Chris Snell
Chris Snell | |||
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Born |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | May 12, 1971||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings | ||
NHL draft |
145th overall, 1991 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1991–2003 |
Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and an amateur scout (Ontario Hockey League) of the Winnipeg Jets. He was drafted in the seventh round, 145th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.[1]
Snell played in the Oshawa Kiwanis Minor Hockey program in the OMHA and was a member of the 1987–88 All-Ontario Midget Championship team.[citation needed]
He was drafted in the 4th round (57th overall) in the 1988 OHL Priority Selection by the Ottawa 67's where he played for legendary coach Brian Kilrea.[citation needed]
He was a member of the Team Canada Under-20 1990 World Junior Championship team that captured a gold medal in 1991.[citation needed]
He played in thirty-four games in the National Hockey League: two with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993–94 and thirty-two with the Los Angeles Kings in 1994–95. During the 1994–95 season, he was the only defenceman to score two shorthanded goals.[citation needed]
He finished his playing career spending six seasons in the DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) in Germany from 1997–2003. He retired from active playing in the summer of 2003.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987–88 | Oshawa Kiwanis | Midget | 79 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 63 | 18 | 62 | 80 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1990–91 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 54 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | ||
1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 39 | ||
1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 22 | 74 | 96 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 | ||
1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 57 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 40 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 32 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 73 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 45 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 161 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | ||
1998–99 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 157 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
1999–2000 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
2001–02 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 54 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 46 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 248 | 48 | 183 | 231 | 289 | 42 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 61 | ||||
IHL totals | 170 | 46 | 116 | 162 | 365 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
DEL totals | 294 | 72 | 139 | 211 | 743 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 42 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1971 births
- Binghamton Rangers players
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Frankfurt Lions players
- Hannover Scorpions players
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Living people
- Ottawa 67's players
- Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
- Rochester Americans players
- St. John's Maple Leafs players
- Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Tampa Bay Lightning scouts
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Winnipeg Jets scouts
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs