Chris Blight

Chris Blight (born October 14, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Dundee Stars of Elite Ice Hockey League.^[1]

Chris Blight
Born	(1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 42) Cambridge, Ontario, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
EIHL team Former teams	Dundee Stars Worcester Sharks Manitoba Moose Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Albany River Rats Nordsjaelland Cobras Ravensburg Towerstars Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hershey Bears Portland Pirates Ritten Renon Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present

Playing career

Blight played four-years of hockey for Clarkson University of the NCAA starting in 2001. He was ranked 156th in the NHL draft by NHL central scouting for the 2002 draft. After college hockey he signed with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL as an undrafted free agent. A prolific scoring career in the ECHL allowed him to be signed by many AHL teams during his four-year career in North America. He was signed by the Reading Royals on 4 October 2010.^[2]

On 25 July 2011, Blight signed with Ritten Renon of Italy's Serie A.^[3] On 8 June 2012, Blight moved to the United Kingdom to sign with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.^[4] where he played in the 2013–14 season.^[5] In the 2014–15 season, Blight played for the EIHL Gardiner Conference Champions Dundee Stars.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Clarkson University	ECAC		36	8	12	20	14		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Clarkson University	ECAC		30	7	6	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Clarkson University	ECAC		41	19	20	39	30		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Clarkson University	ECAC		37	6	18	24	42		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Toledo Storm	ECHL		65	29	32	61	52		13	4	8	12	18
2006–07	Toledo Storm	ECHL		71	26	28	54	105		3	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Reading Royals	ECHL		40	21	18	39	58		13	4	4	8	16
2007–08	Manitoba Moose	AHL		11	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Albany River Rats	AHL		20	0	5	5	17		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Nordsjaelland Cobras	DEN		39	12	18	30	109		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ravensburg Towerstars	2.GBun		9	8	4	12	14		11	3	7	10	49
2009–10	Ravensburg Towerstars	2.GBun		7	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Reading Royals	ECHL		46	25	34	59	52		8	2	2	4	6
2010–11	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		13	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Worcester Sharks	AHL		1	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hershey Bears	AHL		5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Portland Pirates	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ritten-Renon	ITL		43	22	17	39	40		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		59	21	54	75	58		4	7	8	15	0
2013–14	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		38	7	33	40	35		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		19	5	11	16	9		4	0	3	3	4
ECHL totals				222	101	112	213	267		37	10	15	25	44
AHL totals				52	1	13	14	25		1	0	0	0	0