Chris Imes

Chris Imes (born August 27, 1972) is an American former ice hockey player. He played for HK Olimpija, the Anchorage Aces, and the Minnesota Moose during his career. He also played for the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1995 World Championships.

Imes played for the University of Maine Black Bears from 1990 to 1995. During his freshman and sophomore year at the University of Maine, Imes won the Shawn Walsh Defensive Player Award twice and helped guide Maine to their first NCAA Championship in 1992–93. In his senior year, Imes was a runner up for the Hobey Baker Award and was named the Hockey East Player of the Year in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

After retiring, Imes joined the Chicago Blues youth hockey organization as a director and became a local physical education teacher.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 University of Maine HE 37 6 8 14 16 — — — — — 1991–92 University of Maine HE 31 4 19 23 22 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Maine HE 45 12 23 35 24 — — — — — 1994–95 University of Maine HE 43 4 29 33 18 — — — — — 1994–95 Manitoba Moose IHL 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Manitoba Moose IHL 80 4 14 18 56 — — — — — 1996–97 Anchorage Aces WCHL 7 3 3 6 4 9 1 3 4 24 1997–98 HK Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 1998–99 HK Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 33 5 16 21 20 — — — — — 1999–2000 HK Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 31 7 9 16 42 — — — — — HE totals 156 26 79 105 80 — — — — — IHL totals 82 4 14 18 60 3 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 United States WJC 7 0 2 2 0 1992 United States WJC 7 1 0 1 0 1994 United States OG 8 0 0 0 2 1995 United States WC 6 1 0 1 0 Junior totals 14 1 2 3 0 Senior totals 14 1 0 1 2

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Second Team 1991–92 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1992, 1993, 1995 All-Hockey East First Team 1992–93 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1992–93 All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1993, 1995 All-Hockey East All-Star 1994–95 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1994–95