Who is Chris Chelios?

Chris Chelios is a retired defender from USA.

What was the last team Chris Chelios played for?

The last team Chris played for was Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL.

How tall is Chris Chelios?

Chris Chelios is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Chris Chelios weigh?

Chris Chelios weighs 87 kg (192 lbs).

When was Chris Chelios born?

Chris Chelios was born on 1962-01-25 in Chicago, IL, USA.

What is Chris Chelios's nationality?

Chris Chelios holds nationality from USA and Greece.

Chris Chelios

a.k.a. "Christos Konstantinos Chelios"

#24 Atlanta Thrashers / NHL - 09/10

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Date of Birth: Jan 25, 1962
Age: 64
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL, USA
Nation: USA / Greece
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1981 round 2 #40 overall by Montréal Canadiens
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Brother: Steve Chelios
Cousins: Chris Chelios & Nikos Tselios
Sons: Dean Chelios & Jake Chelios
Godson: Jay Kourkoulis

Chelios's 26 seasons are tied with Gordie Howe for the most in NHL history. Over his career, the 11x All-Star won 3 Stanley Cups, 3 Norris Trophies, a World Cup, and a Mark Messier Leadership Award. He scored 185 goals and 949 points playing for the Canadiens, Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Thrashers and retired in 2010 with the 3rd most points by an American defenseman.

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
75-76	Mount Carmel High	USHS-IL	-	-	-	-	-	-
76-77	Mount Carmel High	USHS-IL	-	-	-	-	-	-
77-78	San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U AA	18U AA	-	-	-	-	-	-
78-79	San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U AA	18U AA	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Morinville Jets	CapJHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
79-80	Moose Jaw Canucks	SJHL	53	12	31	43	118	-
80-81	Moose Jaw Canucks	SJHL	54	23	64	87	175	-
81-82	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	43	6	43	49	50	-
	USA U20"C"	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	10	-
82-83	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	46	16	32	48	62	-
83-84	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	12	0	2	2	12	-5	Playoffs	15	1	9	10	17	3
	Team USA	International	60	14	35	49	58	-
	USA Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	8	-
84-85	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	74	9	55	64	87	10	Playoffs	9	2	8	10	17	2
	USA	CC	6	0	2	2	2	4
85-86	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	41	8	26	34	67	6	Playoffs	20	2	9	11	49	3
86-87	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	71	11	33	44	124	-5	Playoffs	17	4	9	13	38	-1
87-88	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	71	20	41	61	172	14	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	29	3
	USA	CC	5	0	2	2	2	3
88-89	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	80	15	58	73	185	35	Playoffs	21	4	15	19	28	2
89-90	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	53	9	22	31	136	20	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	-4
90-91	Chicago Blackhawks"A"	NHL	77	12	52	64	192	23	Playoffs	6	1	7	8	46	2
91-92	Chicago Blackhawks"A"	NHL	80	9	47	56	245	24	Playoffs	18	6	15	21	37	19
	USA	CC	8	1	3	4	4	2
92-93	Chicago Blackhawks"A"	NHL	84	15	58	73	282	14	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	14	-1
93-94	Chicago Blackhawks"A"	NHL	76	16	44	60	212	12	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	8	0
	USA	WC	0	0	0	0	0	0
94-95	Chicago Blackhawks"A"	NHL	48	5	33	38	72	17	Playoffs	16	4	7	11	12	6
	EHC Biel-BienneLockout	NLA	3	0	3	3	4	-
95-96	Chicago Blackhawks"C"	NHL	81	14	58	72	140	25	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	8	2
96-97	Chicago Blackhawks"C"	NHL	72	10	38	48	112	16	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	8	-2
	USA"A"	WCup	7	0	4	4	10	7
97-98	Chicago Blackhawks"C"	NHL	81	3	39	42	151	-7
	USA Olympics"C"	OG	4	2	0	2	2	-2
98-99	Chicago Blackhawks"C"	NHL	65	8	26	34	89	-4
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	10	1	1	2	4	5	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	14	-6
99-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	3	31	34	103	48	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	8	-3
00-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	24	0	3	3	45	4	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-1
01-02	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	79	6	33	39	126	40	Playoffs	23	1	13	14	44	15
	USA Olympics"C"	OG	6	1	0	1	4	6
02-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	66	2	17	19	78	4	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3
03-04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69	2	19	21	61	12	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	1
04-05	Motor City MechanicsLockout	UHL	23	5	19	24	25	13
	USA"C"	WCup	5	0	1	1	6	-
05-06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	4	7	11	108	22	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	6	2
	USA Olympics"C"	OG	6	0	1	1	2	-1
06-07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71	0	11	11	34	11	Playoffs	18	1	6	7	12	7
07-08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69	3	9	12	36	11	Playoffs	14	0	0	0	10	2
08-09	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	28	0	0	0	18	1	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	0
	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	2	0	1	1	2	0
09-10	Chicago Wolves	AHL	46	5	17	22	24	34	Playoffs	14	0	0	0	12	0
	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	-2

