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Chris Chelios

#24 Atlanta Thrashers / NHL - 09/10

3-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy)

1-time NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award

1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Date of Birth

Jan 25, 1962

Position

Age

Height

6'0" / 182 cm

Place of Birth

Chicago, IL, USA

Weight

192 lbs / 87 kg

Nation

USA / Greece

Shoots

Youth Team

Status

Retired

Drafted

1981 round 2 #40 overall by Montréal Canadiens

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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Chris Chelios Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1975-76	Mount Carmel High	USHS-IL	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	\|
1976-77	Mount Carmel High	USHS-IL	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	\|
1977-78	San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U AA	18U AA	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	\|
1978-79	San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U AA	18U AA	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	-*	\|
	Morinville Jets	CapJHL	0*	0*	0*	0*	0*	-*	\|	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
1979-80	Moose Jaw Canucks	SJHL	53*	12*	31*	43*	118*	-*	\|
1980-81	Moose Jaw Canucks	SJHL	54*	23*	64*	87*	175*	-*	\|
1981-82	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	43*	6*	43*	49*	50*	-*	\|
	USA U20 “C”	WJC-20	7*	1*	2*	3*	10*	-*	\|
1982-83	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	46*	16*	32*	48*	62*	-*	\|
1983-84	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*	-*	\|
1984-85	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	74*	9*	55*	64*	87*	10*	\|	Playoffs	9	2	8	10	17	2
	USA	CC	6*	0*	2*	2*	2*	4*	\|
1985-86	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	41*	8*	26*	34*	67*	6*	\|	Playoffs	20	2	9	11	49	3
1986-87	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	71*	11*	33*	44*	124*	-5*	\|	Playoffs	17	4	9	13	38	-1
1987-88	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	71*	20*	41*	61*	172*	14*	\|	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	29	3
	USA	CC	5*	0*	2*	2*	2*	3*	\|
1988-89	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	80*	15*	58*	73*	185*	35*	\|	Playoffs	21	4	15	19	28	2
1989-90	Montréal Canadiens “C”	NHL	53*	9*	22*	31*	136*	20*	\|	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	-4
1990-91	Chicago Blackhawks “A”	NHL	77*	12*	52*	64*	192*	23*	\|	Playoffs	6	1	7	8	46	2
1991-92	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*	\|
1992-93	Chicago Blackhawks “A”	NHL	84*	15*	58*	73*	282*	14*	\|	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	14	-1
1993-94	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*	\|
1994-95	Chicago Blackhawks “A”	NHL	48*	5*	33*	38*	72*	17*	\|	Playoffs	16	4	7	11	12	6
	EHC Biel-Bienne	NLA	3*	0*	3*	3*	4*	-*	\|
1995-96	Chicago Blackhawks “C”	NHL	81*	14*	58*	72*	140*	25*	\|	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	8	2
1996-97	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*	\|
1997-98	Chicago Blackhawks “C”	NHL	81*	3*	39*	42*	151*	-7*	\|
	USA Olympics “C”	OG	4*	2*	0*	2*	2*	-2*	\|
1998-99	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
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81*	3*	31*	34*	103*	48*	\|	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	8	-3
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	24*	0*	3*	3*	45*	4*	\|	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-1
2001-02	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*	\|
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	66*	2*	17*	19*	78*	4*	\|	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3
2003-04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69*	2*	19*	21*	61*	12*	\|	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	1
2004-05	Motor City Mechanics	UHL	23*	5*	19*	24*	25*	13*	\|
	USA “C”	WCup	5*	0*	1*	1*	6*	-*	\|
2005-06	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*	\|
2006-07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71*	0*	11*	11*	34*	11*	\|	Playoffs	18	1	6	7	12	7
2007-08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69*	3*	9*	12*	36*	11*	\|	Playoffs	14	0	0	0	10	2
2008-09	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*	\|
2009-10	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*	\|

Chris Chelios Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1986-87	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2*	0*	0*	0*	0*	-*	\|

Chris Chelios Career Totals

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 *
CapJHL	1	0*	0*	0*	0*	-*	0*	-*	\|	1	2	0 *	0 *	0 *	0.00 *	0 *	- *
CC	3	19*	1*	7*	8*	0.42*	8*	9*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
International	1	60*	14*	35*	49*	0.82*	58*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
NCAA	2	89*	22*	75*	97*	1.09*	112*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
NHL	26	1 651*	185*	763*	948*	0.57*	2 891*	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*	1.22*	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		*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Chris Chelios Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1980-1981
- SJHL Defenseman of the Year
1981-1982
- NCAA (WCHA) Champion
1982-1983
1984-1985
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
1990-1991
- NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist
- NHL Second All-Star Team
1991-1992
1992-1993
1994-1995
- NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist
- NHL First All-Star Team
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
- NHL Highest ATOI (30:12)
2001-2002
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

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
08/31/2010
08/31/2010	Confirmed	Atlanta Thrashers	Retired
03/02/2010
03/02/2010	Confirmed	Chicago Wolves	Atlanta Thrashers
10/20/2009
10/20/2009	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Chicago Wolves

Player 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