Christopher Jon Marinucci (born December 29, 1971) is an American

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professional

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player who played briefly in the

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with the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

and the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

. He also played with the

Denver Grizzlies Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Franchise history The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars ...

, Phoenix Roadrunners,

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...

, Kokudo Tokyo,

Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...

Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho, and a member of the ECHL. The Steelheads play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference since the 2016–17 season. In 1996, th ...

IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Björklöven or Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2014– ...

and

Storhamar Dragons Storhamar Hockey, often referred to by its initials SIL, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Hamar, Norway. The club currently plays in the Fjordkraft-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won seven regular season titles ...

. At the start of his career, he first played four years with his

University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a public university in Duluth, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and offers 16 bachelor's degrees in 88 majors, graduate programs in 25 different fields, and a two-year pr ...

hockey team, earning conference MVP and the Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player. He then was drafted in 1990 by the

and played in the IHL with the

and made his debut in the NHL that year. He then moved on to different leagues, including

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, the Japan and Sweden leagues, and the WCHL and the

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. However, he played most of his career with several teams in the IHL. In a 14-year span (1990–2004) he won 3 awards, and his last season was with the

in the

. He was part of the cup winning

of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat

Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey (; abbreviated as VIF) is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. Vålerenga has been the dominant force in Norwegian hockey since the 1960s, claiming 26 national championships and 29 regular season titles. Their ol ...

in double overtime.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

Ken McKenzie Trophy The Ken McKenzie Trophy was awarded annually to the Central Hockey League's leading points scorer in the regular season. The award was named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of ''The Hockey News''. Previously ...

- 1994–95 * IHL Man of the Year - 1998–99

External links

* 1971 births American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American men's ice hockey centers Chicago Wolves (IHL) players Denver Grizzlies players Eisbären Berlin players Hobey Baker Award winners Ice hockey players from Minnesota Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Minnesota Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) players IF Björklöven players Kokudo Keikaku players Living people Los Angeles Kings players Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Storhamar Dragons players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-center-stub