Chris Connolly (ice hockey)

Chris Connolly
Born (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Tappara
Leksands IF
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Chris Connolly (born July 23, 1987) is a professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). His younger brother Jack also plays professionally.

Undrafted, Connolly played collegiate hockey for Boston University, he was a standout skater with the Terriers and served as a co-captain in 201011 and lone Captain in 201112 before opting to pursue a professional career abroad in Finland with Liiga club, Tappara.

In his second season with Tappara in the 2013–14 season, Connolly opted for a mid-season transfer to German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After scoring 20 points in 28 games with the Roosters, he left as a free agent and joined his brother Jack in signing with Swedish club Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League on April 23, 2014.[1]

For the second consecutive year, Connolly joined the Roosters during the season after appearing in only 5 games with Leksands on October 8, 2014.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2008–09
All-Hockey East Second Team 2011–12

References

  1. "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brian Flynn
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
2011–12
Succeeded by
Chris McCarthy
Preceded by
Tanner House
Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
2011–12
Succeeded by
Tim Schaller
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