowboy reunion movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw with Doug McClure, who played the fun-loving cowhand, Trampas for the entire run of The Virginian.

In 1991 Drury was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In 1997 and 2003, he was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the 2003 show, he was reunited with his Virginian co-stars Gary Clarke, Randy Boone, and Roberta Shore.

Drury was in the oil and natural gas business in Houston at the turn of the 21st century. His son, Timothy Drury, is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist who has played with The Eagles and also with Whitesnake. Drury was a close friend of the Houston marksman Joe Bowman, who trained numerous actors on how to use weapons.

Filmography[link]

• Blackboard Jungle (1955) uncredited
• Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
• The Tender Trap (1955)
• Diane (1956) uncredited
• The Last Wagon (1956)
• Forbidden Planet (1956)
• Love Me Tender (1956)
• Bernardine (1957)
• Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
• Toby Tyler (1960) as Jim Weaver
• Pollyanna (1960)
• Ten Who Dared (1960)
• Third of a Man (1962)
• Ride the High Country (1962)
• The Young Warriors aka Eagle Warriors (1967)
• Breakout (1968) TV movie
• The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971) TV movie
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
• The Virginian (2000) TV movie
• Hell to Pay (2005)

Television series[link]

• Steve Canyon - Twice as Lieutenant Richard Muller
• Gunsmoke - Four times
• The Rifleman - Twice Episode 4 "The Marshal" (1958) and Episode 109 "Death Trap" (1960)
• Cheyenne (TV series) - Episode "The Impostor" as Bill Magruder (1960)
• Rawhide (TV series) - Episode "Incident of the Night on the Town" as Rance (1961)
• The Virginian (1962–1971)
• Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In - Twice
• Firehouse (TV series) (1974)
• Walker, Texas Ranger - Three episodes as Captain Tom Price
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Twice as Ethan Emerson
• Alias Smith and Jones - Sheriff Lom Trevors

References[link]

External links[link]

• James Drury The Virginian Official Website
• James Drury at the Internet Movie Database
• The Virginian Website
• Info at Official Myspace page
• Picture of Drury in Oregon
• Interview with Kirby Jonas and James Drury

Chris Drury
Born	(1976-08-20) August 20, 1976 (age 35) Trumbull, CT, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1998–2011

Christopher Drury (born August 20, 1976) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a former captain of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. As a child, he also won the Little League Baseball World Series Championship with his hometown team from Trumbull, Connecticut. He is sometimes known by the nickname "McDrury".^[1]

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Drury excelled at a variety of sports as a child, including hockey and baseball. Playing for his hometown baseball team from Trumbull, Drury pitched a complete game, 5-hitter and drove in two runs to win the 1989 Little League World Series championship game against Chinese Taipei.^[1] Two months later, Drury threw out the ceremonial first pitch in Game 2 of the 1989 World Series. He also met President George H. W. Bush and appeared on Good Morning America in New York City.

Drury played many sports simultaneously; before winning the Little League World Series with Trumbull, he won a national pee wee championship with his hockey team from Bridgeport the same year.^[2] Along with his older brother, Ted Drury, he attended Fairfield College Preparatory School. He was co-captain of the varsity hockey team with Rudy Mauritz his senior year, receiving Connecticut all-state honors for his efforts on the ice.^[3] Chris and Ted are the only players in Fairfield Prep's hockey history to have their numbers retired.^{[citation needed]} The number 18, which they both wore, hangs above the school's home rink at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport in the old rink (currently known as the Stadium Rink after the renovations that added another rink), as well as in the lobby outside the locker room complex at Fairfield Prep itself. Chris' name and number are also painted above the entrance doors to the Classic arena at the same ice rink.

Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City
Silver	2010 Vancouver
World Championships
Bronze	2004 Prague

Playing career[link]

After graduating from Fairfield College Preparatory School, Drury was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques 72nd overall in the third round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.^{[citation needed]} Upon being drafted, Drury began a four year career at Boston University. In 1995, Drury won a national championship with BU in his freshman year.^[1] In both 1997 and 1998 he was named Hockey East's player of the year and was also named best defensive forward in 1998. In his senior year, he won the Hobey Baker Award as the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)'s top ice hockey player after finishing as the runner-up the previous season. Drury was the first BU player to reach 100 career goals and assists, finishing with 113 and 100, respectively.^[4] BU would win the Beanpot tournament all four years he played for them. On January 15, 2009, well into his NHL career, Drury was named Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward, as part of the league's 25th Anniversary celebration. Drury was chosen in a vote of Hockey East fans and members of the league's 25th Anniversary Committee.^[5]

