Jake Chelios
| Jake Chelios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 8, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Jake Chelios (born March 8, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Chelios played with the Detroit Little Caesar's through to the under-18 level in the T1EHL. He later moved on to play junior hockey with the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference.
Undrafted, Chelios made his professional debut following his senior year in 2013–14, playing alongside brother Dean, with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL before joining the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.[1]
After posting a break out season in the 2015–16 campaign in scoring 31 points in 73 games with the Charlotte Checkers, Chelios was signed to his first NHL contract with parent affiliate, the Carolina Hurricanes on April 22, 2016.[2] He re-signed with Carolina on June 27, 2017.[3]
On July 1, 2018, the Detroit Red Wings signed Chelios to a one-year, two-way contract.[4]
Personal
Chelios is the son of NHL Hall of Famer Chris Chelios.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Detroit Red Wings | T1EHL | 46 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 52 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Michigan State University | B1G | 36 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 41 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 73 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 76 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 235 | 16 | 77 | 93 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| B1G Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2014 | |
References
- ^ "Dean and Jake Chelios join Toledo". Toledo Walleye. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jake Chelios". NHL.com.
- ^ "Canes Agree to Terms with Jake Chelios". NHL.com.
- ^ DiFilippo, Alex (July 1, 2018). "Detroit adds Megan, Terry, Chelios and Sateri". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jake Chelios seeks to make a name for himself with Wolves". medill.northwestern.edu. March 17, 2015.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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