Chris Kunitz Christopher Kunitz ( born September 26 , 1979 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Anaheim Ducks , the latter with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2007 . He won his second Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 . Playing career . College and junior . Kunitz played Junior A in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ( SJHL ) with the Melville Millionaires for two seasons before joining the NCAA college ranks with the Ferris State Bulldogs in 1999 – 00 . After a 79 - point campaign in his senior year , he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2003 ( given to Peter Sejna ) , the same year Ferris State made it to the Division I Regional Finals , just missing out on the Frozen Four . He was part of the only Ferris State team to have ever make a NCAA Tournament appearance . Professional . Kunitz was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on April 1 , 2003 . He split his professional rookie season between Anaheim and their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks . After spending the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout with Cincinnati , he was picked up on waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005 – 06 . Two weeks later , however , he was re - claimed off waivers by the Ducks and went on to play 67 games with them , scoring 19 goals and adding 22 assists for 41 points , surpassing Paul Kariya ' s club record 39 - point rookie season in 1994 – 95 ( Kunitz still qualified as a first - year player because he did not play the maximum required games with Anaheim in 2003 – 04 to register as his NHL rookie season ; the record was broken the following season by Dustin Penner ' s 45 points ) . In the 2006 – 07 NHL season , Kunitz improved to 25 goals and 60 points . He went on to help the Ducks advanced to through the playoffs past past the Minnesota Wild , Vancouver Canucks , and Detroit Red Wings , en route to a Finals victory against the Ottawa Senators to capture both his and the franchise ' s first Stanley Cup championship . Kunitz had been injured during the semi - finals against the Red Wings , but returned late in the Stanley Cup Finals against Ottawa to help clinch the championship in game five . The next season , in 2007 – 08 , Kunitz was named one of the team ' s alternate captains , his first time with the Ducks and his professional career . In regards to Kunitz ' new position , Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle explained , " Rob Niedermayer was an [ alternate ] last year and did a fine job , and we thought it was important to involve our younger players in the leadership role . Chris Kunitz fit that role . " However , Kunitz ' s production dipped to 50 points that season and in the midst of another slow season in 2008 – 09 , he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with prospect Eric Tangradi for defenceman Ryan Whitney . The move was also precipitated by a need for secondary scoring on the Penguins behind Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin . During the 2009 playoffs , he recorded 1 goal and 13 assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup against the Detroit Red Wings . International play . Kunitz made his international hockey debut for Team Canada at the 2008 World Hockey Championships . He contributed 7 points in 9 games , helping Canada to a silver medal . Personal life . Kunitz attended Michael A . Riffel High School in northwest Regina , graduating in 1997 . Ten years after his graduation , he brought the Stanley Cup back to Riffel in July 2007 when he had his day with the trophy . He also took the Stanley Cup back to his college town ( Ferris State University , Big Rapids Michigan ) on the same day . On August 11 , 2009 , Kunitz brought the trophy back to Regina and had a larger celebration in the city ' s downtown . Kunitz admitted that during his first visit , he had a low - key celebration at Riffel as a result of teammate Ryan Getzlaf ' s profile . Kunitz married Chicago native Maureen Pfeiffer in July 2008 . The couple reside in both Pittsburgh and Chicago . On April 15 , 2009 , Chris and his wife Maureen welcomed their first child , Zachary James . Kunitz earned a degree in marketing and business from Ferris State . While attending the school , he became a fan of Major League Baseball ' s Detroit Tigers .