Chris Chelios

January 4, 2024
Hockey Player

Quick Facts

Chris Chelios
Full Name Chris Chelios
Occupation Hockey Player
Date Of Birth Jan 25, 1962(1962-01-25)
Age 62
Birthplace Evergreen Park
Country United States
Birth City Illinois
Horoscope Capricorn

Chris Chelios Biography

Name Chris Chelios
Birthday Jan 25
Birth Year 1962
Place Of Birth Evergreen Park
Home Town Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn
Spouse Tracee Chelios (m. 1987)

Chris Chelios is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on January 25, 1962 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. A renowned NHL defenseman who played 27 years within the NHL, and setting numerous longevity records. The 11 times he played for the team were an All-Star and three-time Stanley Cup Champion, winning one with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986 and two more with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002 and 2008.

The total number of games played by him in the NHL more than 1,500 broke the previous record set by His total games played in the NHL, over 1,500, shattered the previous record held by Phil Housley…

Christos Kostas “Chris” Chelios (born January 25, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was one of the longest tenured players in the National Hockey League, and is a three-time Stanley Cup champion – one with the Montreal Canadiens and two with the Detroit Red Wings.

Chelios grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where his father, Constantine “Gus” Chelios, owned a chain of Greek restaurants. The family name was originally “Tselios”, but Gus chose to change the family’s spelling. The family moved to Poway, California, in 1977, when his father left his struggling business in Chicago to open a restaurant in the San Diego area. He was a Chicago Blackhawks fan during his childhood but was more focused on football, idolizing Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus. Chelios attended Mount Carmel High School (Chicago) before his family moved west, and then finished prep studies at Mira Mesa Senior High School in San Diego.

He married Tracee Chelios in 1987. The couple Tracee are parents to four kids, named Tara, Jake, Dean and Caley.

Chris Chelios Net Worth

Net Worth $20 Million
Source Of Income Hockey Player
House Living in own house.

Chris Chelios is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Chelios 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He wanted to play in the sport in college, but realized he was small. He returned home to gain forty pounds of muscular.

He was aged 48 when he was drafted from his team, the Atlanta Thrashers, the oldest player in the NHL at the time, and the second oldest player in history.

Chelios was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 25, 1962, and raised by his parents, Gus and Susan Chelios. They lived in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago until his family moved to Poway, California, where he attended Mira Mesa High School.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 1 in

Chris Chelios height 6 ft 1 in Chris weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chris Chelios Dating?

According to our records, Chris Chelios married to Tracee Chelios (m. 1987). As of December 1, 2023, Chris Chelios’s is not dating anyone.

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Chelios and his wife Tracee were married in 1987. They met while students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They have four children: Dean (born 1989), Jake (born 1991), Caley (born 1993), and Tara (born 1996). Dean Chelios, a forward, scored a pair of power play goals to help his Cranbrook- Kingswood high school team win the 2006 Division III Michigan state high school hockey championship. Dean played for the Chicago Steel of the USHL in Bensenville, Illinois, and last played in 2016 for the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL. In May 2009, Jake was drafted by 49th overall by the Chicago Steel, and joined his brother at Michigan State. Jake Chelios, is a defenseman like his father and currently plays with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the Detroit Red Wings organization. Caley graduated from Northwestern University and is currently a reporter for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Chelios celebrates birthday on January 25 of every year.

After playing only 53 games the following season (in which he served as Canadiens’ co-captain, with Guy Carbonneau), Chelios was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on June 29, 1990 with a 2nd-round draft pick for Denis Savard. The trade occurred one day after Chelios was accused of fighting with two police officers as they tried to arrest him for urinating in public outside a bar in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, according to a criminal complaint.

Has Chris Chelios ever won a Stanley Cup?

Over his career, the 11x All-Star won 3 Stanley Cups , 3 Norris Trophies, a World Cup, and a Mark Messier Leadership Award. He scored 185 goals and 949 points playing for the Canadiens, Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Thrashers and retired in 2010 with the 3rd most points by an American defenseman.

How long did Chris Chelios play in the NHL?

Chelios retired as a player from the National Hockey League on August, 31, 2010, after 26 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and Atlanta Thrashers.

Is Chris Chelios a Hall of Famer?

In 2011, Chelios was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame , joining the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.

What nationality is Chris Chelios?

American

Who is the youngest player to win the Stanley Cup?

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Gabriel Landeskog| Stanley Cup Finals| 14
Nathan MacKinnon| Stanley Cup Finals| 35
Josh Manson| Stanley Cup Finals| 11
Valeri Nichushkin| Stanley Cup Finals| 25

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