About Chris Snell
Born 1971. Chris Snell is a Canadian ice hockey player.
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.
Snell played in the Oshawa Kiwanis Minor Hockey program in the OMHA and was a member of the 1987β88 All-Ontario Midget Championship team.
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.
He was a member of the Team Canada Under-20 1990 World Junior Championship team that captured a gold medal in 1991.
He played in thirty-four games in the National Hockey League: two with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993β94 and thirty-two with the Los Angeles Kings in 1994β95. During the 1994β95 season, he was the only defenceman to score two shorthanded goals.
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.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987β88 Oshawa Kiwanis Midget 79 21 67 88 113 β β β β β 1988β89 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 11 48 59 16 11 3 5 8 0 1989β90 Ottawa 67's OHL 63 18 62 80 36 3 2 4 6 4 1990β91 Ottawa 67's OHL 54 23 59 82 58 17 3 14 17 8 1991β92 Rochester Americans AHL 65 5 27 32 66 10 2 1 3 6 1992β93 Rochester Americans AHL 76 14 57 71 83 17 5 8 13 39 1993β94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 2 β β β β β 1993β94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 75 22 74 96 92 11 1 15 16 10 1994β95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 57 15 49 64 122 β β β β β 1994β95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32 2 7 9 22 β β β β β 1995β96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 40 9 22 31 113 β β β β β 1995β96 Binghamton Rangers AHL 32 7 25 32 48 4 2 2 4 6 1996β97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 73 22 45 67 130 2 0 0 0 2 1997β98 Frankfurt Lions DEL 45 13 26 39 161 7 3 2 5 22 1998β99 Frankfurt Lions DEL 49 22 29 51 157 8 2 4 6 6 1999β2000 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 5 19 24 117 β β β β β 2000β01 Hannover Scorpions DEL 50 8 17 25 76 6 0 2 2 14 2001β02 Frankfurt Lions DEL 54 15 26 41 100 β β β β β 2002β03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 46 9 22 31 132 β β β β β AHL totals 248 48 183 231 289 42 10 26 36 61 IHL totals 170 46 116 162 365 2 0 0 0 2 DEL totals 294 72 139 211 743 21 5 8 13 42
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Canada WJC 7 0 4 4 0
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Chris Snell was born on 12 May 1971 in Regina.
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