Chris Hynnes

Chris Hynnes
Born (1970-08-12) August 12, 1970 (age 54)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Colorado College
Thunder Bay Senators
Minnesota Moose
Prince Edward Island Senators
South Carolina Stingrays
Portland Pirates
Rochester Americans
Frankfurt Lions
NHL draft 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1989–2001

Chris Hynnes (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College[1] and led the South Carolina Stingrays to a Kelly Cup championship in 1997.

Career

Hynnes began his college career in 1989 and played sparingly as a freshman. His ice time an production increased significantly beginning with his sophomore season and he continued to grow as a junior, being named an All-American while scoring at a more than point-per-game pace. Despite Hynnes' efforts, Colorado College didn't achieve much success during his time with the team. The Tigers never finished above .500 and missed the NCAA tournament each year.[2]

After graduating, Hynnes began his professional career in one of the lowest leagues in North America, the Colonial Hockey League. He was able to make a name for himself fairly quickly, scoring nearly a point-per-game in his first season as a pro and helping the Thunder Bay Senators win the league championship. The following season he got a shot at AAA hockey, playing more than half the season at the top level of the minor leagues. His production, however, never materialized and he was returned to Thunder Bay where he won a second championship. After helping the Senators to a third consecutive finals appearance (finishing as runners-up in 1996), Hynnes moved over to the ECHL and continued to play well with the South Carolina Stingrays. In his first season with the team he led South Carolina in postseason scoring and helped the club win its first Kelly Cup.

Hynnes spent two more seasons with the Stingrays before plying his trade in Europe. After two fairly disappointing seasons with the Frankfurt Lions, Hynnes retired from the game.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Volunteer Pool Bearcats U18 AA — — — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL — — — — — — — — — —
1989–90 Colorado College WCHA 17 0 3 3 10 — — — — —
1990–91 Colorado College WCHA 40 8 18 26 64 — — — — —
1991–92 Colorado College WCHA 40 12 31 43 59 — — — — —
1992–93 Colorado College WCHA 36 8 18 26 68 — — — — —
1993–94 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 59 13 40 53 45 9 2 6 8 6
1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 25 3 4 7 22 — — — — —
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 14 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1994–95 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 16 6 9 15 10 8 1 4 5 10
1995–96 Thunder Bay Senators CoHL 73 26 47 73 96 19 4 17 21 32
1996–97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 68 22 33 55 86 18 11 16 27 44
1997–98 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 70 19 39 58 48 5 4 0 4 10
1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0
1998–99 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 70 19 29 48 77 3 0 2 2 2
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 3 4 7 30 5 1 1 2 8
2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 60 6 5 11 54 — — — — —
NCAA totals 133 28 70 98 201 — — — — —
CoHL totals 148 45 96 141 151 36 7 27 34 48
ECHL totals 208 60 101 161 211 26 15 18 33 56
AHL totals 15 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0
DEL totals 110 9 9 18 84 5 1 1 2 8

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1991–92 [3]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1991–92 [1]
ECHL Second-Team All-Star 1996–97
ECHL First-Team All-Star 1997–98

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
1992–93 		Succeeded by