Chris Minard
Chris Minard | |||
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Born |
Owen Sound, ON, CAN | November 18, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Düsseldorfer EG Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Kölner Haie | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2002–present |
Christopher Minard (born November 18, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Minard began his professional career in 2002 with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL. His brother, Mike Minard, also played briefly in the NHL, as a goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers.
Playing career
During the 2004–05 season he played with the Alaska Aces, and made his AHL debut, playing one game with the Milwaukee Admirals. During the NHL lockout, Minard played on a line with Scott Gomez, who had returned to his hometown of Anchorage to play for the season. During the season, Minard posted career highs in goals scored. This led to Gomez influencing New Jersey Devils management to give Minard a training camp slot, where he would earn a spot for the 2005–06 AHL season with the Albany River Rats, and the 2006–07 season with the Lowell Devils.
Minard was signed by the Penguins on July 12, 2007. He made his NHL debut on January 21, 2008 against the Washington Capitals. On February 26, Minard recorded his first NHL point, with an assist against the New York Islanders. Minard scored his first NHL goal on March 12, 2008, beating Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres.
On July 13, 2009 he signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers, one month after the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup. Minard was included on team picture, and awarded a Stanley Cup Ring. He did not play enough games to get his name stamped on the Stanley Cup.
After three seasons in the German DEL, with Kölner Haie and failing the qualify for the playoffs in the 2014–15 season, Minard opted to leave the club and sign a two-year contract with rivals Düsseldorfer EG on March 4, 2015.[1]
Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 38 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 40 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 28 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 67 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 72 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | San Angelo Saints | CHL | 64 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 69 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
2004–05 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 33 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 54 | ||
2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 65 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 56 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 10 | ||
2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 54 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 40 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 79 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 39 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||
2013–14 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 93 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
2014–15 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 45 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "DEG confirms commitment with Chris Minard" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
External links
- Chris Minard's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Chris Minard's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database