# Chris Snell

Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and an amateur scout (Ontario Hockey League) of the Winnipeg Jets. He was drafted in the seventh round, 145th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.
Snell played in the Oshawa Kiwanis Minor Hockey program in the OMHA and was a member of the 1987–88 All-Ontario Midget Championship team.
He was drafted in the 4th round (57th overall) in the 1988 OHL Priority Selection by the Ottawa 67's where he played for legendary coach Brian Kilrea.
He was a member of the Team Canada Under-20 1990 World Junior Championship team that captured a gold medal in 1991.
He played in thirty-four games in the National Hockey League: two with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993–94 and thirty-two with the Los Angeles Kings in 1994–95. During the 1994–95 season, he was the only defenceman to score two shorthanded goals.
He finished his playing career spending six seasons in the DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) in Germany from 1997–2003. He retired from active playing in the summer of 2003.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | 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 |
| 1987–88 | Oshawa Kiwanis | Midget | 79 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 63 | 18 | 62 | 80 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990–91 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 54 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 |
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 22 | 74 | 96 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 57 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 40 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 32 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 73 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 45 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 161 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 1998–99 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 157 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999–2000 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2001–02 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 54 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 46 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 248 | 48 | 183 | 231 | 289 | 42 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 61 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 170 | 46 | 116 | 162 | 365 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 294 | 72 | 139 | 211 | 743 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 42 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |