Chris Valicevic

Chris Valicevic (born April 25, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman of Croatian ancestry.[1][2] who spent the majority of his career with the ECHL's Louisiana IceGators. He is the fifth all-time career scorer in the ECHL with 611 points.[3]

Chris Valicevic
Born (1968-04-25) April 25, 1968
Mt. Clemens, MI, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Cornwall Aces
Worcester IceCats
IHL
Houston Aeros
ECHL
Greensboro Monarchs
Louisiana IceGators
RHI
Portland Rage
New Jersey Rockin' Rollers
Sacramento River Rats
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2002

ECHL

Valicevic spent seven seasons with the Louisiana IceGators, and was named to the ECHL All-Star Game seven times, an ECHL record. Of those seven times he was named to the All-Star team, he was named to the First Team All-ECHL team five time, also an ECHL record. Valicevic was also named ECHL Most Valuable Player for the 1998-1999 season. Valicevic retired with 460 assists and 611 points, which made him the career regular season and postseason leader among defensemen in assists and points. His 102 postseason games are also an ECHL record.[4]

In 2008, Valievic was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame. Valicevic was joined by ECHL founder Henry Brabham, the league's first commissioner Patrick J. Kelly, and goaltender Nick Vitucci as members of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class.[5]

Awards
  • 1993–94: ECHL All-Star
  • 1995–96: ECHL All-Star
  • 1995–96: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
  • 1996–97: ECHL All-Star
  • 1996–97: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
  • 1997–98: ECHL All-Star
  • 1997–98: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
  • 1998–99: ECHL All-Star
  • 1998–99: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
  • 1998–99: ECHL Most Valuable Player
  • 1999–2000: ECHL All-Star
  • 2000–01: ECHL All-Star
  • 2007–08: Named to the ECHL Hall of Fame

References
  1. I kanadskim hokejom vladaju Hrvati
  2. Valičević
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Monroe, Mark (January 23, 2008). "Vitucci named to ECHL Hall of Fame". Toledo Blade. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.