Chad Kilger
| Chad Kilger | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1976 Cornwall, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1995 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Playing career | 1995–2008 |
Chad William Lawrence Kilger (born November 27, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for several National Hockey League teams, most recently the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Playing career
Chad Kilger began his playing career by playing two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Frontenacs. He was subsequently drafted fourth overall by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He made the team that fall, but on 7 February 1996 he was traded with Oleg Tverdovsky and a third round draft pick to the Winnipeg Jets for Teemu Selänne, Marc Chouinard and a fourth round draft choice, and subsequently spent most of his playing time with Winnipeg's minor league affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.
Kilger's numbers did not improve until he came to the Chicago Blackhawks. In 86 games in parts of two seasons with the Blackhawks, he scored 36 points. In March 1999, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Daniel Cleary, Ethan Moreau, and Christian Laflamme for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson, and in December 2000, he was sent to the Montreal Canadiens for Sergei Zholtok. He had early success, but as his ice time dropped so did his point totals. In his first season with the Canadiens he averaged 17:57 in ice time. In March 2004, he was put on waivers and claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
Chad Kilger set the unofficial hockey record for the hardest shot on December 3, 2006, when he was clocked at 106.6 mph, beating the old record held by former Sharks defenseman Shawn Heins (106.0 mph). The old NHL record was held by former Capitals defenseman Al Iafrate, whose record was 105.2 mph.[2] Kilger's unofficial record was surpassed when Sheldon Souray fired a 106.7 mph shot at the Edmonton Oiler's skills competition in 2009.
Failure to report to Florida
On the NHL trade deadline date, February 26, 2008, the Leafs dealt Kilger to the Florida Panthers for a third round draft pick. He immediately requested a leave of absence from Panthers' management, which was granted. However, he did not report to the team at the pre-arranged time, and on March 5, the Panthers suspended him indefinitely without pay.[3] Kilger failed to report to training camp at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, and was officially confirmed to be retired on July 10, 2009.[4]
Personal
Kilger and his family currently reside in Cornwall, Ontario, where all three of his children were born.[1] His father, Bob Kilger, is presently the mayor of the city. Chad was hired as a firefighter for the City of Cornwall post retirement.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 66 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 65 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 35 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 131 | 59 | 88 | 147 | 118 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 714 | 107 | 111 | 218 | 363 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Well-travelled Chad Kilger knows all about NHL trading deadline deals". Canadian Press. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ Weekes, Don (2007). Crease-Crashing Hockey Trivia. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 128. ISBN 9781553653288.
- ↑ "Panthers suspend Kilger without pay". The Canadian Press. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Feds have bungled gun dispute". Standard-Free Holder. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ "Ex-Leaf joins fire department". Canoe.ca. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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| Preceded by Oleg Tverdovsky |
Anaheim Mighty Ducks first round draft pick 1995 |
Succeeded by Ruslan Salei |