Chris Valentine

Chris Valentine
Born	December 6, 1961 (1961-12-06) (age 49) Belleville, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Played for	Washington Capitals DEG
NHL Draft	194th overall, 1981 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1981–1996

Christopher William Valentine (born December 6, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

He began his career in 1978 at St. Louis University. He was taken in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the 10th round by the Washington Capitals. Starting with the 1981–82 NHL season he played for the Capitals and their farm team, the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League. He played 107 NHL games in this time.

In the 1984–85 NHL season he decided to play in Germany for DEG in Düsseldorf. In 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996 Valentine led DEG to the German national championship. By the end of his career in 1996 he had played 571 games for DEG. DEG has retired his number, 10.

After the end of his player career he became a coach. He became the head coach for DEG in 1997. In 1998 he changed to the EV Landshut, later to Adler Mannheim and in 2001 to the Krefeld Pinguine. In 2003, Valentine ended his coaching career in Germany and returned with his family to Canada. In December 2006 he took over the Black Wings Linz in the Austrian league.

Chris Valentine is the father of Canadian figure skater and personality Mandy Valentine.

External links

Biography portal

• Chris Valentine's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

Persondata
Name	Valentine, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 6, 1961
Place of birth	Belleville, ON, CAN
Date of death
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