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Chris Phillips 
Born March 9, 1978
Calgary, AB, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left NHL team Ottawa Senators National team 
CanadaNHL Draft 1st overall, 1996
Ottawa SenatorsPlaying career 1997–present Chris Phillips (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has been a member of the Ottawa Senators for his entire career, which began with the 1997–98 season. He also serves as their alternate captain and is regarded as a stay-at-home defenceman. The Senators drafted him first overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He was raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Playing career
Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Phillips began his junior career with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in 1993-94, where he had six goals and 22 points in 56 games. In 10 playoff games, Phillips had three assists. He returned to the Oil Barons for the 1994-95 season, in which he saw his offensive production increase to 16 goals and 48 points in 48 games. In 11 post-season games, Phillips had four goals and six points. Phillips also participated in the 1995 Canada Winter Games where he was the captain of the Alberta team.
Prince Albert Raiders
Phillips joined the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL for the 1995-96 season, where he had 10 goals and 40 points in 61 games as a rookie with the Raiders. Phillips helped the Raiders to the Conference Finals, as he had two goals and 14 points in 18 games. After the season, Phillips won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy and he was drafted first overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
The Senators assigned Phillips back to the Raiders for the 1996-97, and in 32 games, he had three goals and 26 points. The rebuilding team traded Phillips to the Lethbridge Hurricanes midway through the season.
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Phillips finished the 1996-97 season with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, where he had four goals and 22 points in 26 games, helping the club finish in first place in the Central Division.
In the playoffs, Phillips finished second in team scoring with 25 points, as he had four goals and 21 assists, to help Lethbridge win the President's Cup, and earn a berth at the 1997 Memorial Cup held in Hull, Quebec.
In the Memorial Cup, Phillips had two goals and five points in five games, as the Hurricanes finished in second place in the tournament, as they lost to the Hull Olympiques in the final game.
Phillips was selected to the Memorial Cup all-star team, and won the 1996-97 Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the top defenseman in the WHL.
Ottawa Senators
Phillips made his NHL debut in the 1997-98 season, when he appeared in 72 games with the Ottawa Senators, scoring five goals and 16 points, helping the club finish above .500 for the first time in team history. In 11 playoff games, Phillips had two assists, as Ottawa upset the New Jersey Devils in the first round, before falling to the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Phillips missed 48 games in the 1998-99, as he scored three goals and six points in 34 games with the Senators, before going pointless in three playoff games.
He saw his point total increase during the 1999-2000 season, as Phillips had five goals and 19 points in 65 games. In six playoff games, Phillips had an assist.
Phillips had another solid season with the club in 2000-01, appearing in 73 games, scoring two goals and 14 points, however, he suffered a late-season injury, in which he appeared in only one playoff game with the Senators. In that game, he scored his first ever playoff goal against Curtis Joseph of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He remained a big part of the Senators blueline in 2001-02, as Phillips scored six goals and 22 points in 63 games. In 12 playoff games, Phillips did not register a point.
In 2002-03, Phillips helped the Senators win the Presidents' Trophy, which is awarded to the team with the best regular season record in the NHL. In 78 games, Phillips had three goals and 19 points. In the post-season, Phillips had a memorable goal for the Senators, as in game six of the Eastern Conference finals against the New Jersey Devils, Phillips scored the overtime winner, as Ottawa fought off elimination. The Senators lost the seventh game, but Phillips had a very successful playoff run, scoring two goals and six points in 18 games.
Phillips appeared in all 82 games for the first time of his career in 2003-04, as he scored seven goals and 23 points for the Senators. In the playoffs, Phillips once again had some overtime magic, as he scored the winning goal in the fourth game of the Senators first round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto ended up winning the series in seven games, and that goal was Phillips only point of the series.
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Phillips signed with Brynas IF of the SEL, where he had five goals and eight points in 27 games. In nine playoff games, Phillips had a goal and three points.
In 2005-06, he returned to the Senators, where Phillips had a goal and 19 points in 68 games. In nine playoff games, Phillips had two goals.