After the Nordiques franchise was relocated to Denver, Colorado in 1995, Drury began his NHL career with the Colorado Avalanche in 1998–99. Recording 44 points in his first season, Drury was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie. In doing so, he became the first player in history to have won both the Hobey Baker Award and the Calder Trophy.^[6]

After a 65-point season in 2000–01, Drury won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche, adding 12 points in the playoffs. Drury became a fan favorite with the Avalanche crowd primarily due to his clutch play during playoffs. He had a total of 11 game-winning goals in 4 straight playoff seasons in Colorado. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic once said of Drury, "You want a goal, you're in overtime – you want him."^[1][7] Because of his penchant for game-winning goals, Drury was often referred to as one of the best clutch players in the NHL.

Although Drury's production dipped to 46 points in 2001–02, he was named to the U.S. roster for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Though he did not record any points in the tournament, the Americans surprised many by making it all the way to the finals where they lost to Canada. This was the best finish for the United States at the tournament since the 1980 Miracle on Ice.^{[citation needed]}

Before the start of the next season, on October 1, 2002, Drury and Stephane Yelle were traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Derek Morris, Dean McAmmond and Jeff Shantz. He spent just one season with the team before he was traded again on July 3, 2003, this time to the Buffalo Sabres. Traded twice in two seasons, Drury was admittedly frustrated.^[8] However, Drury regained his form and excelled in Buffalo, serving as co-captain with Daniel Brière from 2005 to his departure via free agency in 2007). With his previous numbers (37 with Colorado and 18 with Calgary) both taken in Buffalo, Drury switched to 23 in honor of his childhood hero, New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly.^[9]

Drury again represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the Americans finished a disappointing 8th overall.^{[citation needed]}

After a career-high 37-goal, 69-point campaign in 2006–07, the Sabres made a second consecutive run to the Eastern Conference Finals where they faced the Ottawa Senators, the Presidents' Trophy-winning first seed. Proving he could still be a clutch performer, Drury scored two game-winning goals in the first round against the New York Islanders,^[1] then scored the game-tying goal in game five of the second round against the New York Rangers with 7.7 seconds left in regulation time.^[10] The Sabres won 2–1 in overtime and closed out the series against the Rangers 4 games to 2. In game four of the Conference Finals against the Senators, Drury recorded another game-winner to stave off elimination,^[11] though the Sabres were eventually defeated 4 games to 1.

In the off-season, Drury and co-captain Danny Brière both became unrestricted free agents. While Brière signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, on July 1, 2007, Drury signed a five-year, $35.25 million contract with the New York Rangers.^[12] He made his Rangers debut against the Florida Panthers, scoring a goal in a 5–2 win.^[13] On February 1, 2008, in a game against the New Jersey Devils, Drury scored an empty net goal on the power play for his 500th career point.^[14] He finished his first season with the Rangers with 58 points – third in team scoring. Matched up against the New Jersey Devils in the first round, Drury scored the game-winning and series-clinching goal to eliminate the Devils in five games.^[15] On October 1, 2008, Drury and the Rangers won the Victoria Cup, defeating Metallurg Magnitogorsk by a score of 4–3.

After the departure of Jaromir Jagr from the Rangers to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Drury was named the 25th captain in Rangers history on October 3, 2008. Drury was only the second American-born captain in team history.^[16] This made Drury one of four active NHL players at the time to have captained two different NHL teams (the others were Chris Pronger, Joe Thornton and former teammate Adam Foote).

Drury was named to the United States roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Drury, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rafalski were the only members of the 2010 team who have previous Olympic experience. Because of his disappointing play for the Rangers in 2010 (he had spent much of the season on the fourth line, with a pre-Olympics scoring total of 8G-11A-19P and a –14 plus-minus rating), Drury's inclusion on the team was questioned by former Olympian Jeremy Roenick, who said the team might be better served by adding either former Rangers teammate Scott Gomez or T. J. Oshie.^[17] On February 21, 2010, Drury scored the go-ahead goal to break a 2–2 tie in a critical round-robin game against Canada. The American team went on to win 5–3. The Americans lost a rematch to the Canadians in the gold medal game and Drury was awarded an Olympic silver medal for the second time.

In June 2011, rumors began curculating that the Rangers were looking to negotiate a contract buyout with Drury. However, these rumors were sileneced after it was announced that Drury may have a degenerative condition in his left knee which would cause him to miss the entire 2011–12 season.^[18] Drury is expected to undergo a physical in the near future^[when?] to confirm the condition.

