Chris Snell

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and scout}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 184

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1991

| career_end = 2003

| draft = 145th overall

| draft_year = 1991

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings

}}

Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and an amateur scout (Ontario Hockey League) of the Winnipeg Jets. He was drafted in the seventh round, 145th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Snell played in the Oshawa Kiwanis Minor Hockey program in the OMHA and was a member of the 1987–88 All-Ontario Midget Championship team.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He was drafted in the 4th round (57th overall) in the 1988 OHL Priority Selection by the Ottawa 67's where he played for legendary coach Brian Kilrea.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He was a member of the Team Canada Under-20 1990 World Junior Championship team that captured a gold medal in 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He played in thirty-four games in the National Hockey League: two with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993–94 and thirty-two with the Los Angeles Kings in 1994–95. During the 1994–95 season, he was the only defenceman to score two shorthanded goals.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He finished his playing career spending six seasons in the DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) in Germany from 1997 to 2003. He retired from active playing in the summer of 2003.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1987–88

| Oshawa Kiwanis

| 79

| 21

| 67

| 88

| 113

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 66

| 11

| 48

| 59

| 16

| 11

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 0

| Ottawa 67's

| OHL

| 63

| 18

| 62

| 80

| 36

| 3

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 4

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| Ottawa 67's

| OHL

| 54

| 23

| 59

| 82

| 58

| 17

| 3

| 14

| 17

| 8

| Rochester Americans

| 65

| 5

| 27

| 32

| 66

| 10

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 6

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| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 76

| 14

| 57

| 71

| 83

| 17

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 39

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 75

| 22

| 74

| 96

| 92

| 11

| 1

| 15

| 16

| 10

| Phoenix Roadrunners

| 57

| 15

| 49

| 64

| 122

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 32

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Phoenix Roadrunners

| IHL

| 40

| 9

| 22

| 31

| 113

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Binghamton Rangers

| AHL

| 32

| 7

| 25

| 32

| 48

| 4

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 6

| Indianapolis Ice

| IHL

| 73

| 22

| 45

| 67

| 130

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

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| Frankfurt Lions

| 45

| 13

| 26

| 39

| 161

| 7

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 22

| Frankfurt Lions

| DEL

| 49

| 22

| 29

| 51

| 157

| 8

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 6

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| Frankfurt Lions

| DEL

| 50

| 5

| 19

| 24

| 117

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 50

| 8

| 17

| 25

| 76

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 14

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| Frankfurt Lions

| DEL

| 54

| 15

| 26

| 41

| 100

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Frankfurt Lions

| DEL

| 46

| 9

| 22

| 31

| 132

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 248

! 48

! 183

! 231

! 289

! 42

! 10

! 26

! 36

! 61

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! colspan="3" | IHL totals

! 170

! 46

! 116

! 162

! 365

! 2

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 2

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 294

! 72

! 139

! 211

! 743

! 21

! 5

! 8

! 13

! 42

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

| 7

| 0

| 4

| 4

| 0

References

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External links

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Category:1971 births

Category:Binghamton Rangers players

Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks

Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen

Category:Frankfurt Lions players

Category:Hannover Scorpions players

Category:Indianapolis Ice players

Category:Los Angeles Kings players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Living people

Category:Ottawa 67's players

Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players

Category:Rochester Americans players

Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players

Category:Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan

Category:Tampa Bay Lightning scouts

Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players

Category:Winnipeg Jets scouts

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany

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