Chris LiPuma
| Chris LiPuma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1971 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks Orlando Solar Bears Chicago Wolves Orlando Seals | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2004 | ||
Christopher Paul LiPuma (born March 23, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
Biography
[edit]LiPuma was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team.[1]
LiPuma played 72 games in the National Hockey League: 64 with the Tampa Bay Lightning and eight with the San Jose Sharks.[2]
He is also well known for his play in the International Hockey League.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 59 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 63 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 125 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 61 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 61 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 66 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 379 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 254 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 34 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 70 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Orlando Seals | ACHL | 51 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 263 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Orlando Seals | WHA2 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 410 | 20 | 80 | 100 | 1617 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 79 | ||||
| NHL totals | 72 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chris LiPuma Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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