Kris Chucko
Kris Chucko | ||||||
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Born |
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | March 13, 1986|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
24th overall, 2004 Calgary Flames | ||||
Playing career | 2006–2011 |
Kristopher J. Chucko (born March 13, 1986) is a
Playing career
As a youth, Chucko played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby.[1]
Chucko was drafted after scoring 87 points in 53 games for the
He signed with the Flames on May 22, 2006. He was later assigned to the Flames AHL farm club, the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, where he made his professional debut. Chucko was recalled by the Flames on March 5, 2009, and made his NHL debut that night against the Philadelphia Flyers. He appeared in two games total before being returned to Omaha.[2] He remained in the Flames system in 2009–10, joining the team's new AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat. His season was ended just after Christmas when he suffered a severe concussion during a game.[3] The Flames re-signed Chucko to a one-year contract for the 2010-11 season.[3]
Chucko suffered another serious concussion in October 2010, exacerbating a neck injury and limiting him to just two games for the Heat in 2010–11. Following the season, he made the decision to retire as a player.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 59 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 80 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
2003–04 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 53 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 161 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | ||
2004–05 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 33 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Omaha Ak–Sar–Ben Knights
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AHL | 80 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 80 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 74 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 277 | 66 | 61 | 127 | 227 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "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 2019-02-14.
- ^ Sportak, Randy (2009-03-08). "No luck in Atlanta for Flames". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b MacFarlane, Steve (2010-09-22). "Chucko aims to bust out". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mahiban, Dhiren (2011-10-20). "Concussions take their toll: Former Flames first-round pick Kris Chucko retires". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database