Mike Christie (ice hockey)

Mike Christie
Born	December 20, 1949 (1949-12-20) (age 61) Big Spring, TX, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Colorado Rockies Cleveland Barons California Seals
National team	United States
Playing career	1974–1981

Michael Hunt Christie (born December 20, 1949 in Big Spring, Texas and raised in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 412 games in the National Hockey League for the California Seals, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, and Vancouver Canucks in 1974–1981. He was the first native of Texas to play in the NHL although it was strictly a technicality as his father was a Canadian citizen working for an American oil company and he grew up in Canada.^[1] Christie did represent the United States in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament, however.

Before turning professional, he played for the University of Denver men's ice hockey team as well as the US amateur national team at the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championship Pool B tournament.

Preceded by Gary Croteau

Colorado Rockies captain 1980

Succeeded by Rene Robert

References

1. ^ Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team (p.244), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), ISBN 1425910289

External links

• Mike Christie's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Mike Christie's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Christie, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 20, 1949
Place of birth	Big Spring, TX, USA
Date of death
Place of death