Chase Balisy

Chasen Nicholas Balisy (born February 2, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL) and was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators, 170th overall, in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Balisy played three seasons within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program before committing to play collegiate hockey with Western Michigan University then of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. In his freshman year with the Broncos in the 2010–11 season, he was selected to the CCHA All-Rookie team having contributing with 12 goals and 30 points in 42 games. Balisy gained NHL attention and was selected in the 6th round, 170th overall, in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Nashville Predators.

At the conclusion of his senior season with the Broncos in the 2013–14 season, Balisy rights were relinquished by the Nashville Predators, entitling him to free agency. On August 28, 2014, he agreed to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the St. John's IceCaps, affiliate to the Winnipeg Jets. In his professional debut season with the IceCaps in 2014–15, Balisy was instrumental in the IceCaps offense, leading the team with 21 goals and finishing with 44 points in 73 games.

On June 2, 2015, Balisy was signed to his first NHL contract, agreeing to a two-year, entry-level deal with the Florida Panthers.

In the 2017–18 season, Balisy was assigned by Florida to the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL before he received his first recall by the Panthers on October 27, 2017. He made his NHL debut with Florida the following day in a 3-2 shootout defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on October 29, 2017.

As a free agent from the Panthers in the off-season, Balisy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on August 10, 2018.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Senators, Balisy opted for a move abroad, signing a one-year deal as a free agent with German club, Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on July 19, 2019.

Balisy remained with the Straubing Tigers for three seasons before concluding his eight-year professional career following the 2021-22 season to return to home state, California.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Toronto Jr. Canadiens GTMMHL 80 40 110 150 22 — — — — —2008–09 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 42 8 14 22 8 9 0 3 3 0 2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 28 5 6 11 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Western Michigan University CCHA 42 12 18 30 12 — — — — — 2011–12 Western Michigan University CCHA 41 13 24 37 35 — — — — — 2012–13 Western Michigan University CCHA 38 11 14 25 12 — — — — — 2013–14 Western Michigan University NCHC 40 13 24 37 14 — — — — — 2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 73 21 23 44 30 — — — — — 2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 69 9 17 26 12 2 0 1 1 0 2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 76 17 28 45 26 — — — — — 2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 67 14 21 35 61 — — — — — 2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 76 7 15 22 36 — — — — — 2019–20 Straubing Tigers DEL 52 8 22 30 26 — — — — — 2020–21 Straubing Tigers DEL 37 10 9 19 26 3 0 1 1 4 2021–22 Straubing Tigers DEL 54 4 25 29 35 4 0 1 1 4 NHL totals 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — DEL totals 143 22 56 78 87 7 0 2 2 8

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 United States U18 7 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 7 1 2 3 4

Awards and honours Award Year College CCHA All-Rookie Team 2011 NCHC Second All-Star Team 2014