Chris Kotsopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Κωτσόπουλος; born November 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 479 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
| Chris Kotsopoulos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1958 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Hartford Whalers Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
He is the former Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey analyst on AM1220 WQUN.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Acadia University | CIAU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Acadia University | CIAU | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 62 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 153 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 48 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 75 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 149 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 153 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 68 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 68 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 479 | 44 | 109 | 153 | 827 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 91 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockey-reference.com
- http://www.chriskotsopoulos.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120613221629/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/37240-Getting-To-Know-Chris-Kotsopoulos.html
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