Chris Kunitz

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Kunie/Koonie
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Anaheim Ducks Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 26, 1979, Regina SK, CAN
NHL Draft	undrafted
Pro Career	2003 – present

Chris Kunitz (born September 26, 1979 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice hockey left wing who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL.

Kunitz was signed as an undrafted free agent by Anaheim on April 1, 2003. He started the 2005-06 NHL season on Anaheim's roster, but was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers off of waivers, playing two games for them. Two weeks later he was re-claimed off of waivers back to the Ducks, and played 67 games with them, scoring 19 goals and adding 22 assists for 41 points, setting a club rookie point scoring record.

Kunitz played NCAA hockey with the Ferris State Bulldogs and his Junior 'A' with the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

He was also a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2003, the same year the Ferris State Hockey Team made it to the Div I Regional Finals, just missing out on the Frozen Four. He was part of the only Ferris State team to have ever make a NCAA Tournament appearance.^[1]