Chris Conner
Chris Conner | |||
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Born |
U.S. | December 23, 1983||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Winger | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes Washington Capitals | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2006–2020 |
Christopher Ryan Conner (born December 23, 1983) is an
Early life
Conner grew up in
Playing career
Undrafted, Chris Conner played four seasons of collegiate hockey for
On July 13, 2006, Conner signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars.[3] Conner was then assigned to affiliate Iowa for the start of the 2006–07 season, but upon being recalled, scored his first NHL goal during a game against the Colorado Avalanche on December 27, 2006. Conner was re-signed by the Stars at the end of the 2007–08 season to a one-year deal on March 12, 2008.[4]
After splitting the
On July 7, 2011, Conner signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[6]
In the following
On July 5, 2013, Conner signed a one-year, two-way contract to return with the Pittsburgh Penguins that was to pay him $550,000 at the NHL level.[8]
On July 1, 2014, Conner continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[9] A year later Conner signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[10] He led the scoring in the Flyers' AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms during the 2015-16 season with 55 points.[11]
As a free agent following the completion of his contract with the Flyers, Conner opted to continue his tenure with the Phantoms in agreeing to a two-year AHL deal on July 6, 2017.[12]
After four seasons with the Phantoms, Conner left the club as a free agent, continuing in the AHL in securing a one-year contract with the Binghamton Devils, affiliate to the New Jersey Devils, on July 17, 2019.[13]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL
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56 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 30 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04
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Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05
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Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06
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Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 48 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 55 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 30 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 59 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 57 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 60 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 70 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 72 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 53 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022 | Team Carbonneau | 3ICE | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 180 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All- Second Team
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2003–04 | [citation needed] |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Branch, John (April 4, 2016). "Coming In From the Cold: John Scott Is Joining the Canadiens". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Stars sign LW Chris Conner". Dallas Stars. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Stars sign three players to contracts". Dallas Stars. March 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Penguins sign Conner, Lee". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 5, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Wings sign Penguin Chris Conner to one-year contract". dailytribune.com. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- Phoenix Coyotes. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Forward Chris Conner". National Hockey League. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Capitals add two Penguins defencemen in free agency". The Washington Post. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Flyers sign C Tim Brent, RW Chris Connor, D Davis Drewiske". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Conner Phantoms profile". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Phantoms sign 5 players to AHL contracts". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Devils sign forward Chris Conner to AHL contract". Binghamton Devils. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Pens Universe interviews Chris Conner