Chris Chelios

Born	January 25, 1962 (age 47), Chicago, IL, USA
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
AHL team F. teams	Chicago Wolves Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings
Ntl. team	United States
NHL Draft	40th overall, 1981 Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	1983 – present

Chris Chelios (born Christos Kostas Tselios on January 25, 1962) is an American professional ice hockey defensemancurrently with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. Chelios has played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. He played in the NHL from the 1983–84 to 2008-09 seasons, and earned many awards during his long career. In 2008-09, Chelios was the oldest active player in the NHL, had played the most games of any active player in the NHL, and had the most career penalty minutes of any active player. On November 24, 2006, he played in his 1,496th NHL game, the most of any American-born player, passing the record total of Phil Housley. In the 2008–09 season, he appeared in the playoffs for an NHL record 24th time, having missed the playoffs only once (1997–98) in his entire career. Chelios is of Greek heritage. His cousin, Nikos Tselios, also played professional hockey and was a former first round draft pick of the Carolina Hurricanes.

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