Chris Valicevic (born April 25, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman of Croatian ancestry. who spent the majority of his career with the ECHL's Louisiana IceGators. He is the fifth all-time career scorer in the ECHL with 611 points.

ECHL

Valicevic spent seven seasons with the Louisiana IceGators, 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. In

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, Valievic was inducted into the

ECHL Hall of Fame The ECHL Hall of Fame is an ice hockey museum dedicated to honoring members that have played in the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League). It was created by the league in 2008. The ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fam ...

. Valicevic was joined by ECHL founder Henry Brabham, the league's first commissioner Patrick J. Kelly, and goaltender Nick Vitucci as members of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class.

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 The ECHL Most Valuable Player is an ice hockey award presented annually by the ECHL to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team. This award was first presented following the inaugural 1988–89 ECHL season to Daryl Harpe of the Eri ...

*1999–2000: ECHL All-Star *2000–01: ECHL All-Star *2007–08: Named to the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valicevic, Chris 1968 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Cornwall Aces players Greensboro Monarchs players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Michigan Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players People from Mount Clemens, Michigan Sportspeople from Macomb County, Michigan Portland Rage players New Jersey Rockin' Rollers players Sacramento River Rats players Worcester IceCats players