Chris Marinucci

Chris Marinucci
Born	(1971-12-29) December 29, 1971 Grand Rapids, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	90th overall, 1990 New York Islanders
Playing career	1990–2004

Christopher Jon Marinucci (born December 29, 1971) is a American retired ice hockey player who played briefly in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Islanders. He also played with the Denver Grizzlies, Utah Grizzlies, Phoenix Roadrunners, Chicago Wolves, Kakudo, Berlin Polar Bears, Idaho Steelheads, IF Björklöven and Storhamar Dragons.

At the start of his career, he first played four years with his University of Minnesota Duluth hockey team, earning conference MVP and the Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player. He then was drafted in 1990 by the New York Islanders and played in the IHL with the Denver Grizzlies and made his debut in the NHL that year. He then moved on to different leagues, including DEL, the Japan and Sweden leagues, and the WCHL and the ECHL. However, he played most of his career with several teams in the IHL. In a 14 year span (1990–2004) he won 3 awards, and his last season was in the IHL with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL. He was part of the cup winning Storhamar Dragons of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat Vålerenga Ishockey in double overtime.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1990–91	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA		36	6	10	16	20
1991–92	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA		37	6	13	19	41
1992–93	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA		40	35	42	77	52
1993–94	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA		38	30	31	61	65
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL		74	29	40	69	42
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL		12	1	4	5	2
1995–96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		8	3	5	8	8
1996–97	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		1	0	0	0	0
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		21	3	13	16	6
1996–97	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		62	23	29	52	26
1997–98	Chicago Wolves	IHL		78	27	48	75	35
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL		82	41	40	81	24
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL		80	31	33	64	18
2000–01	Kokudo	Japan		40	29	30	59	0
2001–02	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL		53	10	26	36	24
2002–03	Idaho Steelheads	WCHL		26	12	20	32	2
2002–03	IF Björklöven	Swe-2		12	6	7	13	6
2003–04	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL		13	5	8	13	4
2003–04	Storhamar Dragons	NEL		17	4	5	9	26
NHL totals				13	1	4	5	2
NCAA totals				151	77	96	173	78
IHL totals				405	157	208	365	159

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL		14	3	4	7	12
1997–98	Chicago Wolves	IHL		22	7	6	13	12
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL		10	3	5	8	10
1999–00	Chicago Wolves	IHL		16	5	4	9	10
2001–02	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL		4	0	0	0	6
2003–04	Storhamar Dragons	NEL		13	6	5	11	41
Playoff totals (Includes every league)				81	24	24	48	91

Awards

• Hobey Baker Award - 1993–94
• Ken McKenzie Trophy - 1994–95
• IHL Man of the Year - 1998–99

External links

• Chris Marinucci career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database