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
86-87	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	0	0	0	0	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
18U AA	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
AHL	2	48	5	18	23	0.48	26	34	1	14	0	0	0	0.00	12	0
CC	3	19	1	7	8	0.42	8	9	0
CapJHL	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
International	1	60	14	35	49	0.82	58	-	0
NCAA	2	89	22	75	97	1.09	112	-	0
NHL	26	1651	185	763	948	0.57	2891	351	24	266	31	113	144	0.54	423	48
NLA (NL)	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	4	-	0
OG	4	22	3	4	7	0.32	16	3*	0
Rendez-vous 87	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
SJHL	2	107	35	95	130	1.21	293	-	0
UHL	1	23	5	19	24	1.04	25	13	0
USHS-IL	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0
WCup	2	12	0	5	5	0.42	16	7*	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	10	-	0

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Chris Chelios Career Totals

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NHL

1651

185

763

NLA

Rendez-vous 87

SJHL

107

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Chris Chelios Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1980-1981	SJHL Defenseman of the Year
1981-1982	NCAA (WCHA) Champion
1982-1983	NCAA (Championship) Winner NCAA (WCHA) Champion NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
1984-1985	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Rookie of the Month (February) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1985-1986	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1986-1987	NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
1987-1988	NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (5)
1988-1989	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (6)
1990-1991	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
1991-1992	Canada Cup All-Star Team Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+19) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (15) NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (21)
1992-1993	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team
1994-1995	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team
1995-1996	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team
1996-1997	NHL Second All-Star Team World Cup All-Star Team World Cup Gold Medal
1997-1998	NHL Highest ATOI (30:12)
2001-2002	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Plus/Minus (+40) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+15) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (13) NHL Stanley Cup Champion Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Best Defenseman Olympic Best Plus/Minus (+6) Olympic Silver Medal
2005-2006	Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame
2006-2007	NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award (DET)
2007-2008	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2008-2009	NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) Finalist
2011-2012	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
2013-2014	Hockey Hall of Fame
2017-2018	IIHF Hall of Fame

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08/31/2010

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Atlanta Thrashers

Retired

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03/02/2010

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Chicago Wolves

Atlanta Thrashers

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10/20/2009

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Detroit Red Wings

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Chris Chelios Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by Chicago Blackhawks
Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks
Cult/Star player for Chicago Wolves
Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings
Cult/Star player for EHC Biel-Bienne
Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

Career transactions
- 2010-08-07 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-03-02 • Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2009-10-20 • Signed by the Chicago Wolves
- 1999-03-23 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Anders Eriksson & 1st round picks in 1999 (Steve McCarthy) & 2001 (Adam Munro)
- 1994-11-19 • Signed lockout contract with Biel-Bienne
- 1990-06-29 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with a 1991 2nd round pick (Mike Pomichter) for Denis Savard