Chris Blight
Chris Blight (born October 14, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Dundee Stars of Elite Ice Hockey League.[1]
| Chris Blight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1982 Cambridge, Ontario, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Dundee Stars Worcester Sharks Manitoba Moose Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Albany River Rats Nordsjaelland Cobras Ravensburg Towerstars Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hershey Bears Portland Pirates Ritten Renon Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career
Blight played four-years of hockey for Clarkson University of the NCAA starting in 2001. He was ranked 156th in the NHL draft by NHL central scouting for the 2002 draft. After college hockey he signed with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL as an undrafted free agent. A prolific scoring career in the ECHL allowed him to be signed by many AHL teams during his four-year career in North America. He was signed by the Reading Royals on 4 October 2010.[2]
On 25 July 2011, Blight signed with Ritten Renon of Italy's Serie A.[3] On 8 June 2012, Blight moved to the United Kingdom to sign with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.[4] where he is currently playing in the 2013–14 season.[5] Blight now plays for the EIHL Gardiner Conference Champions Dundee Stars.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 36 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 41 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 65 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 71 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 40 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Nordsjaelland Cobras | DEN | 39 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 49 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 46 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ritten-Renon | ITL | 43 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 59 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 38 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| ECHL totals | 222 | 101 | 112 | 213 | 267 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 44 | ||||
| AHL totals | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Chris Blight". Elite Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- "Royals Sign Forward Chris Blight". Our Sports Central. October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- "Blight Joins Faulkner in Italy". ECAC Hockey. 2011-07-25.
- "Blight Joins Devils". Cardiff Devils press release. Elite Ice Hockey League. 2012-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- "New Devils Deal for Blight". Cardiff Devils press release. Elite Ice Hockey League. 2013-06-10. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.