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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Chris Terreri
Selected in fifth round
No. 85 overall by New Jersey Devils

Born November 15, 1964
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-9   Weight: 155
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Providence (ECAC)                          
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
Hometown: Warwick, Rhode Island
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1980-81 Warwick Pilg.R.I. H.S. ---- ---- --
1981-82 Warwick Pilg.R.I. H.S. ---- ---- --
1982-83 ProvidenceECAC 1111-7-1 1.932 .938

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Rhode Island Met-B Division Championship:
1982 (Pilgrim)
Prov. Journal RI Schoolboy Athlete of Year: 1981-82 (Pilgrim)
R.I. High School All-State First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82 (Pilgrim)
R.I. Met-B Division All-Star First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82 (Pilgrim)
R.I. High School All-State First Team (Soccer): 1981 (Pilgrim)
Warwick Pilgrim Captain: 1981-82
Miscellaneous: Attended Pilgrim High School in Warwick, R.I., before entering Providence College. ... Was youngest player on Providence College varsity hockey team in 1982-83, opening freshman season at age 17. ... Recorded 8-0 shutout for Providence at Alaska-Anchorage in his first college start on Nov. 3, 1982. ... Also played three seasons of varsity soccer and two seasons of baseball and golf at Pilgrim High School, serving as captain of the golf team as a senior in 1982.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 18, 1986 (New Jersey at Pittsburgh)
Numbers:  35, 30, 31 (New Jersey); 30 (S.J.); 40 (Chicago); 30 (NYI)
Stanley Cup: 1995, 2000.  Playing Status: Retired August 3, 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1986-2001 New Jersey, S.J.,
Chicago, NY Isles
406 151-172-433.07 9.892
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1990-1997 New Jersey, Chi.29 12-123.390 .890

