Chris Minard

Chris Minard (born November 18, 1981 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League (AHL). Minard began his professional career in 2002 with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL. 
During the 2004–05 season he played with the Alaska Aces, and made his AHL debut, playing one game with the Milwaukee Admirals. During the NHL lockout, Minard played on a line with Scott Gomez, who had returned to his hometown of Anchorage to play for the season. During the season, Minard posted career highs in goals scored. This led to Gomez influencing New Jersey Devils management to give Minard a training camp slot, where he would earn a spot for the 2005–06 AHL season with the Albany River Rats, and the 2006–07 season with the Lowell Devils. 
Minard was signed by the Penguins on July 12, 2007. He made his NHL debut on January 21, 2008 against the Washington Capitals. On February 26, Minard recorded his first NHL point, with an assist against the New York Islanders. Minard scored his first NHL goal on March 12, 2008, beating Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres.
His brother, Mike Minard also played briefly in the NHL, as a goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers.
On July 13, 2009 he signed a deal with the Edmonton Oilers, one month after the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup
== 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
1997–98 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1998–99 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 	 	43 	6 	9 	15 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 	 	38 	12 	14 	26 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 	OHL 	 	28 	5 	14 	19 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 	OHL 	 	40 	11 	8 	19 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	28 	12 	12 	24 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	67 	36 	35 	71 	20 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	6
2002–03 	Pensacola Ice Pilots 	ECHL 	 	72 	15 	17 	32 	71 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
2003–04 	San Angelo Saints 	CHL 	 	64 	39 	36 	75 	51 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2004–05 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 	 	69 	49 	29 	78 	54 	 	15 	4 	4 	8 	12
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 	 	33 	26 	16 	42 	38 	 	22 	14 	5 	19 	54
2005–06 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	37 	7 	12 	19 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Lowell Devils 	AHL 	 	65 	32 	17 	49 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	56 	25 	17 	42 	33 	 	23 	11 	6 	17 	10
2007–08 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	15 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	54 	34 	23 	57 	38 	 	12 	6 	3 	9 	12
2008–09 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	20 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	35 	2 	3 	5 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Alaska Aces players
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Lowell Devils player
Category:Milwaukee Admirals player
Category:Owen Sound Platers alumni
Category:Oshawa Generals alumni
Category:Pensacola Ice Pilots player
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Toronto St. Michael's Majors alumni
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins player