Chris Luongo

Chris Luongo
Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	March 17, 1967 (age 54); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	Michigan State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005-2006	Motor City Mechanics
2006–2008	Wayne State (assistant)
2008–2010	Alabama-Huntsville (assistant)
2010–2012	Alabama-Huntsville
2015-2017	U.S. NTDP
2017-present	Michigan State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	6–54–3 (.119)

Christopher John Luongo (born March 17, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Luongo played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders.

Biography[]

Luongo was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Fraser, Michigan.^[1] As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.^[2]

Luongo was a stay-at-home defenseman who played in 218 games in his NHL career, scoring 8 goals and 23 assists for 31 points and collecting 176 penalty minutes. Drafted by his hometown Red Wings in 1985, he then accepted a scholarship to Michigan State where he enjoyed a four-year career with the Spartans, earning the team's "Dr. John Downs Outstanding Defensive Player Award" in 1988 and 1989. He spent 1989 to 1992 in the Red Wings organization before signing with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent. After one season in Ottawa, he was traded to the New York Islanders, where he finished his NHL career in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Luongo was also a member of the U.S. squad at the 1996, 1997, and 2000 World Championships, winning the bronze medal in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

From 1997 to 2004, he played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for EV Landshut, Munich Barons, Nuremberg Ice Tigers and the Krefeld Pinguine.^{[citation needed]}

Luongo currently resides in Novi, Michigan, with his wife, Cheryl, and their two sons, Anthony and Christopher. Chris also has a dog named Tyson.

Coaching[]

Luongo spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Wayne State Warriors. In September 2008 he joined the UAH Chargers as an assistant coach under head coach Danton Cole, who was a teammate of Luongo's at Michigan State. In 2010, he was named head coach of the Chargers,^[3] and coached the team for two seasons.^{[citation needed]} After leaving UAH in 2012, he took a break from coaching until joining the National Team Development Program from 2015 to 2017 as assistant coach. Since 2017, Luongo has serve as the Assistant Coach for the Michigan State Hockey Team.

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (Division I Independent) (2010–11–2011–12)
2010–11	Alabama–Huntsville	4–26–2
2011–12	Alabama–Huntsville	2–28–1
Alabama-Huntsville:		6–54–3
Total:		6–54–3
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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Awards and honors[]

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1987	^[5]
All-CCHA Second Team	1988–89	^[6]

References[]

^ [1]
^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ Jamie Gilliam (July 9, 2010). "Luongo named head hockey coach". UAH Chargers Ice Hockey. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Hockey Year-by-Year". Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links[]

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[2] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[Luongo-3] Jamie Gilliam (July 9, 2010). "Luongo named head hockey coach". UAH Chargers Ice Hockey. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[4] "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Hockey Year-by-Year". Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-08-06.

[ncaa-5] "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

[6] "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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show v t Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Home ice	Von Braun Center (1979–2021)
Head coaches	(1979–1982) Doug Ross (1982–2007) Danton Cole (2007–2010) Chris Luongo (2010–2012) Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) Mike Corbett (2013–2020) Lance West (2020–2021)
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	(179 Points) Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) (66 Wins)
National championships	1995–96 (D-II) 1997–98 (D-II)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2010
Conference Tournament titles	College Hockey America: 2007 2010
Players	Alumni Current Roster
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL