| Kris Porter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1974-08-31)August 31, 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for | Fresno Falcons (WCHL,ECHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) New Orleans Brass (ECHL) Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) Worcester IceCats (AHL) Merrimack Warriors (HE) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2006 | ||
Kris Porter (born August 31, 1974) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeyforward who played most of his career in theECHL andWCHL.
Porter was born inWawota, Saskatchewan and later moved toWynyard, Saskatchewan. He played for a midget level team in his small town throughout high school. Porter played defense until age 15, when he moved to forward. There he was a prolific goal scorer. After high school Porter played junior hockey for theWeyburn Red Wings. In his last year of junior hockey he led theSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League in scoring.[1]
Though he received offers fromIvy League programs Porter attendedMerrimack College and played there from 1995 to 1999. Though he initially lacked skating skill compared to his teammates in his first season, by his sophomore year Porter had greatly improved and shared the team's Most Improved Player award withRejean Stringer. He led the team in goals scored in the 1996–97 season and led the team in overall scoring the next two years. In the 1997–98 season he scored the second most goals in the nation.[1] In one game that season he scored 4 goals in a 9-1 victory overAir Force.[2] While at Merrimack he spent four consecutive seasons on theHockey East All-Academic team.[3]
After leaving Merrimack, Porter played three games for theWorcester IceCats of theAHL in the 1998–99 season. In the 1999–2000 he split his time between theKentucky Thoroughblades of the AHL and theNew Orleans Brass andJohnstown Chiefs of theECHL. The next year, he moved to theFresno Falcons of the now-defunctWCHL. Porter played a key role in Fresno's 2003 playoff run.[4] He played for Fresno for six seasons before retiring from professional hockey.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Merrimack College | HE | 25 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Merrimack College | HE | 34 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Merrimack College | HE | 38 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Merrimack College | HE | 36 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 30 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Fresno Falcons | WCHL | 30 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Fresno Falcons | WCHL | 54 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Fresno Falcons | WCHL | 64 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 70 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 145 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 104 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||