On June 29, 2011, Drury accepted a buy-out of the final year of his contract, to become an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2011. Drury would count approximately $3.716 million against the 2011–12 salary cap, and about $1.667 million against the 2012–13 salary cap.^[19] On August 19, 2011, closer to two months after the buy-out, Drury retired as a player.^[20]

Personal life[link]

Chris and wife Rory^[21] have three children; two daughters Dylan, born December 2003, and Kelly, born December 2009, and son Luke, born May 2005.^[22]

Records[link]

• Only player in hockey history to win both the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and Calder Memorial Trophy.^[6]
• Holds the record for most goals in Boston University Men's Ice Hockey history with 113.^{[citation needed]}
• Only Boston University ice hockey player with at least 100 goals and 100 assists.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

International[link]

See also[link]

• Notable families in the NHL

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chris Drury

• Chris Drury's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Chris Drury's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Chris Drury's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Chris Drury's NHL player profile
• Chris Drury at TSN.ca
• Chris Drury's U.S. Olympic Team bio

Jenna Wolfe (born Jennifer Wolfe; February 26, 1974) is a national correspondent for NBC's Today, and the co-anchor of their Sunday edition , and had once substituted on the NBC Nightly News.

Broadcasting career[link]

From 2004 to 2007, she was the weekend morning sports anchor for WABC's Eyewitness News in New York City where she had a special segment called "Jenna's Beef," in which she editorialized an event from the world of sports that week. Prior to that, she worked for the Madison Square Garden Network, WPHL-TV in Philadelphia as the first female sportscaster, WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York, WUHF-TV in Rochester, New York, and the Today Show as an intern. Aside from her journalistic duties, Wolfe has appeared as a judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America.

Personal life[link]

Wolfe was born in to Bennett and Sheila Wolfeld in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Pétionville, Haiti, before moving to the United States with her family in 1989. She had a Jewish upbringing.^[1] Wolfe graduated from Binghamton University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and English in 1996. She also attended SUNY Geneseo from 1992 to 1994.^[2] She currently lives in Manhattan.

References[link]

• Jenna Wolfe's All Day Debut
• "Ch. 2 lifts anchors for new shifts". New York Daily news. June 22, 2007. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/06/22/2007-06-22_ch_2_lifts_anchors_for_new_shifts-1.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
• "Former Intern Returns To "Today", On-Air". Mediabistro.com. August 13, 2007. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/former_intern_returns_to_today_onair_65001.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-09. ^{[dead link]}
• Jenna Wolfe Assisting Home Renovators

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Stephanie Abrams (born October 27, 1978) is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24-hour American cable television weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Early life[link]

Stephanie Abrams was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Lake Clarke Shores and Wellington, Florida. She was a cheerleader in high school. Abrams parents divorced when she was young and much of her time was spent with her father, Dr. Barry Abrams, an infectious disease specialist. She attended the United States Space Camp twice and vacationed in science-rich locations such as Yellowstone National Park.^[1]

Education[link]

Abrams attended Meadow Park Elementary in West Palm Beach, Conniston Middle School, Forest Hill Community High School and graduated from Wellington High School.

Abrams graduated with a BS in geography minoring in mathematics from the University of Florida in Gainesville, graduating with honors and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority.

Abrams' second degree was a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University in Tallahassee, where she graduated cum laude. At Florida State, Abrams, like other meteorology students, practiced on-air forecasts on FSU Live, a student-run news and weather production on a Tallahassee cable channel. She worked as a teacher's assistant at FSU, teaching a class about meteorology.^[2]

Abrams is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002 to 2003. She holds the seal of approval from the AMS.

Career[link]

Abrams' first position was as a morning meteorologist at WTXL, the ABC affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.^[3] In July 2003, Abrams began on-air work for The Weather Channel.

On the Weather Channel, she was a reporter and fill-in from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, She joined her first show on Weekend View as a co-host. In 2006, she became an on-camera meteorologist as co-host of "Abrams and Bettes: Beyond the Forecast" and then went on to "Weather Center", also with co-host Mike Bettes. On July 20, 2009, she began co-hosting "Wake Up With Al" with NBC's Al Roker on weekday mornings from 6–7 a.m. ET, and then joins Mike Bettes from 7–10 a.m. ET on "Your Weather Today". During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she reported live from Vancouver February 8–28, 2010, with Al Roker for "Wake Up With Al" and "Your Weather Today". Abrams also fills in for Roker when he is on vacation, live from the network's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City.

Starting April 16, 2012, Abrams began hosting from the New York studio for a three month trial period.

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• The Weather Channel
• Meteorologists - The Weather Channel
• Press releases - The Weather Channel