Chris Luongo
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
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statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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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 |
Web links
- Chris Luongo at hockeydb.com (English)
- Chris Luongo at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Chris Luongo at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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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 |