Chad Kilger
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg/16 st 0 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Winnipeg Jets Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 27, 1976 , Cornwall, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1995 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
Chad Kilger (born 27 November 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). On December 3, 2006, at a Toronto Maple Leafs Skills Competition, Kilger fired a slapshot clocked at 106.6 mph, beating Al Iafrate's record 105.2 mph shot.[1]
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[edit] 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.
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 Canadians he averaged 17:57 in ice-time. In March 2004, he was put on waivers and claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
Chad Kilger set the unofficial hockey record for the hardest shot on December 3, 2006, clocked at 106.6 mph, beating the old record which was held by a minor league player, Shawn Heins (106.0 mph). The old NHL record was held by a former Leaf player, Al Iafrate, whose record was 105.2 mph.[1] On the NHL trade deadline date, February 26, 2008, the Leafs dealt Kilger to the Florida Panthers for a third round draft pick. He requested a leave of absence from the Panthers, which was granted. However, he did not return in time, and on March 5, he was suspended without pay.[3]
Kilger and his family have a summer home in Cornwall, Ontario, where all three of his children were born.[2] His father, Bob Kilger, is presently the mayor of the city.
[edit] 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 1996-97 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004-05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 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 | ||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Kilger has blast in return to Leafs. metronews (2008-02-11). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b "Well-travelled Chad Kilger knows all about NHL trading deadline deals", Canadian Press, 2008-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Panthers suspend Kilger without pay", The Canadian Press, 2008-03-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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