Eliteprospects
Canada USA Chris Therien
#6 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 05/06
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 14, 1971
Position
D
Age
52
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
236 lbs / 107 kg
Nation
Canada / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 3 #47 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Son: Christoper Therien
Therien was a large stay-at-home defender with terrific reach and shutdown ability. He wasn't a big contributor offensively, but had a good shot from the point. Also, he wasn't very mobile, nor did he play a physical game for a defenseman his size.

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Chris Therien Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Ottawa Jr. Senators CJHL 8* 3* 1* 4* 22* -* |
1989-90 Ottawa Jr. Senators CJHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Northwood School USHS-Prep 31* 35* 37* 72* 54* -* |
1990-91 Providence College NCAA 36* 4* 18* 22* 36* -* |
1991-92 Providence College NCAA 36* 16* 25* 41* 38* -* |
1992-93 Providence College NCAA 33* 8* 11* 19* 52* -* |
Team Canada International 8* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
1993-94 Hershey Bears AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Team Canada International 63* 7* 15* 22* 50* -* |
Canada OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1994-95 Hershey Bears AHL 34* 3* 13* 16* 27* -2* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 48* 3* 10* 13* 38* 8* | Playoffs 15 0 0 0 10 -2
1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 6* 17* 23* 89* 16* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 18 -5
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71* 2* 22* 24* 64* 27* | Playoffs 19 1 6 7 6 14
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78* 3* 16* 19* 80* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -1
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74* 3* 15* 18* 48* 16* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 1
1999-00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80* 4* 9* 13* 66* 11* | Playoffs 18 0 1 1 12 -1
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73* 2* 12* 14* 48* 22* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 8 -4
2001-02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77* 4* 10* 14* 30* 16* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -3
2002-03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67* 1* 6* 7* 36* 10* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 2 0
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56* 1* 9* 10* 50* 2* |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Dallas Stars NHL 11* 0* 0* 0* 2* 4* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 1
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 47* 0* 4* 4* 34* -7* |

Chris Therien Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Team Canada Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1993-94 Team Canada Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Chris Therien Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 42* 3* 13* 16* 0.38* 29* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
CJHL (CCHL) 2 11* 3* 3* 6* 0.55* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 71* 8* 19* 27* 0.38* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 105* 28* 54* 82* 0.78* 126* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 764* 29* 130* 159* 0.21* 585* 130* | 10 104 4 * 10 * 14 * 0.13 * 68 * 0 *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 1 31* 35* 37* 72* 2.32* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Chris Therien Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Northwood School

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Cult/Star player for Providence College

Career transactions
- 2006-06-30 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-08-02 • Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2004-03-08 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for 2004 8th round pick (Martin Houle) & a 2005 3rd round pick (later traded to TB: Chris Lawrence)
- 1990-06-16 • Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers