Chris Winnes

Christopher Robert Winnes (born February 12, 1968) is an American retired professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers between 1991 and 1993. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2002, was spent in the minor leagues. Internationally Winnes played for the American national team at the 1992 World Championships. Winnes later became a firefighter with the Warwick Fire Department in Rhode Island.

Playing career Recruited by a number of teams out of Northwood Prep School in Lake Placid, New York, Winnes was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1987 Entry Draft (9th choice, 161st overall).

Winnes played four years (1987–1991) at the University of New Hampshire. During the 1987–88 season, he became the first freshman ever to lead his team in scoring, resulting in his nomination to the Hockey East All-Freshman Team.

At the conclusion of his senior year with the Wildcats in 1990–91, Winnes joined the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League before making his NHL debut with the Bruins during the 1991 playoffs. He spent most of the 1991–92 season with the Mariners but would go on to play 24 games with the Bruins that season and later competed at the 1992 World Championships as a member of the U.S. National team.

After playing in only five NHL games in 1992–93, and spending most of the season with the Providence Bruins, Winnes signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1993. The following season saw Winnes play in four games with the Flyers, playing most of the season and the following in the minors as a member of the Hershey Bears.

Winnes retired from hockey following the 2001–02 season, ending a career which saw him play 34 NHL games, tallying one goal and six assists for seven points. Winnes' lone NHL goal occurred as a member of the Boston Bruins on November 22, 1991, in Boston's 6–3 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Ridgefield High School HS-CT 24 40 30 70 — — — — — — 1986–87 Northwood School HS-NY 47 25 33 58 56 — — — — — 1987–88 University of New Hampshire HE 30 17 19 36 28 — — — — — 1988–89 University of New Hampshire HE 30 11 20 31 22 — — — — — 1989–90 University of New Hampshire HE 24 10 13 23 12 — — — — — 1990–91 University of New Hampshire HE 33 15 16 31 24 — — — — — 1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 7 3 1 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 45 12 35 47 30 — — — — — 1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 24 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 64 23 36 59 34 4 0 2 2 5 1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Hershey Bears AHL 70 29 21 50 20 7 1 3 4 0 1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Hershey Bears AHL 78 26 40 66 39 6 2 2 4 17 1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 27 6 13 19 14 — — — — — 1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 39 6 7 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 17 23 40 16 13 1 4 5 2 1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 33 7 6 13 25 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 11 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 1999–00 B.C. Icemen UHL 14 7 7 14 0 3 0 4 4 0 1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL 12 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 38 6 17 23 4 5 2 2 4 0 2000–01 New Haven Knights UHL 6 2 6 8 4 5 1 2 3 2 2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 13 14 27 6 — — — — — 2001–02 New Haven Knights UHL 61 16 33 49 20 — — — — — 2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — AHL totals 478 138 197 335 180 37 6 15 21 24 NHL totals 33 1 6 7 6 1 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1992 United States WC 6 3 2 5 4 Senior totals 6 3 2 5 4

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1987–88