Chris Porter (ice hockey)

Chris Porter (born May 29, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted in the ninth round, 282nd overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
Prior to his professional career, Porter played collegiate hockey at the University of North Dakota. He spent four years at the University of North Dakota appearing in 175 games for the Fighting Sioux. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the 2008–09 season opener. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 18, 2008 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

On July 16, 2012, Porter was re-signed as a free agent by the Blues to a one-year contract.

On August 8, 2015, Porter left the Blues organization as a free agent after 8 seasons and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.  Porter failed to earn a spot on the Flyers during training camp and was placed on waivers by the team on September 30, 2015.  On October 1, 2015, prior to the 2015–16 season, he was claimed by the Minnesota Wild. Over the course of the campaign with the Wild, Porter consolidated his role on the fourth line, featuring in a career best 61 games for 4 goals and 7 points.

As a free agent, Porter was unable to attain a NHL contract over the summer. On September 12, 2016, Porter signed a professional try-out contract to attend training camp in a return to the St. Louis Blues. Unable to secure a contract in his return to the Blues, Porter was released and later signed on October 31, 2016, to a  professional tryout agreement with the Providence Bruins of the AHL.

Personal
Porter is close friends with University of North Dakota teammate and current NHL star of the Minnesota Wild, Zach Parise. He acted as best man at Parise's wedding as Parise did for him.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Lincoln Stars USHL 59 13 22 35 74 10 4 3 7 10 2003–04 University of North Dakota WCHA 41 10 15 25 46 — — — — — 2004–05 University of North Dakota WCHA 43 12 3 15 36 — — — — — 2005–06 University of North Dakota WCHA 46 7 16 23 40 — — — — — 2006–07 University of North Dakota WCHA 43 13 17 30 38 — — — — — 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 80 12 25 37 72 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 74 7 16 23 72 7 1 1 2 0 2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 80 13 18 31 53 — — — — — 2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 36 9 11 20 63 — — — — — 2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 45 3 4 7 16 — — — — — 2011–12 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 4 3 7 11 — — — — — 2011–12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 12 7 3 10 11 — — — — — 2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 2 6 8 0 6 1 0 1 0 2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 38 7 11 18 37 — — — — — 2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 0 1 1 0 6 1 2 3 0 2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 1 1 2 6 3 0 1 1 0 2015–16 Minnesota Wild NHL 61 4 3 7 6 6 1 0 1 0 2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 67 8 17 25 28 17 5 4 9 8 2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 52 2 8 10 31 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 234 15 19 34 39 21 3 3 6 0

International
 Year Team Event Result  GP G A Pts PIM 2011 United States WC 8th 7 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 2

References

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