Career
He currently plays under contract to the Saint Louis Blues organization of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). Playing Kristo was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 56th overall in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He played college hockey with the University of North Dakota in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I WCHA conference.
In his senior year, Kristo"s outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012-2013 All-WCHA First Team.
On July 2, 2013, Kristo was traded, by the Canadiens, to the New York Rangers for right winger Christian Thomas. On August 19, 2014, the Rangers announced that they had re-signed Kristo, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year $826,875 contract.
On July 2, 2015, Kristo left the Rangers as a free agent, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Saint Louis Blues.
