Christopher John Kibermanis (born March 24, 1976)
is a
Canadian
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former ice hockey player.
Born in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Kibermanis, was drafted by the
Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...
in 1994. He played three seasons in the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...
with the
Red Deer Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels are a Western Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The Rebels play at the Peavey Mart Centrium.
History
A "Name the Team" contest ran in Red Deer from October 7 to 17, 1991. The top t ...
.
After his retirement from hockey, Kibermanis ran as an
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral de l'Alberta) is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1905, it is the oldest active political party in Alberta and was the dominant political party until the 1921 election ...
candidate during the
2004 Alberta provincial election, in the electoral district of
Edmonton Castle Downs. On election night, he was initially declared elected by a margin of just five votes over incumbent
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk
Thomas Adam Lukaszuk (born April 5, 1969) is a Polish-born Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Edmonton-Castle Downs from 2001 to 2015 as a Progressive Conservative. ...
.
Following a
judicial recount
An election recount is a repeat tabulation of votes cast in an election that is used to determine the correctness of an initial count. Recounts will often take place if the initial vote tally during an election is extremely close. Election reco ...
, however, Lukaszuk was deemed to have won by three votes.
Kibermanis ran again in the
2008 election, but was again defeated by Lukaszuk, this time by 2,200 votes.
References
External links
Chris Kibermanis website
Alberta Liberal Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections
Canadian people of Latvian descent
Red Deer Rebels players
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks
1976 births
Living people
Politicians from Calgary
Sportspeople from Calgary
Ice hockey people from Alberta
21st-century Canadian politicians
Canadian sportsperson-politicians
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
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