Ice hockey player
Chris LiPuma | |||
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Born |
(1971-03-23) March 23, 1971 (age 53) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks Orlando Solar Bears Chicago Wolves Orlando Seals | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1992–2004 |
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 season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Chris LiPuma Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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