Chris Oddleifson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Oddleifson
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1950(1950-09-07)
Age	74
Birthplace	Brandon
Country	United States
Birth City	Vermont
Horoscope	Virgo

Chris Oddleifson Biography

Chris Oddleifson is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on September 7, 1950 in Brandon, Vermont, United States. Christopher Roy Oddleifson (born September 7th, 1950 in Brandon, Manitoba) is an Canadian ex-professional ice hockey center who was a part of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 1981. The most well-known of his achievements is his experience playing for the Vancouver Canucks, where he was among the top players of the team for throughout the 1970s. He was captain of the team in 1976 and 1977.

The year 1972-1973 was the time that Oddleifson had the NHL debut, playing in six games for Boston without scoring one point. He made it to the Bruins full- time during the season 1973-1974 NHL season. He did a great job and was highlighted on December 30 1973, when he scored four goals in a game against the Golden Seals that had given up on him two years prior. In the final stretch of the season, his contract was sold with Vancouver’s Vancouver Canucks in a deal for sniper Bobby Schmautz and he completed his debut season with good numbers of 29 and 13 goals in 70 games played between Boston as well as Vancouver.

In 1975–76, Oddleifson had his finest NHL season, scoring 16 goals and a club- leading 46 assists for a career-high 62 points. Although his production waned somewhat in the next few seasons, he remained one of the team’s top all-around forwards and most popular players. He was named team captain for 1976–77, although he was succeeded by Don Lever the following year. In 1977–78, he recorded a career-high 17 goals for the club.

By the 1979–80 season, the emergence of young stars like Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl and Curt Fraser, as well as the acquisition of several skilled veterans, had pushed Oddleifson into a mainly defensive role, and he finished the season with career lows of just 8 goals and 28 points. Early in the 1980–81 campaign, he was assigned to the Dallas Black Hawks, effectively ending his NHL career.

Oddleifson had been assigned to the minors. He never played in an NHL match for the Seals He was traded by the Boston Bruins midway through the 1971-72 season.

Chris Oddleifson Net Worth

Chris Oddleifson is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Oddleifson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the final stages of the 1969-70 season , the Seals had sold their first pick in the round of the draft in 1971 for the Montreal Canadiens and Francois Lacombe for Montreal’s first pick in the 1970 draft, Ernie Hicke and cash. Due to the Seals terrible 1970-71 season The Canadiens were the team with the highest selection during the draft in 1971 which was used to select the future Hall of Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, while the Seals picked Oddleifson with Montreal’s top choice in the year 1970.

Oddleifson was picked 10th overall at the time of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft by the California Golden Seals following a impressive final junior season for the Winnipeg Jets of the WCHL in which he scored having scored 95 points (including the league’s highest number of assists, 64) along with 243 penalties minutes.

Oddleifson had his breakout year in 1974–75, as he emerged as a leader on a young Canuck team which surprisingly won their division and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. He proved himself to be an exceptional all-around player who possessed size, toughness, and playmaking ability, as well as the ability to play both at center and on the wing. He led the Canucks in scoring through the early part of the season, until a fractured jaw forced him to miss 20 games. Nevertheless, he finished with career highs of 16 goals and 35 assists for 51 points in just 60 games.

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Oddleifson celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.