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Canada Chris Snell
#84 Frankfurt Lions / DEL - 02/03
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time DEL Defenseman of the Year 1
2-time OHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jul 12, 1971
Position
D
Age
54
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Regina, SK, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 7 #145 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Son: Mason Snell

Team Staff profile of Chris Snell also available

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Chris Snell Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Oshawa Kiwanis U18 AAA ETAHL U18 79* 21* 67* 88* 113* -* |
1988-89 Ottawa 67's OHL 66* 11* 48* 59* 16* -* | Playoffs 11 3 5 8 0 -
1989-90 Ottawa 67's OHL 63* 18* 62* 80* 36* -* | Playoffs 3 2 4 6 4 -
1990-91 Ottawa 67's OHL 54* 23* 59* 82* 58* -* | Playoffs 17 3 14 17 8 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
1991-92 Rochester Americans AHL 65* 5* 27* 32* 66* 10* | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 6 -1
1992-93 Rochester Americans AHL 76* 14* 57* 71* 83* -6* | Playoffs 17 5 8 13 39 -
1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 75* 22* 74* 96* 92* 43* | Playoffs 11 1 15 16 10 2
1994-95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32* 2* 7* 9* 22* -7* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 57* 15* 49* 64* 122* 1* |
1995-96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 40* 9* 22* 31* 113* -6* |
Binghamton Rangers AHL 32* 7* 25* 32* 48* -3* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 6 -6
1996-97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 73* 22* 45* 67* 130* 35* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
1997-98 Frankfurt Lions DEL 45* 13* 26* 39* 161* -* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 22 -
1998-99 Frankfurt Lions DEL 49* 22* 29* 51* 157* -* | Playoffs 8 2 4 6 6 -
1999-00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50* 5* 19* 24* 117* 12* |
2000-01 Hannover Scorpions DEL 50* 8* 17* 25* 76* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 14 -3
2001-02 Frankfurt Lions DEL 54* 15* 26* 41* 100* 5* |
2002-03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 46* 9* 22* 31* 132* -7* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 4 -1

Chris Snell Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 Oshawa Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1987-88 Oshawa Kiwanis U18 AAA Air Canada Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Frankfurt Lions Euro HL 6* 1* 4* 5* 55* -* |

Chris Snell Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 248* 48* 183* 231* 0.93* 289* 44* | 4 42 10 * 26 * 36 * 0.86 * 61 * -5 *
DEL 6 294* 72* 139* 211* 0.72* 743* 6* | 4 23 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.57 * 46 * -4 *
ETAHL U18 1 79* 21* 67* 88* 1.11* 113* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 55* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 3 170* 46* 116* 162* 0.95* 365* 30* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
NHL 2 34* 2* 7* 9* 0.26* 24* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 183* 52* 169* 221* 1.21* 110* -* | 3 31 8 * 23 * 31 * 1.00 * 12 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 4* 4* 0.57* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Chris Snell Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1988, 4 #57 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Frankfurt Lions

- 1996-08-16 • Signed as a free agent by Chicago

- 1996-01-14 • Traded to NY Rangers by Los Angeles for Steve Larouche

- 1994-10-03 • Traded to Los Angeles by Toronto with Éric Lacroix and Toronto's 4th round choice (Éric Bélanger) in 1996 Entry Draft for Dixon Ward, Guy Leveque and Kelly Fairchild

- 1993-08-03 • Signed as a free agent by Toronto