Christopher Charles Dahlquist (born December 14, 1962) is an American former professional

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player. Dahlquist played for four

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(NHL) teams during his career.

Personal life

He played 4 seasons for

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in the

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. Dahlquist and his wife Jeanie reside in

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. The couple have two children, Chad and Charly.

Playing career

Dahlquist started his

career with the

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. He also played for the

Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...

and

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. After the

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season he moved to the

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for the next 2 seasons. He played 1996–97 in the IHL with the

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before retiring from hockey. Dahlquist played a total of 532 regular season games, scoring 19 goals and 71 assists for 90 points, collecting 488 penalty minutes.

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