Chris Bala

Christopher B. Bala (born September 24, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Chris Bala
Born (1978-09-24) September 24, 1978
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 58th overall, 1998
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2001–2009

Biography

Bala was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania where he attended the Hill School.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team.[2]

Bala was drafted 58th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft from Harvard University and played six regular season games for the Senators during the 2001–02 NHL season, scoring one assist. He played in the American Hockey League for most of his career with farms teams of the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche. He then played for the Reading Royals in the ECHL.

He later worked at The Hill School, his alma mater.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Harvard University ECAC 33 16 14 30 23 — — — — —
1998–99 Harvard University ECAC 28 5 10 15 16 — — — — —
1999–00 Harvard University ECAC 30 10 14 24 18 — — — — —
2000–01 Harvard University ECAC 32 14 16 30 24 — — — — —
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70 21 16 37 9 4 0 1 1 0
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 51 6 18 24 20 14 2 5 7 4
2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 61 11 7 18 18 — — — — —
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 13 4 2 6 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 58 9 5 14 17 — — — — —
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 8 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2005–06 Reading Royals ECHL 46 17 26 43 27 4 3 1 4 0
2006–07 Reading Royals ECHL 58 19 28 47 28 — — — — —
2007–08 Reading Royals ECHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Reading Royals ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1998
AHL
All-Star Game 2002
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References
  1. "Bobrovsky named Rookie of the Month".
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-02.


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