Chris LiPuma

Christopher Paul LiPuma (born March 23, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.

Biography LiPuma was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team.

LiPuma played 72 games in the National Hockey League: 64 with the Tampa Bay Lightning and eight with the San Jose Sharks.

He is also well known for his play in the International Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Kitchener Rangers OHL 59 7 13 20 101 5 0 1 1 2 1989–90 Kitchener Rangers OHL 63 11 26 37 125 17 1 4 5 16 1990–91 Kitchener Rangers OHL 61 6 30 36 145 4 0 1 1 4 1991–92 Kitchener Rangers OHL 61 13 59 72 115 14 4 9 13 34 1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 66 4 14 18 379 9 1 1 2 35 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 15 0 5 5 34 — — — — — 1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL 42 2 10 12 254 11 1 1 2 28 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 27 0 4 4 77 — — — — — 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 41 5 12 17 191 — — — — — 1994–95 Nashville Knights ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 48 5 11 16 146 — — — — — 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 21 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 48 6 17 23 93 4 0 3 3 6 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 8 0 0 22 — — — — — 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 13 1 4 5 63 — — — — — 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 60 1 10 11 116 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL 34 0 10 10 186 — — — — — 1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 42 0 4 4 98 5 0 0 0 8 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 64 2 5 7 184 2 0 0 0 8 2001–02 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 70 3 31 34 228 — — — — — 2002–03 Orlando Seals ACHL 51 10 21 31 263 6 0 1 1 6 2003–04 Orlando Seals WHA2 30 1 14 15 112 — — — — — IHL totals 410 20 80 100 1617 27 2 2 4 79 NHL totals 72 0 9 9 146 — — — — —