Chris Therien
Encyclopedia
Christopher Bowie Therien (born December 14, 1971), affectionately known as Bundy, is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman who played 12 National Hockey League
(NHL) seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers
and Dallas Stars
. He is currently the color commentator on Philadelphia Flyers radio broadcasts on 610 WIP. In addition to his radio work with 610 WIP, Therien operates a shipping logistics company with former Flyers' teammate John LeClair
called LT Lines (LeClair-Therien Lines).
in the 3rd round, 47th overall of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft
. He attended Providence College
for three years and joined the Canadian national team after graduating. He was a member of the Canadian team which won silver at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. He started his professional career in 1994 playing for the Hershey Bears
of the AHL
. Once the NHL Lockout came to an end, he joined the Flyers and played every regular season and playoff game in the abbreviated season, earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team
. He enjoyed his best season in 1996–97 by recording a career high in points (24) and plus/minus (+27) in 71 games while helping lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals
. After playing nine and a half seasons with the Flyers, he was traded to the Dallas Stars
on March 8, 2004, for a 2004 8th round draft pick
and a 2005 3rd round draft pick
. He signed a one-year contract to return to the Flyers shortly after the 2004–05 NHL lockout came to an end, and ended up playing in 47 games before having his season cut short due to a head injury.
Known primarily as a defensive defenceman, Therien was usually partnered with Éric Desjardins
over the years. He was also well known for elevating his game when matched up against star forward Jaromír Jágr
. His teammates took to calling him Bundy after the character Al Bundy
from Married... with Children
.
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...
defenceman who played 12 National Hockey League
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...
(NHL) seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
. He is currently the color commentator on Philadelphia Flyers radio broadcasts on 610 WIP. In addition to his radio work with 610 WIP, Therien operates a shipping logistics company with former Flyers' teammate John LeClair
John LeClair
John Clark LeClair is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins...
called LT Lines (LeClair-Therien Lines).
Playing career
After registering 35 goals and 37 assists in 31 games for Northwood School in 1989–90, Chris Therien was drafted by the Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 3rd round, 47th overall of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft
1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...
. He attended Providence College
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
for three years and joined the Canadian national team after graduating. He was a member of the Canadian team which won silver at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. He started his professional career in 1994 playing for the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. Once the NHL Lockout came to an end, he joined the Flyers and played every regular season and playoff game in the abbreviated season, earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team
NHL All-Rookie Team
The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
. He enjoyed his best season in 1996–97 by recording a career high in points (24) and plus/minus (+27) in 71 games while helping lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1997 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit was in the Final for the second time in three years while the Flyers were making their first appearance since the 1987 Final...
. After playing nine and a half seasons with the Flyers, he was traded to the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
on March 8, 2004, for a 2004 8th round draft pick
Martin Houle
Martin G. Houle is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently playing with the Sorel-Tracy GCI of the LNAH.-Playing career:...
and a 2005 3rd round draft pick
Chris Lawrence (ice hockey)
Chris Lawrence is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...
. He signed a one-year contract to return to the Flyers shortly after the 2004–05 NHL lockout came to an end, and ended up playing in 47 games before having his season cut short due to a head injury.
Known primarily as a defensive defenceman, Therien was usually partnered with Éric Desjardins
Eric Desjardins
Éric Desjardins is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993 and headlined the Flyers defence for over a decade...
over the years. He was also well known for elevating his game when matched up against star forward Jaromír Jágr
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromír Jágr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers...
. His teammates took to calling him Bundy after the character Al Bundy
Al Bundy
Al Bundy is a fictional character from the U.S. television series Married... with Children. He was played by Ed O'Neill.-Character history:...
from Married... with Children
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
.
Awards
- 1990–91: All-Rookie Team (Hockey EastHockey EastHockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
) - 1992–93: Second All-Star Team (Hockey EastHockey EastHockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
) - 1993–94: Silver Medal (XVII Olympic Winter Games1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
) - 1994–95: All-Rookie Team (NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe 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...
)
Records
- His 753 games played as a Philadelphia Flyer is first among defenseman in Flyers history.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Pts 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,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Ottawa Jr. Senators Ottawa Jr. Senators The Ottawa Jr. Senators are a junior-age men's ice hockey team from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Their home arena is the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre in south Ottawa. The club is in the Robinson Division of the Central Canada Hockey League, a Junior "A" league. The team is not affiliated with the NHL... |
CJHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CJHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Northwood School | HS-NY | 31 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Providence Friars Providence Friars The Providence Friars is the name of the athletic teams of Providence College. They compete in the Big East Conference for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East and in women's volleyball, where they compete in the America East Conference... |
HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
36 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Providence Friars | HE | 36 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Friars | HE | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Canadian National Team | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Canadian National Team | — | 59 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Hershey Bears | AHL | 34 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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... |
48 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 64 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were... |
AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 764 | 29 | 130 | 159 | 585 | 104 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 68 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Canada | OG Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, Norway. The competition, held from February 12 to February 27, was won by Sweden and Canada as runner-up.-Final rankings:Source:* Gold -... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||