Chris Kunitz

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Chris Kunitz
Date of birth September 26, 1979
place of birth Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 90 kg
position Left wing
number # 14
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1997-1999 Melville Millionaires
1999-2003 Ferris State University
2003-2005 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
2005 Atlanta Thrashers
2005-2009 Anaheim Ducks
2009-2017 Pittsburgh Penguins
2017-2018 Tampa Bay Lightning
2018-2019 Chicago Blackhawks

Christopher "Chris" Kunitz (born September 26, 1979 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1200 games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Anaheim Ducks , Atlanta Thrashers , Pittsburgh Penguins , Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks played in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . Kunitz won the Stanley Cup four times , one with the Anaheim Ducks and three times with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he spent most of his career. At the international level, the striker won the gold medal with the Canadian national team at the 2014 Winter Olympics .

Career

Kunitz in the Penguins' jersey with the Stanley Cup (2017)

The 1.83 m tall striker played for the Ferris State University team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association before he was signed on April 1, 2003 by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent .

In his first season he stood next to his missions in AHL - Farm Team Cincinnati Mighty Ducks , in 21 regular season games in Anaheim on the ice, scoring six assists . The 2004/05 lockout season he spent exclusively with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, at the beginning of the following season the left-shooter completed two games for Atlanta Thrashers , but returned to Anaheim. In the 2006/07 season , Kunitz won the Stanley Cup with the Ducks . On February 26, 2009 Kunitz was transferred to the Pittsburgh Penguins together with Eric Tangradi for defenseman Ryan Whitney . In the same year he won the Stanley Cup with his new team. In the final, the Penguins won 4-3 against the Detroit Red Wings . Kunitz achieved 14 scorer points in the playoffs. He was able to repeat winning the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons and at that time became the only active NHL player with four titles.

Still, after eight successful seasons, the striker and the penguins parted ways when he joined the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent in July 2017 . In July 2018, Kunitz signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks , in whose jersey he played his 1000th regular season game in the NHL during the 2018/19 season. At the end of July 2019, after playing 1,200 NHL games at the age of 39, Kunitz announced the end of his active career.

International

Kunitz represented his home country at the 2008 World Cup . In the course of the tournament, the winger contributed two goals and five assists to the silver medal win of the Canadian selection . In the final against Russia , he scored the 2-1 goal for Canada, but the Russians won the game in overtime . In 2014 he became Olympic champion with the Canadian national team.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 Ferris State University NCAA 38 20th 9 29 70
2000/01 Ferris State University NCAA 37 16 13 29 81
2001/02 Ferris State University NCAA 35 28 10 38 68
2002/03 Ferris State University NCAA 42 35 44 79 56
2003/04 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 59 19th 25th 44 101 9 3 2 5 24
2003/04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 21st 0 6th 6th 12 - - - - -
2004/05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 54 22nd 17th 39 71 12 1 7th 8th 20th
2005/06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2005/06 Portland Pirates AHL 5 0 4th 4th 12 - - - - -
2005/06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 67 19th 22nd 41 69 16 3 5 8th 8th
2006/07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 81 25th 45 60 81 13 1 5 6th 19th
2007/08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 82 21st 29 50 80 6th 0 2 2 8th
2008/09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 62 16 19th 35 55 - - - - -
2008/09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20th 7th 11 18th 16 24 1 13 14th 19th
2009/10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 13 19th 32 39 13 4th 7th 11 8th
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 23 25th 48 47 6th 1 0 1 6th
2011/12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26th 35 61 49 6th 2 4th 6th 8th
2012/13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48 22nd 30th 52 39 15th 5 5 10 6th
2013/14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 35 33 68 66 13 3 5 8th 16
2014/15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 17th 23 40 56 5 1 2 3 8th
2015/16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 17th 23 40 41 24 4th 8th 12 15th
2016/17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 9 20th 29 36 20th 2 9 11 27
2017/18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 13 16 29 35 17th 0 1 1 16
2018/19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 56 5 5 10 23 - - - - -
NCAA overall 152 99 76 175 275
AHL total 118 41 46 87 184 21st 4th 9 13 44
NHL overall 1022 268 351 619 746 178 27 66 93 164

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2008 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 9 2 5 7th 4th
2014 Canada Olympia 1st place, gold 6th 1 0 1 6th
Men overall 15th 3 5 8th 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Kunitz, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kunitz, Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada