Having only previously known Gotham City, a k a Manhattan, N.Y., as his professional home base, Chris Kreider is moving to the opposite coast in sunny California.
The 34-year-old Kreider, a Boxford native who played two years of high school hockey at Phillips Andover Academy, was traded by the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Ducks Thursday.
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After 13 years with the New York Rangers, Boxford’s Chris Kreider has been traded to the Anaheim Ducks.
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Chris Kreider scored 326 goals in 13 seasons with the New York Rangers, third-most in team history.
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