Chris Therien

Chris B. Therien (born December 14, 1971, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defence for the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars in 12 National Hockey League seasons. He is currently the color commentator on Philadelphia Flyers radio broadcasts on WIP 610. Prior to this, he co-hosted "The Hockey Show" with Brian Startare on Sundays during hockey season, and was a studio commentator for CSN Philadelphia telecasts.
==Playing career==
After registering 35 goals and 37 assists in 31 games for the Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York) in 1989–90, Chris Therien was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round, 47th overall of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He attended Providence College for three years and joined the Canadian national team after graduating. He was a member of the Canadian team which won silver at the 1994 Olympics. He started his professional career in 1994 playing for the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Once the NHL Lockout came to an end, he joined the Flyers and played every regular season and playoff game in the abbreviated season, earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team. He enjoyed his best season in 1996–97 by recording a career high in points (24) and plus/minus (+27) in 71 games while helping lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Known primarily as a defensive defenceman, Therien was usually partnered with Éric Desjardins over the years. Jaromír Jágr once listed him as one of the toughest defencemen he has ever had to play against. After playing his first 9 and a half seasons with the Flyers, he was traded to the Dallas Stars on March 8, 2004, for a 2004 8th round draft pick and a 2005 3rd round draft pick. He signed a one-year contract to return to the Flyers shortly after the 2004–05 NHL lockout came to an end, and ended up playing in 47 games before having his season cut short due to a head injury.
==Awards==
* 1990–91: All-Rookie Team (Hockey East)
* 1992–93: Second All-Star Team (Hockey East)
* 1993–94: Silver Medal (XVII Olympic Winter Games)
* 1994–95: All-Rookie Team (NHL)
==Records==
* His 753 games played as a Philadelphia Flyer is first among defencemen in Flyers history.
==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
1988–89 	Ottawa 67's 	CHL 	 	8 	3 	1 	4 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Ottawa 67's 	CHL 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Northwood School 	High-NY 	 	31 	35 	37 	72 	54 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	Providence College 	HE 	 	36 	4 	18 	22 	36 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991–92 	Providence College 	HE 	 	36 	16 	25 	41 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	Providence College 	HE 	 	33 	8 	11 	19 	52 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	34 	3 	13 	16 	37 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	48 	3 	10 	13 	38 	 	15 	0 	0 	0 	10
1995–96 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	82 	6 	17 	23 	89 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	18
1996–97 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	71 	2 	22 	24 	64 	 	19 	1 	6 	7 	6
1997–98 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	78 	3 	16 	19 	80 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1998–99 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	74 	3 	15 	18 	48 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
1999–2000 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	80 	4 	9 	13 	66 	 	18 	0 	1 	1 	12
2000–01 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	73 	2 	12 	14 	48 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	8
2001–02 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	77 	4 	10 	14 	30 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002–03 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	67 	1 	6 	7 	36 	 	13 	0 	2 	2 	2
2003–04 	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	56 	1 	9 	10 	50 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	0
2005–06 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	47 	0 	4 	4 	34 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	764 	29 	130 	159 	585 	 	104 	4 	10 	14 	68
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for Canada on/in:
*1992–93 National Team
*1993–94 National Team
*XVII Olympic Winter Games (Silver)
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1993 	Team Canada	Nat-Tm	8 	1	4 	5 	8
1993–94	Team Canada	Nat-Tm	59	7	15	22 	46
1994 	Team Canada	Oly 	4 	0	0 	0 	4
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1971
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Providence Friars players
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:Retired in 2006