Charles Stephens (born April 5, 1981) is a

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former professional

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currently playing with the senior men's club, the

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, who compete in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League (WOSHL).

Playing career

Stephens was highly rated as a young player and was selected first overall in the

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entry draft, and attained national prominence for his role in the Esquire Swiss Watch company's advertising. He was selected in the second round of the

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by the

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, but did not sign with them and ultimately was re-drafted in

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by the

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. After a long OHL career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors,

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and

London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their ...

, Stephens turned pro, but to date has only played 8 NHL games, all with Colorado. On January 23, 2004 Stephens was traded to the

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for

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. However Stephens never played for the Senators spending most of his time with the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sen ...

. For the season 2006–07 he signed a contract with the DEG Metro Stars of the

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. In 2008, Stephens then signed for rivals the

Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the König Palast. Founded first in 1936 by Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liabi ...

instantly becoming an integral part of the team. After his third season with the Penguins, Stephens left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract to remain in Germany with Kölner Haie on April 12, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Charlie 1981 births Living people Binghamton Senators players Canadian ice hockey centres Colorado Avalanche draft picks Colorado Avalanche players DEG Metro Stars players Guelph Storm players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from London, Ontario Kölner Haie players Krefeld Pinguine players London Knights players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Washington Capitals draft picks