Chris Summers (ice hockey)

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Chris Summers
Summers with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2014
Born (1988-02-05) February 5, 1988 (age 36)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for
NHL Draft
 29th overall,
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2010–2020

Christopher C. Summers (born February 5, 1988) is an American former professional

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga
(DEL).

Playing career

As a youth, Summers played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Honeybaked minor ice hockey team.[1]

A native of

2006 NHL Entry Draft.[2] Drafted from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Summers was recruited to play collegiate hockey with the University of Michigan. During the 2008–09 season, Summers was named an Alternate Captain for the Wolverines,[3] but was promoted to co-captain after Mark Mitera was injured.[4] The following season, his last season with the Wolverines, Summers was named team captain.[5]

After his senior year in 2009–10, Summers signed a two-year entry level contract with the Coyotes on March 31, 2010.[6] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage on an amateur try out contract for the remainder of the season.[citation needed]

During the 2013–14 season, Summers scored his first NHL goal on March 15, 2014, against Joni Ortio of the Calgary Flames.[7]

On March 1, 2015, Summers was included in a trade by the Coyotes to the New York Rangers along with defenseman Keith Yandle and a 2015 fourth round pick in exchange for defenseman John Moore, Anthony Duclair, and two draft picks (2016 first round and 2015 second round).[8]

On April 20, 2016, Summers was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[9]

On July 1, 2017, Summers left the Rangers as a free agent and signed a two-year, two-way $650,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[10] Summers played the duration of his contract exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

As a free agent from the Penguins, Summers signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year deal with German club, Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the DEL, on July 24, 2019.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 13 2 2 4 10 — — — — —
2004–05 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2004–05 U.S. NTDP Juniors NAHL 31 2 5 7 20 7 1 0 1 0
2005–06 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 42 4 9 13 67 — — — — —
2005–06 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 17 2 2 4 20 — — — — —
2006–07 University of Michigan CCHA 41 6 8 14 58 — — — — —
2007–08 University of Michigan CCHA 41 2 11 13 65 — — — — —
2008–09 University of Michigan CCHA 41 4 13 17 40 — — — — —
2009–10 University of Michigan CCHA 40 4 12 16 28 — — — — —
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2010–11
 San Antonio Rampage AHL 75 1 9 10 54 — — — — —
2010–11
Phoenix Coyotes
 NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 28 0 2 2 37 — — — — —
2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 21 0 3 3 11 — — — — —
2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 60 2 10 12 53 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 6 0 0 0 9 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 48 2 7 9 47 — — — — —
2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18 2 1 3 15 — — — — —
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 17 0 3 3 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 13 0 1 1 17 — — — — —
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 74 3 8 11 51 — — — — —
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 74 4 8 12 71 — — — — —
2017–18
Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins
 AHL 64 1 10 11 51 3 0 0 0 4
2018–19 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 59 3 13 16 54 — — — — —
2019–20
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
 DEL 52 1 8 9 34 — — — — —
AHL totals 509 17 69 86 441 6 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 70 2 7 9 51 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005
United States
U17
 5th 5 2 0 2 2
2006 United States
WJC18
 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 37
2008 United States
WJC
 4th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 17 3 1 4 41

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ "CHRIS SUMMERS". mgoblue.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Summers Named Alternate Captain for 2008-09". mgoblue.com. October 9, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Briggs, James (October 9, 2009). "Captain Chris Summers leads Michigan hockey team into regular season". annarbor.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Summers to captain Michigan hockey team in 2009-10; Caporusso named MVP". mlive.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  6. Phoenix Coyotes
    . 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  7. ^ "Chris Summers scores first career NHL goal". acmesports.com. March 15, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Rangers acquire D-man Yandle from Coyotes: report". National Hockey League. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  10. ^ "Penguins add four new faces to the organization as free agents". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  11. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
    . July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

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