Chris Bala
| Chris Bala | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bala with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2005 | |||
| Born |
September 24, 1978 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ottawa Senators | ||
| NHL Draft |
58th overall, 1998 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2009 | ||
Christopher B. Bala (born September 24, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Biography[]
Bala was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania where he attended the Hill School.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team.[2]
Bala was drafted 58th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft from Harvard University and played six regular season games for the Senators during the 2001–02 NHL season, scoring one assist.[citation needed] He played in the American Hockey League for most of his career with farms teams of the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche.[citation needed] He then played for the Reading Royals in the ECHL.[citation needed]
He currently works at The Hill School, his alma mater.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Harvard University | ECAC | 33 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Harvard University | ECAC | 32 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 70 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 51 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 61 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 46 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 58 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1998 | [citation needed] |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2002 | [citation needed] |
References[]
- ^ "Bobrovsky named Rookie of the Month".
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Binghamton Senators players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
- Hershey Bears players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Ice hockey people from Pennsylvania
- Ice hockey people from Virginia
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Ottawa Senators draft picks
- Ottawa Senators players
- Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia
- People from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Reading Royals players
- The Hill School alumni
- The Hill School faculty
- Educators from Pennsylvania
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