Chad Kilger (born 27 November, 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey right wing who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.
| Chad Kilger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1976 Cornwall, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Winnipeg Jets Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| NHL draft |
4th overall, 1995 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Playing career
Chad Kilger began his playing career by playing two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Frontenacs. He was successful there, and it showed as he was picked 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, actually it was a partial-season because he arrived in the middle of the year, he averaged 17:57 in ice-time. By the time he left Montreal, he was only averaging 10:26 of ice-time per game.
When he departed from Montreal it was not because of a trade, but he had been claimed off waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had a good year in 2005-2006 and earned a new contract with the Maple Leafs. Kilger played with every player on the team and is known to finish his body checks.
Kilger's main knock against him as a player he has not produced at the level expected of him for such a high draft pick.
Kilger's father is Canadian Politician Bob Kilger.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 1992-93 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 65 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 95 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1995-96 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 1997-98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 35 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ' | ' | ' | ' | ' | ||
| 10 seasons | NHL career | 539 | 73 | 85 | 158 | 244 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |||