| Chris Conner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.JPG) Conner with thePenguins in 2011. | |||
| Born | (1983-12-23)December 23, 1983 (age 41) Westland,Michigan,U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2020 | ||
Christopher Ryan Conner (born December 23, 1983) is anAmerican former professionalice hockeywinger who played in theNational Hockey League (NHL).
Conner grew up inWestland, Michigan and attendedChurchill High School inLivonia, Michigan.[citation needed] He lived in the same neighbourhood as currentAnaheim Ducks forwardRyan Kesler, and the two grew up together playing hockey since childhood.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1997Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesarsminor ice hockey team.[1]
Undrafted, Chris Conner played four seasons of collegiate hockey forMichigan Tech of theWCHA from 2002 to 2006. One of his teammates there wasJohn Scott, who would also play in the NHL.[2] After his senior year, Conner made his professional debut with theIowa Stars of theAHL at the end of the2005–06 season.[citation needed]
On July 13, 2006, Conner signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with theDallas Stars.[3] Conner was then assigned to affiliate Iowa for the start of the2006–07 season, but upon being recalled, scored his first NHL goal during a game against theColorado Avalanche on December 27, 2006. Conner was re-signed by the Stars at the end of the2007–08 season to a one-year deal on March 12, 2008.[4]
After splitting the2008–09 season between the Stars and thePeoria Rivermen, Conner signed a one-year deal withPittsburgh Penguins on July 7, 2009.[5] Conner appeared in 60 games during the2010–11 NHL season with Pittsburgh, scoring seven goals with nine assists. He scored the Penguins second goal in an 8–2 loss in Game 5 of Pittsburgh's first-round series against theTampa Bay Lightning. Conner failed to convert on apenalty shot during the second period of the next game, losing the puck off his stick as he advanced towards Lightning goaltenderDwayne Roloson. Pittsburgh ultimately lost the series in seven games.[citation needed]
On July 7, 2011, Conner signed a one-year, two-way contract with theDetroit Red Wings.[6]
In the following2012–13 season, Conner signed with thePhoenix Coyotes on a one-year contract. With thelockout in effect, he was directly assigned to the AHL affiliate, thePortland Pirates. He was recalled by the Coyotes to help their playoff push, appearing in 12 games to score 2 points, before being returned to Portland before the end of their season.[7]
On July 5, 2013, Conner signed a one-year, two-way contract to return with the Pittsburgh Penguins that was to pay him $550,000 at the NHL level.[8]
On July 1, 2014, Conner continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[9] A year later Conner signed a two-year, two-way contract with thePhiladelphia Flyers.[10] He led the scoring in the Flyers' AHL affiliateLehigh Valley Phantoms during the 2015-16 season with 55 points.[11]
As a free agent following the completion of his contract with the Flyers, Conner opted to continue his tenure with the Phantoms in agreeing to a two-year AHL deal on July 6, 2017.[12]
After four seasons with the Phantoms, Conner left the club as a free agent, continuing in the AHL in securing a one-year contract with the Binghamton Devils, affiliate to theNew Jersey Devils, on July 17, 2019.[13]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 56 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 30 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 48 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 55 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 30 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 59 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 57 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 60 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 70 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 72 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 53 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Team Carbonneau | 3ICE | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 180 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHASecond Team | 2003–04 | [citation needed] |