Chris Blight

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Chris Blight
Born (1982-10-14) October 14, 1982
Cambridge, Ontario, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams 		Cardiff Devils
Playing career 2005–present

Chris Blight (born October 14, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Cardiff Devils of Elite Ice Hockey League.[1]

Playing career

Blight played 4 years of hockey for Clarkson University of the NCAA starting in 2001. He was ranked 156th in the NHL draft by NHL central scouting for the 2002 draft. After college hockey he signed with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL. A prolific scoring career in the ECHL allowed him to be signed by many AHL teams during his 4 year career in North America. He was signed by the Reading Royals on October 4, 2010.[2] On July 25, 2011, Blight signed with Ritten Renon of Italy's Serie A.[3] On June 8, 2012, Blight moved to the United Kingdom to sign with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL,[4] where he is currently playing in the 2013/14 season.[5]

Career statistics

Season Team League   Regular season   Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
2001–02 Clarkson University ECAC 36 8 12 20 14
2002–03 Clarkson University ECAC 30 7 6 13 22
2003–04 Clarkson University ECAC 41 19 20 39 30
2004–05 Clarkson University ECAC 37 6 18 24 42
2005-06 Toledo Storm ECHL 65 29 32 61 19 52 13 4 8 12 18
2006-07 Toledo Storm ECHL 71 26 28 54 -8 105 3 0 1 1 4
2006-07 Worcester Sharks AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007-08 Reading Royals ECHL 40 21 18 39 10 58 13 4 4 8 16
2007-08 Manitoba Moose AHL 11 0 2 2 -1 4
2007-08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 1 0
2007-08 Albany River Rats AHL 20 0 5 5 3 17
2008-09 Ravensburg Tower Stars 2.GBun 9 8 4 12 14 11 3 7 10 49
2008-09 Nordsjaelland Cobras AL-Bank Ligaen 35 11 16 27 101
2009-10 Ravensburg Tower Stars 2.GBun 7 2 2 4 4
2010-11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 13 1 3 4 -4 2
2010-11 Worcester Sharks AHL 1 0 2 2 2 0
2010-11 Hershey Bears AHL 5 0 1 1 2 2
2010-11 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 1 0
2010-11 Reading Royals ECHL 46 25 34 59 18 52 8 2 2 4 6
2012–13 [1] Cardiff Devils EIHL 59 21 54 75 58
2013–14 [1] Cardiff Devils EIHL 20 3 19 22 17
AHL totals 52 1 13 14 +4 25 1 0 0 0 0 0
ECHL totals 222 101 112 213 +39 267 37 10 15 25 44

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chris Blight". Elite Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-11-11. 
  2. ↑ "Royals Sign Forward Chris Blight". Our Sports Central. October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Blight Joins Faulkner in Italy". ECAC Hockey. 2011-07-25. 
  4. ↑ "Blight Joins Devils". Cardiff Devils press release. Elite Ice Hockey League. 2012-06-08. 
  5. ↑ "New Devils Deal for Blight". Cardiff Devils press release. Elite Ice Hockey League. 2013-06-10. 

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