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Chris Clifford

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Chris Clifford
Clifford in 1988
Born (1966-05-26) May 26, 1966 (age 58)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
NHL draft 111th overall, 1984
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1984–1989

Chris Clifford (born May 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in parts of two games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks. He filled in for Murray Bannerman in a 1985 game and for Ed Belfour in a 1989 game. He won the Bobby Smith Trophy in 1985–86. Clifford was drafted in the sixth round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Chris is considered the first goalie to score a goal in OHL history.[1] He later became a lawyer.

Playing career

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Clifford was born in Kingston, Ontario. He spent his junior career with the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Canadians and most of his professional career with various teams in the International Hockey League. Clifford became the first goaltender in Ontario Hockey League history to score a goal.[2] In December 2019, Chris Clifford had his jersey number retired by the Kingston Frontenacs joining 4 other players in the franchise's history.[3]

He remains an active member of the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawk Alumni networks.[4][5]

Post-playing career

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After his hockey career, Clifford attended law school at Queen's University and is now a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP in Ontario, Canada.[6] He has consistently ranked as one of the top injury lawyers in Canada and is a recognized Top Lawyer in the country.[7] Since 2015, Clifford has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Canada for his work in personal injury litigation.[8] Along with his business partner Edward Bergeron, Clifford has also received recognition from the Law Society of Ontario as a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.[9]

Clifford also served as a trustee to the Law Foundation of Ontario until 2016.[10]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1982–83 Brockville Braves CJHL 32 1746 126 1 4.33
1983–84 Kingston Canadians OHL 50 16 28 0 2808 229 2 4.89
1984–85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
1984–85 Kingston Canadians OHL 52 15 34 0 2768 241 0 5.22
1985–86 Kingston Canadians OHL 50 26 21 3 2988 178 1 3.57 .866 10 5 5 564 31 1 3.30
1986–87 Kingston Canadians OHL 44 18 25 0 2576 188 1 4.38 12 6 6 730 42 0 3.45
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 22 9 7 2 1146 80 0 4.19
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.00
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 7 4 2 0 321 23 0 4.30
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 23 17 4 1 1352 77 0 3.42 6 3 3 360 24 0 4.01
1989–90 Virginia Lancers ECHL 10 7 1 0 547 16 0 1.75 .954
1990–91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 56 24 26 4 3247 215 1 3.97 5 1 4 299 20 0 4.01
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2 2 0 0 120 4 0 2.00
1991–92 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 56 29 19 6 3151 223 0 4.25 .864 13 7 6 780 53 0 4.08
1992–93 Muskegon Fury CoHL 19 8 8 2 1038 82 1 4.74 .858 2 117 11 0 5.64
1993–94 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 35 11 18 4 1894 152 0 4.82 .857 1 0 0 8 1 0 7.17
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 25 0 0 0.00 1.000


References

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  1. ^ "Kingston Canadians Chris Clifford Scores first OHL goal by a goalie". www.originalhockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ "Alumni Profile: Chris Clifford – Kingston Frontenacs". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kingston's Chris Clifford honored, humbled by hometown Frontenacs". Global News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Alumni Roster". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alumni". Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Chris Clifford - Bergeron Clifford LLP". Bergeron Clifford LLP. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chris Clifford Kingston Personal Injury Lawyer". Top Lawyers - Experienced Canadian Lawyers. November 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Chris Clifford - Kingston, Canada - Lawyer". www.bestlawyers.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Directory of Certified Specialists". www1.lso.ca. Law Society of Ontario. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Paul Le Vay appointed to The Law Foundation of Ontario Board of Trustees". The Law Foundation of Ontario. March 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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