Chris Dingman

Chris Dingman (born July 6, 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning. 
==Playing career==
Dingman played junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, and served as that team's captain when they won the WHL Championship during the 1995–96 season. In his best campaign (1994–95) he scored 40 goals and totalled 83 points in 66 games, while also amassing 201 minutes in penalties, making him a multiple threat.
Dingman, or "Dinger" as he is known colloquially, was drafted by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (19th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft), and played his first full NHL season for the Flames in 1997–98, where he earned a reputation as a tough customer and found himself involved as a checker and a pugilist as opposed to a scoring line player.
During the 1998–99 season, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in a multiplayer swap that saw him trade places with fellow combatant and old nemesis from the WHL, Wade Belak. Dingman-Belak fights were legendary in their time, though Belak never proved much of a challenge for "Dinger". Before engaging his opponents (in his time with the Wheat Kings) Dingman would square up, remove his helmet, fix his hair, then proceed to rearrange their face like clippings on a ransom note. Dingman plied his trade with the Avalanche for three seasons and won a Stanley Cup with them in 2001 before ending up with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2002, where he has played since. While he saw only limited action in his first campaign there, he gradually earned more and more ice time and in 2004, Dingman won another Stanley Cup with the Lightning.
He was scratched for the last two Lightning/Senators games of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs after earning a seven minute Ottawa powerplay after challenging Chris Neil, but Neil turtled when Dingman started punching him, leading to a fighting, instigator, and game misconduct penalties for Dingman.
In November 2006 he was acquired by Södertälje SK, in Sweden. He played 2007 for AaB Ishockey of the Oddset Ligaen in Denmark.
==Awards and achievements==
*2000–01 NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)
*2003–04 NHL Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning)
==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
1992–93 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 		50 	10 	17 	27 	64 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 		45 	21 	20 	41 	77 		13 	1 	7 	8 	39
1994–95 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 		66 	40 	43 	83 	201 		3 	1 	0 	1 	9
1995–96 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 		40 	16 	29 	45 	109 		19 	12 	11 	23 	60
1995–96 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		71 	5 	6 	11 	195 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		70 	3 	3 	6 	149 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		50 	5 	7 	12 	140 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		17 	1 	3 	4 	102 		5 	0 	2 	2 	6
1998–99 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		68 	8 	3 	11 	132 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		41 	1 	1 	2 	108 		16 	0 	4 	4 	14
2001–02 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		30 	0 	1 	1 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		14 	0 	4 	4 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		51 	2 	1 	3 	91 		10 	1 	0 	1 	4
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		74 	1 	5 	6 	140 		23 	1 	1 	2 	63
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		34 	0 	1 	1 	22 		3 	0 	0 	0 	19
2005–06 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 		27 	8 	8 	16 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Södertälje SK 	Swe-1 		27 	6 	10 	16 	76 		10 	0 	0 	0 	4
2007–08 	AaB Ishockey 	DEN 		24 	11 	6 	17 	36 		5 	2 	0 	2 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		385 	15 	19 	34 	769 		52 	2 	5 	7 	100
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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