Chad Kilger
Date of birth | November 27, 1976 |
place of birth | Cornwall , Ontario , Canada |
size | 183 cm |
Weight | 101 kg |
position | Right wing |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1995 , 1st round, 4th position Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
Career stations | |
1992-1993 | Cornwall Colts |
1993-1995 | Kingston Frontenacs |
1995-1996 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
1996 | Winnipeg Jets |
1996-1997 | Phoenix Coyotes |
1997-1998 | Chicago Blackhawks |
1998-2000 | Edmonton Oilers |
2000-2003 | Canadiens de Montréal |
2003-2008 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Chad William Lawrence Kilger (born November 27, 1976 in Cornwall , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 750 games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Winnipeg Jets , Phoenix Coyotes , Chicago Blackhawks between 1992 and 2008 , Edmonton Oilers , Canadiens de Montréal and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger .
Career
Chad Kilger began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with the Cornwall Colts, for which he was active in the game year 1992/93. Subsequently, the Canadian acted with the Kingston Frontenacs , for which he played from 1993 to 1995 in the Canadian top junior league Ontario Hockey League . He was subsequently selected in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft as fourth overall in the first round by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . On February 7, 1996 he was transferred in a transfer deal with Oleg Twerdowski and a third-round draft election of the Winnipeg Jets for Teemu Selänne , Marc Chouinard and a four-round suffrage to the Winnipeg Jets. As a result, he spent most of his playing time with their farm team , the Springfield Falcons .
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When his performance did not improve, he was given to the Chicago Blackhawks . In two seasons he scored 36 scorer points in 86 games for the Blackhawks, including 17 goals. In March 1999 he was transferred to the Edmonton Oilers together with Daniel Cleary and Ethan Moreau for Christian Laflamme , Boris Mironow , Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson . After a year and a half, he moved to the Montréal Canadiens in December 2000 , where he was able to assert himself. In his first season with the Canadiens, he stood on the ice for an average of about 18 minutes. In March 2004 he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs .
Chad Kilger made the unofficial hockey record for the hardest slap shot on December 3, 2006, when he mph the old record by former defender of 106.6 San Jose Sharks , Shawn Heins , (106.0 mph) exceeded.
Non-signature in Florida
On February 26, the 2008 Trade Deadline , the Toronto Maple Leafs transferred Chad Kilger to the Florida Panthers for a third-round draft pick . He immediately demanded a leave of absence from the management of the Panthers, which they also granted him. However, since he did not return to Florida in the agreed period, management suspended the contract with the Canadian for an indefinite period. Kilger was also not allowed to go to training camp at the beginning of the 2008/09 season . By the end of the season he had neither played for the Panthers nor publicly given a statement for the non-fulfillment of his contract. His mother confirmed that her son was on leave. Former Maple Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher stated that Kilger was now retired, although Kilger had never announced it before. Chad Kilger officially retired from professional ice hockey on July 10, 2009. He now works as a firefighter in his native Cornwall in the province of Ontario .
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1993/94 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 66 | 17th | 35 | 52 | 23 | 6th | 7th | 2 | 9 | 8th | ||
1994/95 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 65 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 7th | 10 | 0 | ||
1995/96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1995/96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1996/97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 52 | 17th | 28 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 56 | ||
1997/98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 35 | 14th | 14th | 28 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1997/98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1997/98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22nd | 3 | 8th | 11 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1998/99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 14th | 11 | 25th | 30th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1998/99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
1999/00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999/00 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 7th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7th | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25th | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 75 | 8th | 15th | 23 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
2002/03 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 60 | 9 | 7th | 16 | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2004/05 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | not played because of lockout | |||||||||||
2005/06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 17th | 11 | 28 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 14th | 14th | 28 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 10 | 7th | 17th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
OHL total | 131 | 59 | 88 | 147 | 118 | 12 | 12 | 4th | 16 | 18th | ||||
AHL total | 96 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 73 | 16 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 56 | ||||
NHL overall | 714 | 107 | 111 | 218 | 363 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
( 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 )
family
His father, Bob Kilger, is a politician and was the acting mayor of Cornwall .
Web links
- Chad Kilger at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Chad Kilger at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Chad Kilger at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kilger, Chad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kilger, Chad William Lawrence |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cornwall , Ontario , Canada |