Chris Luongo

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United StatesUnited States  Chris Luongo Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 17, 1967
place of birth Detroit , Michigan , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 94 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1985 , 5th lap, 92nd position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1985-1989 Michigan State University
1989-1992 Adirondack Red Wings
1992-1993 Ottawa Senators
1993-1996 New York Islanders
1996-1997 Milwaukee Admirals
1997-1999 EV Landshut
1999-2001 Munich Barons
2001-2003 Nuremberg Ice Tigers
2003-2004 Krefeld penguins

Christopher "Chris" Luongo (born March 17, 1967 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Detroit Red Wings , Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders from 1985 to 2004, among others played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Chris Luongo began his career as a hockey player on the Michigan State University team , where he was active from 1985 to 1989. He was previously selected as a junior player in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round as a total of 92 players by the Detroit Red Wings , for which he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1990/91 season , playing in four games gave a template. During his time in franchise of the Detroit Red Wings, however, he played mainly for their farm team , the Phoenix Roadrunners of the International Hockey League and the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League , where he in the 1991/92 season with Adirondack the Calder Cup won . On September 9, 1992, the right-shooter received a contract with the Ottawa Senators , for which he was on the ice in 76 games the following season. From 1993 to 1996 he played for their league rivals New York Islanders , and then for a year for the Milwaukee Admirals from the IHL.

In the summer of 1997 Luongo was obliged by EV Landshut from the DEL , for which he was on the ice in the following two seasons. After Bayern sold their DEL license in 1999, the American joined the newly founded Munich Barons , with whom he became German champions in the 1999/2000 season . The following year he again reached the DEL final with the Barons, but lost there with his team to the DEL record champion Adler Mannheim . The former national player then played for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers for two years before ending his career with the reigning champions Krefeld Pinguine in the 2003/04 season. During the 2006/07 season, Luongo worked as an assistant coach for the Wayne State University team .

International

For the USA , Luongo took part in the 1996 , 1998 and 2000 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 5 218 8th 23 31 176
NHL playoffs - - - - -
DEL main round 7th 372 33 102 135 499
DEL playoffs 5 35 2 1 3 40

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personal data
SURNAME Luongo, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luongo, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan