Chris Marinucci
Encyclopedia
Christopher Jon Marinucci (born December 29, 1971) is a American
retired
ice hockey
player who played briefly in the NHL
with the Los Angeles Kings
and the New York Islanders
. He also played with the Denver Grizzlies, Utah Grizzlies
, Phoenix Roadrunners
, Chicago Wolves
, Kakudo, Berlin Polar Bears, Idaho Steelheads
, IF Björklöven
and Storhamar Dragons
.
At the start of his career, he first played four years with his University of Minnesota Duluth
hockey team, earning conference MVP and the Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player. He then was drafted in 1990 by the New York Islanders
and played in the IHL with the Denver Grizzlies and made his debut in the NHL that year. He then moved on to different leagues, including DEL, the Japan
and Sweden
leagues, and the WCHL
and the ECHL
. However, he played most of his career with several teams in the IHL. In a 14 year span (1990–2004) he won 3 awards, and his last season was in the IHL with the Idaho Steelheads
in the ECHL
. He was part of the cup winning Storhamar Dragons
of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat Vålerenga Ishockey
in double overtime.
United States
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retired
Retirement
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours.Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played briefly in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He also played with the Denver Grizzlies, Utah Grizzlies
Utah Grizzlies
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :...
, Phoenix Roadrunners
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)
The Phoenix Roadrunners were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. The team was housed at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team played in the IHL from 1989 to 1997. The IHL Roadrunners were named for a World Hockey Association team of the same name...
, Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
, Kakudo, Berlin Polar Bears, Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
, IF Björklöven
IF Björklöven
IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden...
and Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
.
At the start of his career, he first played four years with his University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
hockey team, earning conference MVP and the Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player. He then was drafted in 1990 by the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and played in the IHL with the Denver Grizzlies and made his debut in the NHL that year. He then moved on to different leagues, including DEL, the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
leagues, and the WCHL
West Coast Hockey League
The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington...
and the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. However, he played most of his career with several teams in the IHL. In a 14 year span (1990–2004) he won 3 awards, and his last season was in the IHL with the Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. He was part of the cup winning Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
in double overtime.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
P Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| 1991–92 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 37 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| 1992–93 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 40 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 52 |
| 1993–94 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 38 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 65 |
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 74 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 42 |
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 21 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) The Phoenix Roadrunners were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. The team was housed at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team played in the IHL from 1989 to 1997. The IHL Roadrunners were named for a World Hockey Association team of the same name... |
IHL | 62 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 26 |
| 1997–98 | Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois... |
IHL | 78 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 35 |
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 82 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 24 |
| 1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 80 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 18 |
| 2000–01 | Kokudo | Japan | 40 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Berlin Polar Bears | DEL | 53 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 24 |
| 2002–03 | Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003.... |
WCHL West Coast Hockey League The West Coast Hockey League was a professional minor ice hockey league active in the western United States from 1995 to 2003. The number of teams ranged from six to nine. The teams were located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Washington... |
26 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | IF Björklöven IF Björklöven IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden... |
Swe-2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Storhamar Dragons Storhamar Dragons The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957... |
NEL GET-ligaen GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor... |
17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| NHL totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NCAA totals | 151 | 77 | 96 | 173 | 78 | ||
| IHL totals | 405 | 157 | 208 | 365 | 159 | ||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 22 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | Berlin Polar Bears | DEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | Storhamar Dragons | NEL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 |
| Playoff totals (Includes every league) | 81 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 91 | ||
Awards
- Hobey Baker AwardHobey Baker AwardThe Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player.It is named for hockey player and World War I veteran Hobey Baker, who played collegiately at Princeton University and learned the game at St...
- 1993–94 - Ken McKenzie TrophyKen McKenzie TrophyThe Ken McKenzie Trophy is awarded annually to the Central Hockey League's leading points scorer in the regular season. The award is named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of The Hockey News....
- 1994–95 - IHL Man of the YearIHL Man of the YearThe IHL Man of the Year was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the player who displays the most charitable and educational leadership in the community. The award was awarded from 1993 to 2001, also known as the I. John Snider, II Trophy.-Winners:-References:* www.hockeydb.com...
- 1998–99