Chris Durno Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:205
Played For:Colorado Avalanche
Ritten-Renon
Birth Date:31 October 1980
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:2003
Career End:2013
Draft:Undrafted

Christopher Scott Durno (born October 31, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

As a youth, Durno played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North York.[1]

Undrafted, Durno spent four years playing collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech. After turning pro, Durno spent time in the ECHL with the Gwinnett Gladiators and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). After being invited to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp for the start of the 2006–07 season, Durno was signed on September 25, 2006, and assigned to the affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

On December 28, 2006, Durno was traded along with Sébastien Caron and Matt Keith to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Bruno St. Jacques and P. A. Parenteau.[2] Durno's tenure with the Ducks only lasted one month before he was traded to the Nashville Predators for Shane Endicott on January 26, 2007.[3] The Predators then sent Durno to their affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, and in result became just the third player to represent both Norfolk and Milwaukee Admirals in the same season.[4]

Durno spent the 2007–08 season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. On July 3, 2008, Durno signed as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche to a one-year deal.[5] He started the 2008–09 season with the Lake Erie Monsters and received his first ever NHL callup on December 30, 2008, however did not play a game.[6] On January 18, 2009, Durno was re-called again for the Avalanche,[7] and made his NHL debut in a 6–2 win over the Calgary Flames.[8]

Moving back and forth between the Avs and the Monsters for much of the first half of the 2009–10 campaign, Durno finally scored his first NHL goal on December 26, 2009, against Alex Auld of the Dallas Stars in front of a sold-out crowd at the Pepsi Center, a game the Avalanche won 4–1.[9]

On July 25, 2010, Durno signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[10] He failed to debut with the Lightning during the 2010–11 season, playing as captain in his return to the AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

Durno signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 15, 2011, and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.[11] On October 6, 2011, he was named as an alternate captain for the team. With injury limiting Durno's effectiveness, he suffered a downturn in scoring to post just 5 goals in 53 games during the 2011–12 season with the Checkers.

Once again a free agent in the off-season, Durno's effort for a new contract was hampered by the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Midway into the 2012–13 season, Durno was signed to his first European contract with Italian club, Sport Ritten-Renon, on November 20, 2012.[12]

Prior to pursuing a career as a professional hockey player, Durno played lacrosse for the Toronto Beaches, where he earned enough recognition for his services that he was drafted by the Toronto Rock in the 5th round (64th overall) 2001 NLL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00Michigan TechWCHA2411230
2000–01Michigan TechWCHA35961546
2001–02Michigan TechWCHA36781548
2002–03Michigan TechWCHA355111660
2003–04Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL682026464613751210
2004–05Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL6620365610185278
2005–06Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL1312102219
2005–06Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL57202040522122418
2006–07Norfolk AdmiralsAHL2241561
2006–07Portland PiratesAHL121122
2006–07Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL291331624412310
2007–08San Antonio RampageAHL80232649109702226
2008–09Lake Erie MonstersAHL76182745131
2008–09Colorado AvalancheNHL20000
2009–10Lake Erie MonstersAHL171081820
2009–10Colorado AvalancheNHL414484710000
2010–11Norfolk AdmiralsAHL7319173612030004
2011–12Charlotte CheckersAHL53571258
2012–13Ritten-RenonITL221012224073366
NHL totals434484710000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-10. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Blackhawks send Caron to Ducks in multi-player deal . ESPN . 2006-12-28 . 2008-11-10.
  3. Web site: Durno traded to Predators . https://archive.today/20120716133109/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270126004. dead. July 16, 2012. ESPN . 2007-01-26 . 2008-11-10.
  4. Web site: All-Star beak over, Road to '07 Calder Cup continues. wftv.com. 2007-02-05. 2008-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523085047/http://www.wftv.com/sports/10935676/detail.html. 2011-05-23. dead.
  5. Web site: Avalanche sign Tjarnqvist,Durno . ESPN . 2008-07-03 . 2008-11-10.
  6. Web site: Practise report:Chasing 300. avalanche.nhl.com. 2008-12-30. 2009-01-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231145651/http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=400883. 2008-12-31.
  7. Web site: Avalanche recalls Durno. avalanche.nhl.com. 2009-01-18. 2009-01-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225704/http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=404966&page=NewsPage&service=page. 2011-07-21.
  8. Web site: Durno Debut . denverpost.com . 2009-01-19 . 2009-01-27.
  9. Web site: Durno gets 1st in 4-1 Avalanche win . . 2009-12-26 . 2010-03-11.
  10. Web site: Lightning sign free agent Left-winger Durno . . 2010-07-25 . 2010-07-25 . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100727060025/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=328474 . dead .
  11. Web site: Hurricanes sign Chris Durno to one-year contract . . 2011-07-15 . 2011-07-25.
  12. Web site: Ritten find replacement for Coassin in Durno . . 2012-11-20 . 2012-11-20 . Italian.