# Chris Valicevic

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{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| position = [Defense](/source/Defenseman)
| played_for = '''''[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)'''''<br>[Cornwall Aces](/source/Cornwall_Aces)<br>[Worcester IceCats](/source/Worcester_IceCats)<br>'''''[IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945-2001))'''''<br>[Houston Aeros](/source/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013))<br>'''''[ECHL](/source/ECHL)'''''<br>[Greensboro Monarchs](/source/Greensboro_Monarchs)<br>[Louisiana IceGators](/source/Louisiana_IceGators_(ECHL))<br>'''''[RHI](/source/Roller_Hockey_International)'''''<br>[Portland Rage](/source/Portland_Rage)<br>[New Jersey Rockin' Rollers](/source/New_Jersey_Rockin'_Rollers)<br>[Sacramento River Rats](/source/Sacramento_River_Rats)
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|4|25}}
| birth_place = [Mt. Clemens](/source/Mt._Clemens), [MI](/source/Michigan), [USA](/source/United_States_of_America)
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2002
| draft = Undrafted
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'''Chris Valicevic''' (born April 25, 1968) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenseman](/source/defenseman) of [Croatian ancestry](/source/Canadians_of_Croatian_ancestry).<ref>[http://www.hic.hr/dom/245/dom05.htm I kanadskim hokejom vladaju Hrvati]</ref><ref>[http://imehrvatsko.net/namepages/view/family_name/prezime-valicevic Valičević]</ref> who spent the majority of his career with the [ECHL](/source/ECHL)'s [Louisiana IceGators](/source/Louisiana_IceGators_(ECHL)). He is the fifth all-time career scorer in the ECHL with 611 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/records/minor_record.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106181251/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/records/minor_record.php |archivedate=January 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==ECHL==
Valicevic spent seven seasons with the [Louisiana IceGators](/source/Louisiana_IceGators_(ECHL)), and was named to the ECHL All-Star Game seven times, an ECHL record. Of those seven times he was named to the All-Star team, he was named to the First Team All-ECHL team five time, also an ECHL record. Valicevic was also named ECHL Most Valuable Player for the 1998-1999 season. Valicevic retired with 460 assists and 611 points, which made him the career regular season and postseason leader among defensemen in assists and points. His 102 postseason games are also an ECHL record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echlhalloffame.com/members.shtml |title=ECHL Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-06-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806010529/http://www.echlhalloffame.com/members.shtml |archivedate=August 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In [2008](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_ECHL_season), Valievic was inducted into the [ECHL Hall of Fame](/source/ECHL). Valicevic was joined by ECHL founder [Henry Brabham](/source/Henry_Brabham), the league's first commissioner [Patrick J. Kelly](/source/Patrick_J._Kelly_(ice_hockey)), and [goaltender](/source/goaltender_(ice_hockey)) [Nick Vitucci](/source/Nick_Vitucci) as members of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class.<ref>{{cite web | last = Monroe | first = Mark | title = Vitucci named to ECHL Hall of Fame | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = January 23, 2008 | url = http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/SPORTS10/801230437| accessdate = July 15, 2008}}</ref>

==Awards==
*1993–94: ECHL All-Star
*1995–96: ECHL All-Star
*1995–96: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
*1996–97: ECHL All-Star
*1996–97: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
*1997–98: ECHL All-Star
*1997–98: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
*1998–99: ECHL All-Star
*1998–99: ECHL Defenseman Of The Year
*1998–99: [ECHL Most Valuable Player](/source/CCM_Most_Valuable_Player)
*1999–2000: ECHL All-Star
*2000–01: ECHL All-Star
*2007–08: Named to the [ECHL Hall of Fame](/source/ECHL_Hall_of_Fame)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{hockeydb|6790}}

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Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Cornwall Aces players
Category:Greensboro Monarchs players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
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Category:Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players
Category:Sportspeople from Mount Clemens, Michigan
Category:Portland Rage players
Category:New Jersey Rockin' Rollers players
Category:Sacramento River Rats players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:American inline hockey players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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