Chris Imes

Chris Imes (born August 27, 1972), is an American former ice hockey player. He played for HK Olimpija, the Anchorage Aces, and the Minnesota Moose during his career. He also played for the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1995 World Championships.

Chris Imes
Born	(1972-08-27) August 27, 1972 (age 52) Birchdale, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	HK Olimpija Anchorage Aces Minnesota Moose
National team	United States
NHL draft	1993 NHL Supplemental Draft Florida Panthers
Playing career	1995–2000

Imes played for the University of Maine Black Bears from 1990 to 1995. During his freshman and sophomore year at the University of Maine, Imes won the Shawn Walsh Defensive Player Award twice and helped guide Maine to their first NCAA Championship in 1992–93. In his senior year, Imes was a runner up for the Hobey Baker Award and was named the Hockey East Player of the Year in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.^[1]

After retiring, Imes joined the Chicago Blues youth hockey organization as a director.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	University of Maine	HE		37	6	8	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	University of Maine	HE		31	4	19	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Maine	HE		45	12	23	35	24		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	University of Maine	HE		43	4	29	33	18		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Manitoba Moose	IHL		2	0	0	0	4		3	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Manitoba Moose	IHL		80	4	14	18	56		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Anchorage Aces	WCHL		7	3	3	6	4		9	1	3	4	24
1997–98	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN
1998–99	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		33	5	16	21	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		31	7	9	16	42		—	—	—	—	—
HE totals				156	26	79	105	80		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				82	4	14	18	60		3	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	United States	WJC		7	0	2	2	0
1992	United States	WJC		7	1	0	1	0
1994	United States	OG		8	0	0	0	2
1995	United States	WC		6	1	0	1	0
Junior totals				14	1	2	3	0
Senior totals				14	1	0	1	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Second Team	1991–92	[3]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	1992, 1993, 1995	[4]
All-Hockey East First Team	1992–93	[3]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1992–93	[5]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1993, 1995	[6]
All-Hockey East All-Star	1994–95	[3]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1994–95	[5]