Chad Kilger
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 224 lb (102 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Winnipeg Jets Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 27 1976 , Cornwall, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1995 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Pro Career | 1995 – present |
Chad Kilger (born 27 November, 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. On December 3, 2006, at a Toronto Maple Leafs Skills Competition, Kilger's slapshot was clocked at 106.6 mph (faster than NHL All-Star skills competition record holder Al Iafrate's 105.2 mph).[1]
Playing career
Chad Kilger began his playing career by playing two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Frontenacs. He was subsequently drafted 4th overall by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He made the team that fall, but on 7 February, 1996 he was traded with Oleg Tverdovsky and a 3rd round draft pick to the Winnipeg Jets for Teemu Selänne, Marc Chouinard and a 4th round draft choice.
Kilger's numbers did not improve until he came to the Chicago Blackhawks. In 86 games in parts of two seasons with the Blackhawks, he managed to score 36 points. But for the third time in his career, he was traded in a deal involving at least 4 players. This time he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Daniel Cleary, Ethan Moreau, and Christian Laflamme for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson.
He was never more than a fringe player in Edmonton, and once again he was traded. This was when he became a Montreal Canadien, and he had early success, but as his ice-time dropped so did his point totals. In his first season with the Canadians he averaged 17:57 in ice-time. He was subsequenty claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Chad Kilger set the unofficial hockey record for the hardest shot on Sunday, December, 3rd, 2006 which was clocked at 106.6 mph, beating the old record which was held by a minor league player, Shawn Heins (106.0 mph). The old NHL record was held by a former Leaf player, Al Iafrate, whose record was 105.2 mph.[1]
Kilger's father is a Canadian Politician Bob Kilger and is presently the Mayor of Cornwall, Ontario .
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 66 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1994-95 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 65 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 1996-97 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 35 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2002-03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHL Totals | 131 | 59 | 88 | 147 | 118 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 661 | 97 | 104 | 201 | 345 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||
Notes
- ^ a b Kilger has hardest shot ever. sportsnet.ca (2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
See also
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