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Chris Conner 
Conner as a member of the Dallas Stars.Born December 23, 1983
Westland, MI, USAHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) Position Left wing/right wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsDetroit Redwings
Dallas Stars
Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2006–present Chris Ryan Conner (born December 23, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey winger, currently with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He has also played professionally with the Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins. He grew up in Westland, MI and attended Churchill High School in Livonia, MI. He lived in the same neighbourhood as current Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, and the two grew up together playing hockey since childhood.
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Playing career
Undrafted, Chris Conner played four seasons of collegiate hockey for Michigan Tech of the WCHA from 2002 to 2006. After his senior year, Chris made his professional debut with the Iowa Stars of the AHL at the end of the 2005–06 season.
On July 13, 2006, Conner signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars.[1] Conner was then assigned to affiliate Iowa for the start of the 2006–07 season, but upon being recalled, scored his first NHL goal during a game against the Colorado Avalanche on December 27, 2006. Conner was re-signed by the Stars at the end of the 2007–08 season to a one-year deal on March 12, 2008.[2]
After splitting the 2008–09 season between the Stars and the Peoria Rivermen, Conner signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh Penguins on July 7, 2009.[3] Conner appeared in 60 games during the 2010-11 NHL Season with Pittsburgh, scoring seven goals with nine assists. He scored the Penguins second goal in a 8-2 loss in Game 5 of Pittsburgh's first round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Conner failed to convert on a penalty shot during the second period of the next game, losing the puck off his stick as he advanced towards Lightning goaltender Dwayne Roloson. Pittsburgh ultimately lost the series in seven games.
On July 7, 2011, Conner signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings. [4]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Chicago Freeze NAHL 56 17 28 45 18 — — — — — 2001–02 Chicago Freeze NAHL 30 18 15 33 30 — — — — — 2001–02 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 19 4 9 13 23 — — — — — 2002–03 Michigan Tech WCHA 38 13 24 37 8 — — — — — 2003–04 Michigan Tech WCHA 38 25 14 39 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Michigan Tech WCHA 37 14 10 24 6 — — — — — 2005–06 Michigan Tech WCHA 38 17 12 29 18 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 15 2 3 5 0 7 1 1 2 2 2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 48 19 18 37 24 12 2 5 7 2 2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 11 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 55 13 26 39 17 — — — — — 2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 22 3 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 30 16 12 28 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 38 3 10 13 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 59 19 37 56 21 4 2 2 4 2 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 11 3 6 9 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 7 9 16 10 7 1 0 1 0 NHL totals 139 16 24 40 30 9 1 0 1 0 References
- ^ "Stars sign LW Chris Conner". Dallas Stars. 2006-07-13. http://stars.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=315871&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Stars sign three players to contracts". Dallas Stars. 2008-03-12. http://stars.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=356734&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Penguins sign Conner, Lee". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2009-07-05. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497280. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2011/07/07/sports/doc4e16456ef0968721939926.txt
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Westland, Michigan
- American ice hockey right wingers
- Dallas Stars players
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- Iowa Stars players
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- Peoria Rivermen players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
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