Chris Blight
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Chris Blight
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, Ontario, CAN
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| draft = Undrafted
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| team = Dundee Stars
| league = EIHL
| former_teams = Worcester Sharks
Manitoba Moose
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Albany River Rats
Nordsjaelland Cobras
Ravensburg Towerstars
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
Portland Pirates
Ritten Renon
Cardiff Devils
Sheffield Steelers
| career_start = 2005
| career_end =
}}
Chris Blight (born October 14, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Dundee Stars of Elite Ice Hockey League.{{cite web | url = http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/stats/player.php?id=712 | title = Chris Blight | publisher = Elite Ice Hockey League | accessdate = 2013-11-11 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20131112023253/http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/stats/player.php?id=712 | archive-date = 2013-11-12 | url-status = dead }}
Playing career
Blight played four-years of hockey for Clarkson University of the NCAA starting in 2001. He was ranked 156th in the NHL draft by NHL central scouting for the 2002 draft. After college hockey he signed with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL as an undrafted free agent. A prolific scoring career in the ECHL allowed him to be signed by many AHL teams during his four-year career in North America. He was signed by the Reading Royals on 4 October 2010.{{cite web | url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4098903 | title=Royals Sign Forward Chris Blight | publisher=Our Sports Central | date=October 4, 2010 | accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
On 25 July 2011, Blight signed with Ritten Renon of Italy's Serie A.{{cite web | url = http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/clarkson/20112507_BlightRittenRenonSign | title = Blight Joins Faulkner in Italy | publisher = ECAC Hockey | date = 2011-07-25 }} On 8 June 2012, Blight moved to the United Kingdom to sign with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.{{cite web | url = http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/blight-joins-devils-p177906 | title = Blight Joins Devils | work = Cardiff Devils press release | publisher = Elite Ice Hockey League | date = 2012-06-08 | access-date = 2013-11-12 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20131112023221/http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/blight-joins-devils-p177906 | archive-date = 2013-11-12 | url-status = dead }} where he played in the 2013–14 season.{{cite web | url = http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/blight-joins-devils-p177906 | title = New Devils Deal for Blight | work = Cardiff Devils press release | publisher = Elite Ice Hockey League | date = 2013-06-10 | access-date = 2013-11-12 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20131112023221/http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/blight-joins-devils-p177906 | archive-date = 2013-11-12 | url-status = dead }} In the 2014–15 season, Blight played for the EIHL Gardiner Conference Champions Dundee Stars.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2001–02
| ECAC | 36 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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| 2002–03 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2003–04
| Clarkson University | ECAC | 41 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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| 2004–05 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2005–06
| ECHL | 65 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | ||||
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| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 71 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2006–07
| AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | ECHL | 40 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 2007–08
| AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2007–08
| AHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09 | DEN | 39 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008–09
| 2.GBun | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 49 | ||||
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| 2009–10 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010–11
| Reading Royals | ECHL | 46 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
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| 2010–11 | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010–11
| Worcester Sharks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11 | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010–11
| AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2011–12 | ITL | 43 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012–13
| EIHL | 59 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 58
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2013–14 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 38 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14
| EIHL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | ECHL totals ! 222 ! 101 ! 112 ! 213 ! 267 ! 37 ! 10 ! 15 ! 25 ! 44 | ||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 52 ! 1 ! 13 ! 14 ! 25 ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ECHL profile|222|Chris Blight}}
- {{AHL profile|1853|Chris Blight}}
- {{HockeyDB|62863|Chris Blight}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blight, Chris}}
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Category:Nordsjælland Cobras players
Category:Ice hockey people from Cambridge, Ontario
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Category:Sheffield Steelers players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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