Chris Dingman

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Chris Dingman
Born (1976-07-06) July 6, 1976 (age 47)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 243 lb (110 kg; 17 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft 19th overall, 1994
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1996–2008

Christopher Robert Dingman (born July 6, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Playing career

Dingman played junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, and served as that team's captain when they won the WHL Championship during the 1995–96 season. In his best campaign (1994–95) he scored 40 goals and totalled 83 points in 66 games, while also amassing 201 minutes in penalties, making him a multiple threat.

Dingman, or "Dinger" as he is known colloquially, was drafted by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (19th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft), and played his first full NHL season for the Flames in 1997–98, where he earned a reputation as a tough customer and found himself involved as a checker and a pugilist as opposed to a scoring line player.

During the 1998–99 season, he was included in the Theoren Fleury trade to the Colorado Avalanche in a multiplayer swap that saw him trade places with fellow combatant and old nemesis from the WHL, Wade Belak. [1] Dingman plied his trade with the Avalanche for three seasons and won a Stanley Cup.

After winning a Stanley Cup, he ended up with the Carolina Hurricanes.

He was then dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2002. While he saw only limited action in his first campaign there, he gradually earned more and more ice time and in 2004, Dingman won another Stanley Cup with the Lightning.

He was scratched for the last two Lightning/Senators games of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs after earning a seven-minute Ottawa powerplay after challenging Chris Neil, but Neil turtled when Dingman started punching him, leading to a fighting, instigator, and game misconduct penalties. Dingman never played again in the NHL.

Dingman totaled 120 fights in his NHL career. His most notable was his beatdown of Bryce Salvador in November, 2000. At one point in the fight, both Dingman and Salvador had their right fists cocked, squared up, and simultaneously threw a punch. Salvador's punch missed while Dingman's punch connected with Salvador's jaw and sent Salvador's mouthpiece flying out of his mouth. Salvador crumpled to the ice, proving to be one of the most dynamic victories of Dingman's career.

In November 2006 he was acquired by Södertälje SK, in Sweden. He played 2007 for AaB Ishockey of the Oddset Ligaen in Denmark.

Dingman performed as a color commentator for the Tampa Bay Lightning on the Sun Sports network. [2] During the 2016 season, he wasn't expected to return in that role.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 501017276440000
1993–94 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL45212041771317839
1994–95 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL6640438320131019
1995–96 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL401629451091912112360
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL —————10000
1996–97 Saint John FlamesAHL715611195—————
1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 70336149—————
1998–99 Saint John FlamesAHL505712140—————
1998–99 Calgary FlamesNHL200017—————
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL1713410250226
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL10007—————
1999–2000 Colorado AvalancheNHL688311132—————
2000–01 Colorado AvalancheNHL411121081604414
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL3001177—————
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL1404426—————
2002–03 Tampa Bay LightningNHL5121391101014
2003–04 Tampa Bay LightningNHL741561402311263
2005–06 Tampa Bay LightningNHL3401122300019
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL27881630—————
2006–07 Södertälje SK SWE.2 276101676100004
2007–08 AaB Ishockey DNK 24116173652024
AHL totals16519244346760226
NHL totals38515193476952257100

Awards and honors

AwardYear
NHL
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) 2001 [3]
Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning) 2004

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References

  1. ↑ Board, Mike (1999-03-01). "Fleury's gone to Colorado". Calgary Herald. p. A1.
  2. ↑ "Lightning, Sun Sports to host Foundation Fantasy Auction during game broadcast Thursday vs. Ottawa". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  3. ↑ "Avalanche take the Stanley Cup". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2001-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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