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Andrew Ference

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: March 17, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 8th round (208th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 20 PIT NHL 30 2 4 6 2 3 20 2 0 0 1 26 7.7 490 16:19
2000-01 21 PIT NHL 36 4 11 15 5 6 28 3 1 0 1 47 8.5 679 18:51
2001-02 22 PIT NHL 75 4 7 11 4 -12 73 3 1 0 0 82 4.9 1392 18:34
2002-03 23 TOT NHL 38 1 7 8 2 -15 42 0 1 0 0 39 2.6 712 18:45
2002-03 23 PIT NHL 22 1 3 4 1 -16 36 0 1 0 0 22 4.5 430 19:33
2002-03 23 CGY NHL 16 0 4 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 282 17:38
2003-04 24 CGY NHL 72 4 12 16 5 5 53 3 1 0 0 86 4.7 1344 18:40
2005-06 26 CGY NHL 82 4 27 31 10 -12 85 2 2 0 0 111 3.6 1652 20:08
2006-07 27 TOT NHL 80 3 12 15 5 5 97 2 1 0 0 80 3.8 1580 19:45
2006-07 27 CGY NHL 54 2 10 12 4 7 66 1 1 0 0 51 3.9 998 18:29
2006-07 27 BOS NHL 26 1 2 3 1 -2 31 1 0 0 0 29 3.4 581 22:22
2007-08 28 BOS NHL 59 1 14 15 4 -14 50 1 0 0 0 71 1.4 1312 22:15
2008-09 29 BOS NHL 47 1 15 16 5 7 40 0 1 0 0 72 1.4 1012 21:32
2009-10 30 BOS NHL 51 0 8 8 2 -7 16 0 0 0 0 60 0.0 1005 19:42
2010-11 31 BOS NHL 70 3 12 15 5 22 60 3 0 0 0 78 3.8 1259 17:59
2011-12 32 BOS NHL 48 4 16 20 7 14 37 4 0 0 1 68 5.9 886 18:27
Career NHL 688 31 145 176 56 2 601 23 8 0 3 820 3.8 13321 19:22

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1999-00 20 PIT NHL 30 0.07 0.13 0.20 0.07 0.67 0.87 2 4 6 2 25 1 24 3 3 0.3 1.1 1.4
2000-01 21 PIT NHL 36 0.11 0.31 0.42 0.14 0.78 1.31 4 12 16 5 38 4 39 11 6 1.2 1.2 2.4
2001-02 22 PIT NHL 75 0.05 0.09 0.15 0.05 0.97 1.09 5 8 13 5 52 5 72 13 -12 0.2 2.1 2.2
2002-03 23 TOT NHL 38 0.03 0.18 0.21 0.06 1.11 1.03 1 7 8 2 27 9 38 5 -15 0.2 0.6 0.8
2002-03 23 PIT NHL 22 0.05 0.14 0.18 0.06 1.64 1.00 1 3 4 1 12 2 28 2 -16 0.1 -0.2 -0.1
2002-03 23 CGY NHL 16 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.07 0.38 1.06 0 4 4 1 15 7 10 3 1 0.1 0.7 0.9
2003-04 24 CGY NHL 72 0.06 0.17 0.22 0.08 0.74 1.19 5 14 19 7 55 15 40 5 5 0.7 3.8 4.5
2005-06 26 CGY NHL 82 0.05 0.33 0.38 0.12 1.04 1.35 4 26 30 9 66 29 79 30 -12 1.5 3.9 5.4
2006-07 27 TOT NHL 80 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 1.21 1.00 3 12 15 5 55 10 62 22 5 0.0 3.4 3.5
2006-07 27 CGY NHL 54 0.04 0.19 0.22 0.07 1.22 0.94 2 10 12 4 41 10 38 14 7 0.3 2.3 2.5
2006-07 27 BOS NHL 26 0.04 0.08 0.12 0.04 1.19 1.12 1 2 3 1 14 0 24 8 -2 -0.3 1.2 0.9
2007-08 28 BOS NHL 59 0.02 0.24 0.25 0.07 0.85 1.20 1 15 16 5 41 8 74 27 -14 0.2 1.5 1.8
2008-09 29 BOS NHL 47 0.02 0.32 0.34 0.10 0.85 1.53 1 15 16 5 45 13 36 11 7 0.6 2.4 3.0
2009-10 30 BOS NHL 51 0.00 0.16 0.16 0.04 0.31 1.18 0 8 8 2 31 2 44 8 -7 -0.3 2.2 1.9
2010-11 31 BOS NHL 70 0.04 0.17 0.21 0.07 0.86 1.11 3 13 16 5 62 3 51 14 22 0.5 3.8 4.3
2011-12 32 BOS NHL 48 0.08 0.33 0.42 0.14 0.77 1.42 7 27 34 11 14 1.7 2.5 4.1
Career NHL 688 0.05 0.21 0.26 0.08 0.87 1.19 36 161 197 64 497 99 559 149 2 6.8 28.5 35.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 21 PIT NHL 18 3 7 10 0 16 2 1 0 1 32 9.4 396 22:02
2003-04 24 CGY NHL 26 0 3 3 5 25 0 0 0 0 37 0.0 630 24:13
2005-06 26 CGY NHL 7 0 4 4 3 12 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 162 23:09
2007-08 28 BOS NHL 7 0 4 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 152 21:39
2008-09 29 BOS NHL 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 47 15:30
2009-10 30 BOS NHL 13 0 1 1 -9 18 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 195 14:58
2010-11 31 BOS NHL SC 25 4 6 10 10 37 3 1 0 1 38 10.5 515 20:37
Career NHL 1 99 7 25 32 11 118 5 2 0 2 139 5.0 2096 21:10

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 15 Sherwood Park Mets AMHL 31 4 14 18 74
1994-95 15 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
1995-96 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 9 31 40 159
1996-97 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 12 32 44 28 149 4 5 3 1
1997-98 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 11 57 68 75 142 5 5 1 3
1998-99 19 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 40 11 21 32 -13 104 4 6 1 2
1998-99 19 Kansas City Blades IHL 5 1 2 3 -5 4 1 0 0 0 13 7.7
1998-99 19 Canada WJC-A 7 1 2 3 6
1999-00 20 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 44 8 20 28 -7 58 6 2 0 2 121 6.6
2000-01 21 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 43 6 18 24 4 95 3 3 0 0 103 5.8
2002-03 23 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
2004-05 25 HC Ceske Budejovice CzRep-2 19 5 6 11 45
Career 3 Seasons AHL 88 14 38 52 -2 155 9 5 0 2 225 6.2
Career 1 Season AMHL 31 4 14 18 74
Career 1 Season CzRep-2 19 5 6 11 45
Career 1 Season IHL 5 1 2 3 -5 4 1 0 0 0 13 7.7
Career 5 Seasons WHL 258 43 141 184 90 558 13 16 5 6
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 2 3 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 7 1 3 4 12 1 0 0 0
1996-97 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 6 1 2 3 12 1 0 0 0
1997-98 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 16 2 18 20 15 28 1 1 0 1
1997-98 18 Portland Winter Hawks M-Cup 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
1998-99 19 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 4 1 4 5 -4 10 1 0 0 0
1998-99 19 Kansas City Blades IHL 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
2000-01 21 Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pens AHL 3 1 0 1 12 1 0 0 0
2004-05 25 HC Ceske Budejovice CzRep-2 12 2 7 9 10
Career 1 Season AHL 3 1 0 1 12 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season CzRep-2 12 2 7 9 10
Career 1 Season IHL 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Career 4 Seasons WHL 33 5 27 32 11 62 4 1 0 1

Similarity Scores

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Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Andrew Ference 5.4 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Larry Cahan 92.8 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.7
Craig Wolanin 90.4 5.8 5.1 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.7
Bryan Watson 90.4 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.3
Hap Day 90.0 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.7 -0.4
Igor Ulanov 89.9 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.0
Mike Lalor 89.2 5.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.4
Rostislav Klesla 88.6 5.7 4.7 4.6 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.5
Cory Cross 88.5 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.0
Normand Rochefort 88.2 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.9 0.8
Trent Yawney 87.9 4.9 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Andrew Ference 5.4 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Larry Cahan 91.5 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7
Mike Lalor 89.8 5.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.4
Craig Wolanin 88.7 5.8 5.1 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 -0.4
Cory Cross 88.2 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.0
Rostislav Klesla 88.2 5.7 4.7 4.6 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.5
Normand Rochefort 88.0 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.2
Karlis Skrastins 87.8 5.0 4.4 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 0.9 0.1
Trent Yawney 87.0 4.9 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.7 -0.3
Aaron Miller 86.9 6.1 4.9 4.8 3.7 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0
Brian Glennie 86.6 5.7 5.5 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.9 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

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2011 Boston Bruins (NHL)

Games Played

2005-06 NHL 82 (3)

Transactions

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February 9, 2003: Traded to Calgary by Pittsburgh for Calgary's 3rd round choice (Brian Gifford) in 2004 Entry Draft, February 9, 2003.

March 20, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to groin (November 18, 2002 vs. Montreal) and ankle (March 20, 2003 vs. Los Angeles) injuries.

December 1, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Ceske Budejovice (CzRep-2), December 1, 2004.

February 10, 2007: Traded to Boston by Calgary with Chuck Kobasew for Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau and Washington's 4th round choice (previously acquired, Calgary selected T.J. Brodie) in 2008 Entry Draft, February 10, 2007.

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