Chad Billins
Chad Billins | ||||||
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Born |
Marysville, Michigan, U.S. | May 26, 1989|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | |||||
Position |
Defense | |||||
Shoots | Left | |||||
SHL team Former teams | ||||||
National team |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Chad Billins (born May 26, 1989) is an American professional
Playing career
Billins played two seasons of
An
His play with the Griffins earned Billins an NHL contract with the Calgary Flames as the team signed him to a two-way deal.[5] He was assigned to Calgary's AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat to start the season. Billins was leading the Heat with five goals when he earned his first NHL recall on November 1, 2013.[6] He made his NHL debut on November 5, and scored his first point by assisting on a Jiří Hudler goal in a 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[7]
On June 30, 2014, it was announced that Billins had signed a contract with Russian club, CSKA Moscow for the following 2014–15 season. Despite his signing he was tendered a qualifying offer by the Flames to retain his NHL rights.[8] Billins played in just 21 games with CSKA for 6 points before opting to move to the Swedish Hockey League for the remainder of the season with Luleå HF on December 20, 2014.
Billins joined his third club in under a year, in signing a two-year contract with fellow SHL club,
As a free agent on July 1, 2016, Billins returned to the NHL, in securing a one-year, two-way contract with the
As an impending free agent, Billins opted to resume his European career, returning to former club, Linköpings HC of the SHL, on a two-year contract on April 19, 2017.[10]
At the conclusion of his contract in Sweden, Billins continued his European career in Germany, agreeing to a two-year deal with reigning Champions, Adler Mannheim of the DEL, on May 3, 2019.[11]
After one season with Adler Mannheim, Billins opted to end his contract and return to Sweden in agreeing to a one-year deal with Brynäs IF of the SHL on December 22, 2020.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Little Caesars 18U AAA | MWEHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Alpena IceDiggers
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NAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Alpena IceDiggers | NAHL | 61 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 60 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 81 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Ferris State Bulldogs | CCHA | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Ferris State Bulldogs | CCHA | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Ferris State Bulldogs | CCHA | 39 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Ferris State Bulldogs | CCHA | 43 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 65 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Luleå HF | SHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Linköpings HC
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SHL | 50 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 50 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 52 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | HV71 | Allsv | 52 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | HV71 | SHL | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
SHL totals | 250 | 20 | 81 | 101 | 80 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2018 | United States | OG | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College
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All-CCHA First Team | 2011–12 | [13] |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2011–12 | |
All-Tournament Team
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2012
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[14] |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2013
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[4] |
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) | 2013 | [2] |
References
- ^ Wallner, Peter J. (November 5, 2013). "Former Ferris State, Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Chad Billins reaches NHL for first time". Michigan Live. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c Cruickshank, Scott (September 17, 2013). "Flames notes: Billins fresh off 2013 Calder Cup win". Calgary Herald. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Peterson, Torie (November 1, 2013). "Numerology: Chad Billins". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Griffins possess All-Star Trio". Grand Rapids Griffins Hockey Club. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Billins agrees to two-way deal with Calgary Flames". The Times-Herald. Port Huron, MI. July 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (November 5, 2013). "Rookie Flames defenceman Chad Billins gets 'the call'". Calgary Herald. p. S3. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Parise, Harding lead Wild past Flames, 5–1". ESPN. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Galiardi, Bryon among players sent packing by Calgary Flames". Calgary Sun. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic and Billins". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- Linköpings HC. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Eagles sign Billins and Jarvinen" (in German). Adler Mannheim. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Welcomes to Brynas IF Chad Billins" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ All-CCHA First Team - The Detroit News
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database