Chris Snell

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Chris Snell
Born (1971-05-12) May 12, 1971 (age 54)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 145th overall, 1991
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19912003

Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and an amateur scout (Ontario Hockey League) of the Winnipeg Jets. He was drafted in the seventh round, 145th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa. [1]

Snell played in the Oshawa Kiwanis Minor Hockey program in the OMHA and was a member of the 1987–88 All-Ontario Midget Championship team.[ citation needed ]

He was drafted in the 4th round (57th overall) in the 1988 OHL Priority Selection by the Ottawa 67's where he played for legendary coach Brian Kilrea.[ citation needed ]

He was a member of the Team Canada Under-20 1990 World Junior Championship team that captured a gold medal in 1991.[ citation needed ]

He played in thirty-four games in the National Hockey League: two with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993–94 and thirty-two with the Los Angeles Kings in 1994–95. During the 1994–95 season, he was the only defenceman to score two shorthanded goals.[ citation needed ]

He finished his playing career spending six seasons in the DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) in Germany from 1997 to 2003. He retired from active playing in the summer of 2003.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88Oshawa Kiwanis Midget 79216788113
1988–89 Ottawa 67's OHL 6611485916113580
1989–90 Ottawa 67'sOHL631862803632464
1990–91 Ottawa 67'sOHL542359825817314178
1991–92 Rochester Americans AHL 655273266102136
1992–93 Rochester AmericansAHL761457718317581339
1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20002
1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL7522749692111151610
1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 57154964122
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL3227922
1995–96 Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL4092231113
1995–96 Binghamton Rangers AHL32725324842246
1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL7322456713020002
1997–98 Frankfurt Lions DEL 45132639161732522
1998–99 Frankfurt LionsDEL4922295115782466
1999–2000 Frankfurt LionsDEL5051924117
2000–01 Hannover Scorpions DEL508172576602214
2001–02 Frankfurt LionsDEL54152641100
2002–03 Frankfurt LionsDEL4692231132
AHL totals248481832312894210263661
IHL totals1704611616236520002
DEL totals2947213921174321581342

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1991 Canada WJC 70440

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.