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  Chris Chelios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chelios was raised in Southern California and was a standout youth hockey player.
Chelios was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Chelios was also captain in the 1998 Nagano games and of the silver-medal-winning team in the 2002 Salt Lake City games.
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Earning his Wings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chris doubled his scoring output the next season with 87 points in 54 games, was named the league's top defenseman and was picked in the late second round of the 1981 NHL entry draft that summer by Montreal.
Chris chose the University of Wisconsin based on its proximity to family and friends in Chicago, and he spent his summers in the 1980s in San Diego to be with his parents and siblings.
Chris Chelios is the father of a tightknit Greek family, a restaurateur who shares his passion for hockey with his children.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040121-9999-1s21chelios.html   (2273 words)

  
 Chris Chelios : USAToday.com - Chris Chelios Biography from USAToday.com
Chris Chelios is one consideration when the Detroit Red Wings name their new captain to replace the retired Steve Yzerman
Chris Chelios is close to re-signing with the Detroit Red Wings.
Chelios is having a very good fantasy season in the overlooked categories like plus/minus, and penalty minutes with 102.
fantasyhockey.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=64   (353 words)

  
 LetsGoWings.com > Players > Chris Chelios 24
Chelios will again be one of the inspirational leaders on the Red Wings in 2002-03.
Chris Chelios was drafted 40th overall in the 1981 Entry Draft by the Montréal Canadiens.
In the shortened 1994-95 season, Chris was a First Team All-Star and led the Blackhawks with 33 assists, a +17 rating and 166 shots on goal.
www.letsgowings.com /players/chelios_chris.html   (858 words)

  
 1981 NHL Entry Draft -- Chris Chelios
Chelios arrived on campus for the 1979-80 school year and soon realized he was in the wrong environment because he was going up against bigger players with considerably more junior experience.
Chelios was angered by the harsh suspension because the NHL had treated him as a habitual offender and because referee Fraser had not treated the incident as abuse of an official when it happened.
Four months later, Chelios was suspended by the NHL a second time, also for four games, and fined $500 by for scratching Dana Murzyn's eye in a fight at the end of the second period during Chicago's Feb. 2, 1994, game at Vancouver.
www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1981/81040.html   (2296 words)

  
 Chris Chelios Biography, pictures and stats - Hockey Fans
Chris Chelios was born on January 25, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Chelios though would soon be moving back home as he was traded by Montreal in the summer of 1990 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Denis Savard.
Chelios would win two more Norris trophies during while in Chicago and led the team in points during the 1995-96 season.
www.hockey-fans.com /players/chelios.php   (310 words)

  
 At 44, Chelios again captain of U.S. team - Boston.com
Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will captain the U.S. hockey team at the Turin Olympics, the third straight Winter Games he has been accorded the honor.
Chelios and fellow 2006 Olympian Keith Tkachuk are the only two U.S. hockey players to make four Olympic squads (1984, 1998, 2002, 2006).
Chelios led the United States to a silver medal at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and also was captain at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2006/02/01/at_44_chelios_again_captain_of_us_team   (341 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Red Wings bring back Chelios, still waiting on Yzerman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chris Chelios signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings.
Chelios was a captain for the third straight Winter Games, and became the third-oldest player in Olympic hockey history.
Chelios has such a passion for hockey — and an aversion to sitting still — he played for the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League last year during the NHL lockout.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/wings/2006-05-31-chelios-returns_x.htm?csp=34   (487 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Chris Chelios
Chelios added to his international experience by playing with the NHL All-Stars against their Soviet counterparts at Rendez-vous '87 in Quebec City and by appearing in his second Canada Cup for the U.S. that same fall.
Chelios would capture his second Norris Trophy in 1993 and capture a third in 1996 before representing his country for a second time at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Unfortunately, Chelios and the Wings fell short in their attempt, however, three years later Chelios would capture his second Stanley Cup and was a instrumental part of the U.S. Silver Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10248   (823 words)

  
 Wings edge Oilers in shoot-out - 03/19/06 - The Detroit News Online
Chelios' 16-year-old son, Dean, is a special guest on this four-day Wings road trip to western Canada.
Dean Chelios has been around the NHL his entire life -- he was born in Montreal the summer after Chelios helped lead the Canadiens to the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals.
Dean Chelios, who says his curfew is "10 or 11 (p.m.)," even gets his own room, a luxury usually reserved for 10-year NHL veterans who have played 600 or more games.
www.detnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060319/SPORTS0103/603190339   (1094 words)

  
 Press Box - ICE HOCKEY: Chris Chelios Named Captain Of 2006 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team - 2/1/2006
Chelios helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the inaugural World Cup of Hockey 1996, and won a silver medal with the United States at the 1991 Canada Cup.
Chelios’ National Hockey League career has spanned 22 years and includes two Stanley Cups (Montreal Canadiens, 1986 and Detroit Red Wings, 2002); three James Norris Memorial Trophies as the NHL’s best defenseman (1989, 1993 and 1996); and five stints as an NHL First Team All-Star (1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 2002).
Chelios also earned the distinction of being the first-ever American to captain the Montreal Canadiens during the 1989-90 season, and subsequently captained the Chicago Blackhawks from 1995-99.
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 Behind the Jersey: Behind the Jersey: No. 24
Chelios grew up attending Blackhawks’ games and bought his first pair of skates for $5 at a local Ace Hardware in Chicago.
Chris became the guy for Red Wing fans to hate after he nailed Sergei Federov across the face with his stick, but following his signing with the Wings in the 98/99 season Cheli is loved by fans, not hated.
Chris has played an important role in the USA hockey team both as a leader and a player.
behindthejersey.blogspot.com /2004/02/behind-jersey-no-24.html   (1135 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- No NHL? No problem. Chris Chelios goes bobsledding
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Chris Chelios was in his element, and he still was running scared.
Chelios came to the Adirondack Mountains to try his luck in the sport after the U.S. Bobsled Federation extended an invitation.
Chelios, who has four children, said if he plays any hockey he would stay close to home – most likely with the nearby American Hockey League team.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20041014-0037-hkn-chelios-bobsled.html   (614 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chelios earns spot as U.S. hockey captain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chris Chelios also captained the 2002 U.S. hockey team in Salt Lake City and in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
Chelios, playing in his fourth Olympiad, is the oldest NHLer since Gordie Howe played at age 52 in 1980.
Chelios said the experiences he had in Nagano in 1998, when the USA started poorly and lost in the quarterfinals, helped prepare him to help the team win a silver medal at Salt Lake City in 2002.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/torino/hockey/2006-02-01-chelios-captain_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA   (611 words)

  
 Chris Chelios #24
In 1998-99, Chris was traded on March 23 to the Detroit Red Wings for Anders Eriksson and a first round draft pick.
In 1999-2000, Chris led the Red Wings with a +48 rating as the club posted a 48-win, 108-point season.
In 2000-01, Chris was limited to just 24 games as the Red Wings won the Central Division title.
members.tripod.com /redwings20020/id55.htm   (933 words)

  
 TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
Chelios played part of last season for the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League and toyed with the idea of trying out for the Greek Olympic bobsled team for the 2006 Winter Games at Turin, Italy.
Chelios is a perfect example of why the league is...
Chelios is an idiot, the veterans who have too muc...
www.tsn.ca /nhl/news_story.asp?id=130194   (1396 words)

  
 NBCOlympics.com - Athletes - Chris Chelios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Torino update In his fourth Olympics, defenseman Chris Chelios was the captain of Team U.S.A. Chelios and the Americans lost to Finland in the quarterfinals, leaving the Olympics with a 1-1-3 record.
Chelios was captain for both the 1998 Nagano Olympic team and the 2002 Salt Lake team.
Chelios is married with two sons and two daughters.
www.nbcolympics.com /athletes/5080750/detail.html   (653 words)

  
 USA Hockey Names Chris Chelios As Captain Of 2002 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
Chelios also served as captain of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, when National Hockey League players made their debut at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.
On July 25, Chelios was added to the preliminary roster to become one of 14 NHL players named to the 2002 United States Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team.
In 2000-01, Chelios completed his 18th season in the NHL and his first full year with the Red Wings.
wcha.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/080101aaa.html   (612 words)

  
 Chris Chelios.. - Page 2 - HFBoards
Chelios is arguably the greatest US born player ever.
I think with the Internet and 24 hour sports radio and TV, media guys are so voracious for a story, any story, that their better judgement sometimes takes a back seat to a scoop or in some cases baseless speculation.
I dunno what value it has, but according to a friend of mine in the police department during Chelios' days, the main difference now about the reporters telling stories is the GM power.
hfboards.com /showthread.php?p=6347847#post6347847   (1693 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S. leans on veteran Chelios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chris Chelios is 42 and playing along many graybeards on Team USA, and yet defenseman Brian Leetch theorizes that Scott Gomez, 23, "probably believes that Chelli is his best friend."
Somehow, Chelios has developed the odd mixture of being considered one of the meanest competitors and one of the friendliest players in the league.
Some say Chelios doesn't play as ruthlessly as he once did, but he says his playing style is dictated by the needs of the team.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/2004-08-29-chelios-world-cup_x.htm   (777 words)

  
 Chris Chelios Pucks
Chris was selected by The Montreal Canadiens in the second round (40th overall) in the 1981 Entry Draft.
Chelios went on to play six seasons with the Canadiens (1983-1990), winning a Stanley Cup in 1986.
The Blackhawks traded Chelios to the Detroit Red Wings in 1999, and assisted the Red Wings in hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2002.
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 Red Wings again champs in deadline dealing - Chris Chelios Sporting News, The - Find Articles
Chelios grew to loathe the Red Wings in nine seasons as a member of the division-rival Blackhawks.
Because he wanted to be wanted, and the Blackhawks wouldn't give the 37-year-old defenseman a one-year contract extension for the same $3.7 million he's making now beyond next season when he told them he wanted to finish his career in Chicago.
Chelios won a Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986 and knows the Western Conference well.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_14_223/ai_54343151   (972 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - Chris Chelios Goes Bobsledding
Chris Chelios grabbed his red helmet, listened to some last-minute instructions, and then hit the ice -- running.
With the NHL lockout in full swing, Chelios traded his skates Wednesday night for a pair of fl booties and took three teeth-chattering runs in a two-man bobsled down the track at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
If the lockout continues, Chelios, whose parents are Greek, is toying with the idea of trying out for the Greek Olympic bobsled team for the 2006 Winter Games at Turin, Italy.
www.usolympicteam.com /11520_27494.htm   (687 words)

  
 cbs11tv.com - USA Hockey Names Chris Chelios Captain
Chelios will lead the Olympic men's team for a third straight time, having also served as the captain for the 1998 and 2002 teams.
Chelios helped lead the 2002 squad to a silver medal.
The 44-year-old Chelios will be the oldest American to ever compete in an Olympic Winter Games ice hockey tournament and is one of only two American players to be named to four Olympic squads, joining Keith Tkachuk.
cbs11tv.com /olympics/olympics_story_033094900.html   (263 words)

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