Stan Drulia

Stan Drulia
Born	(1968-01-05) January 5, 1968 Elmira, NY, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft	214th overall, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1989–2001

Stanley W. Drulia (born January 5, 1968) is an American-born Canadian former professional right winger and the current assistant coach of the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL as of December 5, 2011.

Playing career

Prior to his mid-season hiring in Milwaukee he was the head coach of the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL where he led the Nailers to a combined 49-35-0-5 record during his tenure there. 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. He scored 15 goals and 27 assists in the NHL. Drulia was born in Elmira, New York, but grew up in Fort Erie, Ontario.

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.

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

• Stan Drulia career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Stan Drulia biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)