Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Fairfield College Preparatory School, ndị Quebec Nordiques họpụtara Drury 72nd n'ozuzu ya na agba nke atọ nke
1994 NHL Entry Draft. Mgbe a kpọrọ ya, ọ malitere ọrụ afọ anọ na Mahadum Boston (BU). N'afọ mbụ ya na 1995, o meriri asọmpi mba na BU. N'afọ 1997 na 1998 a kpọrọ ya Hockey East's player of the year na a kpọkwara ya onye kachasị agbachitere n'ihu n'afọ 1998. N'afọ nke ikpeazụ ya, o meriri Hobey Baker Award dịka onye egwuregwu ice hockey kacha elu nke National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) mgbe ọ gwụchara dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ n'oge gara aga. Drury bụ onye ọkpụkpọ BU mbụ ruru ihe mgbaru ọsọ 100 na ọrụ, na-agwụcha na 113 na 100, n'otu n'otu. BU meriri asọmpi Beanpot afọ anọ niile ọ gbara ha bọọlụ. Na Jenụwarị 15, 2009, nke ọma na ọrụ NHL ya, akpọrọ Drury Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward, dịka akụkụ nke emume ncheta iri abụọ na ise nke otu ahụ. A họpụtara Drury na ntuli aka nke ndị na-akwado Hockey East na ndị otu kọmitii ncheta afọ iri abụọ na ise nke otu ahụ.