Chris McAlpine

Chris McAlpine
Born	December 1, 1971 Roseville, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft	137th overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1994–2005

Christopher Walter McAlpine (born December 1, 1971 in Roseville, Minnesota) is a retired American professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Los Angeles Kings. He played defense and shot right-handed.

McAlpine was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 7th round, 137th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted he played for the University of Minnesota for 4 years, scoring 30 points in 36 games his final year there. He made his debut in the NHL during the 1994–1995 season when he split the year with the Devils and the Albany River Rats of the AHL. After one and a half years with the River Rats McAlpine was traded to the St. Louis Blues, where he played the majority of his NHL career. The 1999–2000 season turned out to be a hectic one for McAlpine, as he played for the Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Atlanta Thrashers. Following that season he played for the Chicago Blackhwaks for 2 years and then 21 games with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2002–2003 season.

Chris McAlpine won the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the New Jersey Devils. Chris McAlpine retired after the 2004–2005 season. He is currently a player agent working in Minneapolis.

Career NHL Statistics

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL		24	0	3	3	17
1996–1997	St. Louis Blues	NHL		15	0	0	0	24
1997–1998	St. Louis Blues	NHL		54	3	7	10	36
1998–1999	St. Louis Blues	NHL		51	1	1	2	50
1999–2000	Blues-Tampa Bay Lightning-Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		34	2	2	4	26
2000–2001	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		50	0	6	6	32
2001–2002	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		40	0	3	3	36
2002–2003	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		21	0	2	2	24
8 years	Totals	NHL		289	6	24	30	245

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	1990–91
All-WCHA First Team	1993–94
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1993–94
WCHA All-Tournament Team	1994	[1]

References

1. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

External links

• Chris McAlpine's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database