Chris Hynnes

Chris Hynnes (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College

After graduating, Hynnes began his professional career in one of the lowest leagues in North America, the Colonial Hockey League. He was able to make a name for himself fairly quickly, scoring nearly a point-per-game in his first season as a pro and helping the Thunder Bay Senators win the league championship. The following season he got a shot at AAA hockey, playing more than half the season at the top level of the minor leagues. His production, however, never materialized and he was returned to Thunder Bay where he won a second championship. After helping the Senators to a third consecutive finals appearance (finishing as runners-up in 1996), Hynnes moved over to the ECHL and continued to play well with the South Carolina Stingrays. In his first season with the team he led South Carolina in postseason scoring and helped the club win its first Kelly Cup.

Hynnes spent two more seasons with the Stingrays before plying his trade in Europe. After two fairly disappointing seasons with the Frankfurt Lions, Hynnes retired from the game.

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Volunteer Pool Bearcats U18 AA —————————— 1988–89 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL —————————— 1989–90 Colorado College WCHA 1703310————— 1990–91 Colorado College WCHA 408182664————— 1991–92 Colorado College WCHA 4012314359————— 1992–93 Colorado College WCHA 368182668————— 1993–94 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 591340534592686 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 2534722————— 1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 140114————— 1994–95 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 16691510814510 1995–96 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 7326477396194172132 1996–97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 68223355861811162744 1997–98 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 7019395848540410 1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL —————10110 1998–99 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 701929487730222 1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 10000————— 1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 503473051128 2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 60651154————— NCAA totals 133 28 70 98 201 — — — — — CoHL totals 148 45 96 141 151 36 7 27 34 48 ECHL totals 208 60 101 161 211 26 15 18 33 56 AHL totals 15 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 DEL totals 110 9 9 18 84 5 1 1 2 8

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1991–92 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1991–92 ECHL Second-Team All-Star 1996–97 ECHL First-Team All-Star 1997–98