# Chris Blight

Chris Blight (born October 14, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Dundee Stars of Elite Ice Hockey League.

## Playing career

Blight played four-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 as an undrafted free agent. A prolific scoring career in the ECHL allowed him to be signed by many AHL teams during his four-year career in North America. He was signed by the Reading Royals on 4 October 2010.
On 25 July 2011, Blight signed with Ritten Renon of Italy's Serie A. On 8 June 2012, Blight moved to the United Kingdom to sign with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL. where he played in the 2013–14 season. In the 2014–15 season, Blight played for the EIHL Gardiner Conference Champions Dundee Stars.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | 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 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 |
| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 71 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 40 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Nordsjaelland Cobras | DEN | 39 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 49 |
| 2009–10 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 46 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Ritten-Renon | ITL | 43 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 59 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 38 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 222 | 101 | 112 | 213 | 267 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 44 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |