Chris Taylor (ice hockey)

Chris Taylor
Taylor (left) with the Rochester Americans in 2009
Born	(1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 Stratford, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Rochester Americans New York Islanders Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Frankfurt Lions
NHL draft	27th overall, 1990 New York Islanders
Playing career	1992–2011

Chris Taylor (born March 6, 1972) is a retired professional ice hockey player who has played for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. He is currently the Assistant Coach for the Amerks.

Playing career

Taylor had a stellar junior career with the London Knights and graduated from the team as their all-time points leader with 378 (he has since been passed by Corey Perry, who graduated with 380 points). His professional career has been less impressive: Taylor was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft (2nd round, 27th overall), and played for the Islanders, the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, but he bounced between the NHL and the minor leagues most of the time before taking his game overseas when he signed with the Frankfurt Lions of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before the 2006–07 season.

On July 16, 2009, Taylor agreed to a two-year contract with the Rochester Americans, a team he had already played for from 1999 through 2006.

Coaching career

On August 31, 2011, the Rochester Americans announced that Taylor had been hired as their Development Coach for the 2011–12 season. On February 25th 2012, Taylor was named assistant coach for the Rochester Americans.

Personal

His older brother Tim also had a successful career in the NHL and captained the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2006–07 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	London Knights	OHL		62	7	16	23	52		15	0	2	2	15
1989–90	London Knights	OHL		66	45	60	105	60		6	3	2	5	16
1990–91	London Knights	OHL		65	50	78	128	50		7	4	8	12	6
1991–92	London Knights	OHL		66	48	74	122	57		10	8	16	24	9
1992–93	Capital District Islanders	AHL		77	19	43	62	32		4	0	1	1	2
1993–94	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		79	21	20	41	38		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL		10	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL		78	38	48	86	47		14	7	6	13	10
1995–96	New York Islanders	NHL		11	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		50	18	23	41	60		22	5	11	16	26
1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		71	27	40	67	24		7	1	2	3	0
1997–98	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		79	28	56	84	66		4	0	2	2	6
1998–99	Providence Bruins	AHL		21	6	11	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		37	3	5	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		14	3	12	15	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Rochester Americans	AHL		49	21	28	49	21		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		11	1	1	2	2		2	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Rochester Americans	AHL		45	20	24	44	25		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		14	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		77	21	45	66	66		2	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Rochester Americans	AHL		61	12	55	67	44		3	3	1	4	2
2002–03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		11	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		54	6	6	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Rochester Americans	AHL		24	9	18	27	20		16	5	12	17	0
2004–05	Rochester Americans	AHL		79	21	58	79	50		9	1	8	9	4
2005–06	Rochester Americans	AHL		32	11	26	37	34		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		52	12	34	46	80		8	1	9	10	8
2007–08	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		56	17	49	66	48		12	5	8	13	6
2008–09	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		52	15	34	49	60		5	0	3	3	4
2009–10	Rochester Americans	AHL		80	17	44	61	89		7	1	3	4	6
2010–11	Rochester Americans	AHL		72	10	41	51	38		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				149	11	21	32	48		2	0	0	0	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Notes
American Hockey League
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award	2004–05

External links

• Chris Taylor career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database