Phillips had his best offensive season of his career in 2006-07, as he had eight goals and 26 points as he played in all 82 games. Phillips had a +36 rating, which ranked him among the top of the NHL leaderboard. Prior to the season, the Senators named Phillips as an alternate captain, and on December 26, 2006, Phillips played in his 500th career game. In the playoffs, Phillips played over 23 minutes a game, shutting down the top offensive players of the Senators opponents, as he helped the team reach the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Senators lost in five games to the Anaheim Ducks. In 20 playoff games, Phillips had no points.
In 2007-08, Phillips had five goals and 18 points in 81 games, however, the Senators playoff run was short, as they were swept in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Phillips was held pointless in four games.
The 2008-09 season saw the Senators struggle, as the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1996. Phillips had another solid season, scoring six goals and 22 points in 82 games, however, he had a -14 rating, making it the first time since the 1998-99 season that Phillips was a minus player.
In 2009-10, the Senators returned to the playoffs, and Phillips played a key role, as he tied his career high of eight goals and had 24 points, the second highest point total of his career, and he played in all 82 gaems for the second season in a row. In six playoff games, Phillips had no points.
Phillips had a tough 2010-11 season, as he scored only a goal and nine points, his lowest point total since 1998-99, and had a -35 rating, as Ottawa struggled and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
International career
Phillips played for Team Canada at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was held pointless in six games, as Canada won the gold medal. He returned to the tournament in 1997, held in Geneva, Switzerland, where Phillips had an assist in seven games, helping Canada win the gold medal once again. He was named to the 1997 tournament all-star team.
Phillips played for the Canadians at the 2000 IIHF World Championship held in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he had no points in nine games, as Canada finished in fourth place. He returned for the Canadian team at the 2005 IIHF World Championship held in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria, where the Canadians finished with a silver medal. In nine games, Phillips had an assist. Phillips represented Canada again at the 2009 IIHF World Championship held in Bern and Kloten, Switzerland, recording three assists in nine games as Canada won the silver medal.
Personal life
Phillips and his wife Erin have three children: a son named Ben and two daughters, Niomi and Zowie. He is the nephew of the Edmonton Oilers radio broadcaster Rod Phillips.[1]
Awards
- Top Draft Prospect - 1996
- Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) - 1996
- Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy (Top Defenceman) - 1997
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 61 10 30 40 97 18 2 12 14 30 1996–97 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 32 3 23 26 58 — — — — — 1996–97 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 26 4 18 22 28 19 4 21 25 20 1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 5 11 16 38 11 0 2 2 2 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 34 3 3 6 32 3 0 0 0 0 1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 5 14 19 41 6 0 1 1 4 2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 73 2 12 14 49 1 1 0 0 0 2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 6 16 22 29 12 0 0 0 12 2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 3 16 19 71 18 2 4 6 12 2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 7 16 23 46 7 1 0 1 12 2004–05 Brynäs IF SEL 27 5 3 8 45 — — — — — 2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 1 18 19 90 9 2 0 2 6 2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 8 18 26 80 20 0 0 0 24 2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 5 13 18 56 4 0 0 0 4 2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 6 16 22 66 — — — — — 2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 8 16 24 45 6 0 0 0 4 2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 1 8 9 32 - - - - - NHL totals 945 60 177 237 655 97 6 7 13 80 WHL totals 119 17 71 88 183 37 6 33 39 50 International play
Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey World Championships Silver 2009 Switzerland Silver 2005 Austria World Junior Championships Gold 1997 Switzerland Gold 1996 USA - Gold medal at 1996 Under-20 World Championships
- Gold medal at 1997 Under-20 World Championships
- Silver medal at 2005 World Championships
- Silver medal at 2009 World Championships
References
- ^ "Bring Stanley home". Western Standard. http://www.westernstandard.ca/website/article.php?id=2584. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
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Preceded by
Bryan Berard1st overall pick in NHL Entry Draft
1996Succeeded by
Joe ThorntonPreceded by
Bryan BerardOttawa Senators first round draft pick
1996Succeeded by
Marián HossaCategories:- 1978 births
- Brynäs IF players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- National Hockey League first overall draft picks
- Ottawa Senators draft picks
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Wood Buffalo, Alberta
- Prince Albert Raiders alumni
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