Chris Chelios

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National Hockey League player defenceman human ice hockey player

Chris Chelios is a Hall of Fame American defenseman renowned for his remarkably long NHL career, multiple Stanley Cup championships, and leadership roles with teams including the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings.

Aliases (1)

Christos Kostas Chelios ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League player → defenceman → human → ice hockey player →
awardReceived	Norris Trophy →
captainOf	Chicago Blackhawks → United States men’s national ice hockey team →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1962-01-25 →
draftedBy	Montreal Canadiens →
draftPosition	40th overall →
draftYear	1981 →
ethnicOrigin	Greek-American →
familyName	Chelios →
fullName	Christos Kostas Chelios →
givenName	Christos →
HallOfFameInduction	Hockey Hall of Fame →
HallOfFameInductionYear	2013 →
hasWorkedAs	advisor to hockey operations →
hasWorkedFor	Detroit Red Wings front office →
knownFor	longevity in NHL career → physical defensive play →
league	National Hockey League →
memberOfSportsTeam	Atlanta Thrashers → Chicago Blackhawks → Detroit Red Wings → Montreal Canadiens → Team USA ice hockey →
NHLCareerEndSeason	2009-2010 →
NHLDebutSeason	1983-1984 →
numberOfNorrisTrophies	3 →
numberOfStanleyCupsWon	3 →
occupation	sports executive →
OlympicGamesParticipatedIn	1984 Winter Olympics → 1998 Winter Olympics → 2002 Winter Olympics → 2006 Winter Olympics →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
playedCollegeHockeyFor	University of Wisconsin–Madison →
positionPlayed	defenceman →
sexOrGender	male →
shoots	right →
sport	ice hockey →
StanleyCupChampionWith	Detroit Red Wings → Montreal Canadiens →
totalNHLGamesPlayed	over 1600 →
wonStanleyCupYear	1986 → 2002 → 2008 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2001 IIHF World Championship →	bestDefenceman
Chris Chelios ("Christos Kostas Chelios") →	fullName
1992–93 NHL season →	NorrisTrophyWinner
Chicago Blackhawks →	notableFormerPlayer
James Norris Memorial Trophy →	notableWinner