Itan Daniel Chavira (born November 2, 1987, in Big Bear,

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) is a former American minor league

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forward currently playing for the USA National Inline Team and the Ripon Savage of American Inline Hockey League.

Playing career

Chavira played

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in the

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(USHL) with the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets in 2006-2007. The following year, he played for the

Charlottetown Abbies The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. Their home rink from 2003 to 2008 was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI. Before then, it wa ...

and the

Yarmouth Mariners The Yarmouth Mariners are a Junior "A" team based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. All home games are played out of the 1,501 seat Mariners Centre. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March ...

in the

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and recorded a junior career-high 41 goals, 44 assists and 85 points, while the Mariners finished as the MJAHL Championship, before ending the season in the

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. Chavira ended his junior hockey league career by turning pro with the

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of the

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. However, Chavira only played 16 games, registering 2 goals and 4 assists.

US National Inline Team

Chavira has been of member of the US National Inline team for the previous two

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. During the 2008 tournament, he finished tied for 5th in scoring in the tournament, recording 3 goals and 7 assists in 6 games, en route to a 4th-place finish.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavira, Itan 1987 births Living people Ontario Reign (ECHL) players People from Big Bear Lake, California Sportspeople from San Bernardino County, California Inline hockey players World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 2013 World Games American men's ice hockey forwards