Chris Porter (ice hockey)

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Chris Porter
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Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 40)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Wild
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 282nd overall, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20072018
Porter as a member of the Peoria Rivermen Chris Porter Peoria Rivermen.jpg
Porter as a member of the Peoria Rivermen

Chris Porter (born May 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild. He was drafted in the ninth round, 282nd overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Prior to his professional career, Porter played collegiate hockey at the University of North Dakota. He spent four years at the University of North Dakota appearing in 175 games for the Fighting Sioux. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the 2008–09 season opener. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 18, 2008 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

On July 16, 2012, Porter was re-signed as a free agent by the Blues to a one-year contract. [1]

On August 8, 2015, Porter left the Blues organization as a free agent after 8 seasons and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. [2] Porter failed to earn a spot on the Flyers during training camp and was placed on waivers by the team on September 30, 2015. On October 1, 2015, prior to the 2015–16 season, he was claimed by the Minnesota Wild. [3] Over the course of the campaign with the Wild, Porter consolidated his role on the fourth line, featuring in a career best 61 games for 4 goals and 7 points.

As a free agent, Porter was unable to attain an NHL contract over the summer. On September 12, 2016, Porter signed a professional try-out contract to attend training camp in a return to the St. Louis Blues. [4] Unable to secure a contract in his return to the Blues, Porter was released and later signed on October 31, 2016, to a professional tryout agreement with the Providence Bruins of the AHL. [5]

Personal

Porter is close friends with University of North Dakota teammate and current NHL star of the Minnesota Wild, Zach Parise. He acted as best man at Parise's wedding as Parise did for him. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18UHS Prep
2001–02Shattuck–Saint Mary's 18UHS Prep7510253532
2002–03 Lincoln Stars USHL 59132235741043710
2003–04 University of North Dakota WCHA 4110152546
2004–05 University of North DakotaWCHA431231536
2005–06 University of North DakotaWCHA467162340
2006–07 University of North DakotaWCHA4313173038
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 8012253772
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 61120
2008–09 Peoria RivermenAHL74716237271120
2009–10 Peoria RivermenAHL8013183153
2010–11 Peoria RivermenAHL369112063
2010–11 St. Louis BluesNHL4534716
2011–12 St. Louis BluesNHL4743711
2011–12 Peoria RivermenAHL20112
2012–13 Peoria RivermenAHL12731011
2012–13 St. Louis BluesNHL29268061010
2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL387111837
2013–14 St. Louis BluesNHL22011061230
2014–15 St. Louis BluesNHL24112630110
2015–16 Minnesota Wild NHL61437661010
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL678172528175498
2017–18 Providence BruinsAHL5228103120000
AHL totals441651101753682665118
NHL totals23415193439213360

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011 United States WC 8th70112
Senior totals70112

References

  1. "Blues re-sign Porter, Peluso and Sonne". St. Louis Blues. July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. "Flyers sign LW Chris Porter". Philadelphia Flyers. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Wild claim Chris Porter, close friend of Zach Parise, off waivers from Flyers". National Hockey League. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. "Blues bring back familiar face in Porter". NBC Sports. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  5. Mark Divver (October 31, 2016). "Chris Porter is with Providence on PTO". Twitter . Retrieved October 31, 2016.