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
New Jersey Records:
Most playoff games by a goaltender in one playoff series (7 vs. Pittsburgh in 1991, shares record), most losses in one playoff series (4 vs. Pittsburgh in 1991, shares record)
San Jose Records: Most consecutive regular-season starts (24 from Nov. 16, 1995, through Jan. 8, 1996), most assists by goalie in season (5 in 1995-96), most career assists by a goaltender (5, shares record)
New Jersey MVP: 1990-91
New Jersey Players' Player: 1990-91, 1995
SportsChannel Most Valuable Devil (Fan Vote): 1990-91, 1991-92
New Jersey Three-Star Award (3-Stars Leader): 1990-91
1995: Was on New Jersey team that won 1995 Stanley Cup, but did not play in any games during Stanley Cup Finals series vs. Detroit.
1999-00: Was backup goaltender for New Jersey team that won Stanley Cup, although he did not play in any of Devils' playoff games.
2000-01: Played 10 regular-season games for New Jersey team that went to 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, but was traded away before playoffs.
Broadcasting Career: Worked as ESPN part-time studio analyst for coverage of 1996 NHL playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Appeared in his first NHL game when he replaced starting goaltender Karl Friesen at 10:22 of third period in 8-4 loss at Pittsburgh. ... Made his first NHL start in New Jersey's Oct. 21, 1986, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with strained knee, suffered in October 1986. ... Made 35 saves and was No. 1 star in New Jersey Devils' 7-1 exhibition-game win over Moscow Dynamo on Jan. 6, 1990. ... Named New Jersey Player of Month in October 1990 and February 1991. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with the flu, an illness contracted in February 1991. ... Set New Jersey single-season record (since broken) with 2.91 goals-against average in 1990-91. ...Tied New Jersey single-season records (since broken) for wins (24) and assists by a goalie in 1990-91. ... Finished seventh in NHL with 2.91 goals-against average in 1990-91. ... Set New Jersey single-year playoff record (since broken) for goals-against average (2.94) in 1991. ... Set New Jersey record (since broken) for minutes played by a goalie in one series (428) in 1991. ...  ... Set New Jersey record (since broken) for longest unbeaten streak by a goalie by going unbeaten in 11 consecutive games from Jan. 12, 1992, and Feb. 20, 1992. ... Set New Jersey record (since broken) for longest winning streak by a goalie by winning eight consecutive games from Jan. 29, 1992, and Feb. 18, 1992. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained lower back, an injury suffered in New Jersey's March 21, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return until New Jersey's April 12, 1992, game vs. Washington. ... Set New Jersey record (since broken) for longest shutout streak (135:37) from March 25, 1993, to April 3, 1993. ... Was New Jersey franchise's all-time leader (record since broken) in career playoffs goals-against average (3.49) through 1992-93 season. ... Was New Jersey franchise's all-time leader (records since broken) in career games played by a goaltender (249), career minutes played by a goaltender (13,789), career goals-against average (3.13), career wins (100), career ties (30), career shutouts (6), career playoff games played by a goalie (26), career playoff minutes played by a goalie (1,471), career playoffs wins (12) and career playoffs losses (12) through 1993-94 season. ... Missed New Jersey's entire preseason with pinched nerve in shoulder, an injury suffered during a training-camp practice on Sept. 10, 1994. ... Shared New Jersey franchise's all-time lead (record since broken) with six career shutouts through 1995 season. ... Left New Jersey in November 1995 with franchise records (since broken) for career games played by a goaltender (268), career minutes played by a goaltender (14,730), career wins (106) and career ties (32). ... Nearly scored an empty-net goal during San Jose's Feb. 26, 1996, game vs. Montreal. His rink-long shot hit the post during San Jose's 7-4 win over Canadiens. ... Missed remainder of 1995-96 season with elbow injury, suffered during San Jose's March 15, 1996, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with wrist injury, suffered during San Jose's Oct. 20, 1996, game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until San Jose's Nov. 18, 1996, game at Boston. ... Won his first game with Chicago on Feb. 3, 1997, at San Jose, as he played against his former Sharks teammates. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with broken left ring finger, suffered in Chicago's Nov. 11, 1997, game at Toronto. While he was attempting to come back from the injury, he strained his groin during a Chicago's morning skate on Jan. 1, 1998. He did not return to action until Chicago assigned him to a three-game conditioning stint with Indianapolis (IHL) on March 3, 1998. He finally returned to NHL action in Chicago's March 15, 1998, game at Florida. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with the flu, an illness contracted in January 1999.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Providence (ECAC/HE); Maine (AHL); Team USA; Utica (AHL); Indianapolis (IHL)
Olympics: 1988 (seventh place)
World Championships: 1985 (fourth place), 1986 (sixth place),
1987 (seventh place), 1997 (sixth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player:
1985 (Providence)
NCAA All-America East First Team: 1984-85 (Providence)
NCAA All-America East Second Team: 1985-86 (Providence)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1985 (Providence)
GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Team: 1984-85, 1985-86 (PC)
College Hockey Statistics Bureau All-Academic Team: 1984-85, 1985-86 (Providence College)
Hockey East Player of Year: 1984-85 (Providence)
Hockey East Tournament MVP: 1985 (Providence)
New England Player of Year: 1984-85 (Providence)
World Championships All-Star Second Team: 1986
Hockey East Tournament All-Star First Team: 1985 (Providence)
Hockey East All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Providence)
New England All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Providence)
Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
Providence College Athlete of the Year: 1984-85
NCAA Frozen Four Records: Most saves in one year (185 for Providence in 1985)
Hockey East Records: Most saves in a season (1,418 for Providence in 1984-85), most minutes played in season (2,512 for Prov., 1984-85)
Providence College Records: Most games played by a goaltender in one season (41), most saves in one season (1,418 in 1984-85), most minutes played in one season (2,512 in 1984-85)
Hockey East Goals-Against Average Leader: 1984-85 (Prov.) (3.12)
Hockey East Save Percentage Leader: 1984-85 (Providence) (.915)
Coaching Career: Named Albany (AHL) assistant coach on Aug. 3, 2001, and remained in that position through 2003-04 season.
Education: Majored in computer science at Providence College.
Miscellaneous: Named Hockey East Player of Week three times in 1984-85 season. ... Set NCAA Frozen Four record (since broken) for saves in one game with 62 vs. Boston College on March 28, 1985, in a triple-overtime win at Detroit. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with damaged ligaments in right ankle, an injury suffered in Providence's Nov. 8, 1985, game at Maine. He did not return until Providence's Dec. 28, 1985, game vs. Northern Michigan. ... Was finalist for 1985-86 Hobey Baker Award. ... Joined Team USA for 1987-88 pre-Olympic tour and 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His Olympic participation was made possible by earlier IIHF and IOC decision to let players with previous NHL experience play in the Olympics, making him one of the first such players to appear in the Olympics. ... Joined Utica (AHL) for balance of 1987-88 season after competing in 1988 Winter Olympics. ... Named Utica (AHL) Player of Month for November 1988. ... Assigned to Indianapolis (IHL) for three-game injury rehab stint during 1997-98 season. ... Owned four Wendy's franchises in Rhode Island under parent company name Oceanview Foods during NHL career. He served as Oceanview's vice-president after his retirement. His partner in the venture was former NHL player Harvey Bennett. ... Named to goalie position on Hockey East 10th anniversary team by a conference panel in 1994. ... Named to goaltender position on all-time NCAA Tournament team on tournament's 50th anniversary in 1998. ... Briefly came out of retirement on Dec. 13, 2002, to sit on bench as backup goalie for Albany (AHL) team of which he was assistant coach. ... Briefly came out of retirement on Nov. 19, 2003, to sit on bench as backup goalie for Albany (AHL) team of which he was assistant coach.
Personal: Full name is Christopher Arnold Terreri.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE (2)/EXPANSION DRAFT: New Jersey traded Terreri to San Jose in exchange for 1996 second-round pick (later traded) on November 15, 1995. Three years later, New Jersey got Terreri back when Chicago traded him to Devils in exchange for 1999 second-round pick (Stepan Mokhov) on August 25, 1998. New Jersey lost Terreri again when it left him unprotected for the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Minnesota on June 23, 2000. New Jersey immediately got Terreri back when the Devils traded Brad Bombardir to Minnesota in exchange for Terreri and 2000 ninth-round pick (later traded) on June 23, 2000. New Jersey lost Terreri for the final time when it traded Terreri and 2001 ninth-round pick (Juha-Pekka Ketola) to N.Y. Islanders for John Vanbiesbrouck on March 12, 2001.

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Total Selected: 242
Forwards: 134
Defense: 86
Goaltenders: 22
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 19/5
College Players: 15
High School: 47
Canadian: 148
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 60
U.S.-Born: 60
European: 34
Reached NHL: 113
Stanley Cup: 21
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 20
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 34
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