Chris Snell
Date of birth | May 12, 1971 |
place of birth | Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada |
size | 180 cm |
Weight | 90 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1991 , 7th lap, 145th position Buffalo Sabers |
Career stations | |
1988-1991 | Ottawa 67's |
1991-1993 | Rochester Americans |
1993-1994 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
1994-1996 | Los Angeles Kings |
1996-1997 | Indianapolis Ice |
1997-2000 | Frankfurt Lions |
2000-2001 | Hanover Scorpions |
2001-2003 | Frankfurt Lions |
Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player ( defender ) who was active during his career for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings from the National Hockey League .
Career
Chris Snell started his career in 1988 with the Ottawa 67’s in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League , for which he played a total of three years. In his final season in Ottawa, he played his best season and reached the semi-finals of the play-offs with the team . In 1991, the left-shot was drawn by the Buffalo Sabers in the NHL Entry Draft in a total of 145th place. In the same year he took part in the Junior World Championship for his home country . First he played for two years for the Rochester Americans from the American Hockey League , the then farm team of the Sabers, with whom he reached the final of the Calder Cup in 1993 . For the 1993/94 season , the Sabers transferred him to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he received his first appearances in the National Hockey League. However, he continued to play - even after his move to the Los Angeles Kings - mainly in the minor leagues.
In 1997, Snell decided to move to Germany to the Frankfurt Lions in the top German division, the German Ice Hockey League . Already in his first DEL season he convinced with his excellent offensive qualities and became one of the top performers of the Lions. He played for Frankfurt for five years, interrupted by a year at league competitor Hannover Scorpions . The greatest success was reaching the semi-finals in the 1998/99 season. In the preliminary round, he had set a new goal record for defenders in the DEL with 22 hits, which was only set by Jame Pollock in 2007 . In addition, Snell was the first goalscorer in the Lanxess Arena, which opened in 1998 . He left the Lions in 2003 and ended his active career shortly thereafter.
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1991 gold medal at the Junior World Championship
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1988/89 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 0 | ||
1989/90 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 63 | 18th | 62 | 80 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 4th | ||
1990/91 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 54 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 58 | 17th | 3 | 14th | 17th | 8th | ||
1991/92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th | ||
1992/93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 14th | 57 | 71 | 83 | 17th | 5 | 8th | 13 | 39 | ||
1993/94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
1993/94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 22nd | 74 | 96 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 15th | 16 | 10 | ||
1994/95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 32 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 22nd | |||||||
1994/95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 57 | 15th | 49 | 64 | 122 | |||||||
1995/96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 40 | 9 | 22nd | 31 | 113 | |||||||
1995/96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 32 | 7th | 25th | 32 | 48 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 6th | ||
1996/97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 73 | 22nd | 45 | 67 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997/98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 51 | 16 | 25th | 41 | 183 | |||||||
1998/99 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 22nd | 29 | 51 | 157 | 8th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 6th | ||
1999/2000 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 5 | 19th | 24 | 117 | |||||||
2000/01 | Hanover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 8th | 17th | 25th | 76 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14th | ||
2001/02 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 54 | 15th | 26th | 41 | 100 | |||||||
2002/03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL / play-downs | 46 | 9 | 22nd | 31 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
DEL total | 300 | 75 | 138 | 213 | 765 | 16 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 24 | ||||
NHL overall | 34 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 24 | |||||||||
AHL total | 248 | 48 | 183 | 231 | 289 | 42 | 10 | 26th | 36 | 61 |
( 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 )
Web links
- Chris Snell at hockeydb.com (English)
- Chris Snell at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Snell, Chris |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada |