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USA Greece Chris Chelios
#24 Atlanta Thrashers / NHL - 09/10
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
3-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 3
5-time NHL First All-Star Team 5
1-time NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time Olympic Best Defenseman 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Jan 25, 1962
Position
D
Age
62
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Chicago, IL, USA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
USA / Greece
Shoots
R
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 +/-
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 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 “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 “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 “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 +/-
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 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
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
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
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