Christopher M. Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an

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retired

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player who formerly played in the

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. Along with his twin brother,

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, became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team: the

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in the 1995–96 season.

Playing career

As a youth, Ferraro and his brother Peter played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987

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s with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers

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teams. Chris Ferraro was the later of the Ferraro twins to be drafted into the NHL. He was drafted in the fourth round, 85th overall, in the

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by the Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the Rangers,

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and

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. He also represented the

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at the

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in 1992 and 1993, and at the

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in 2003. Ferraro played in Germany with the DEG Metro Stars in the 2005–06 season before returning to the

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with the

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. He joined his brother playing with the

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for the 2007–08 season. During a March 1, 2008 game against the

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, he was the victim of a sucker punch that knocked him unconscious and resulted in a concussion. Ferarro pursued assault charges against his opponent,

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, though Gomez was acquitted. Ferraro returned for the 2008–09 season for the Wranglers before ending his professional career to develop a training center for young players in Long Island. The brothers inducted into the

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on Long Island in the Hockey Category with the Class of 2012. Chris and his brother Peter built the Twin Rinks facility at Nassau County's Eisenhower Park. But cost overruns led to its bankruptcy in 2015, and the Islanders purchased it to serve as their practice facility.

Personal

Chris married Jennifer, his college sweetheart from the University of Maine in 2001. Three months later, his wife was diagnosed with

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and, after a 13-month battle, died on November 5, 2002. In dedication, Chris set up the Jennifer Ferraro Foundation to help further research in stomach cancer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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