| Played For: | HK Olimpija Anchorage Aces Minnesota Moose |
| Birth Date: | August 27, 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Birchdale, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Ntl Team: | United States |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Draft: | 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft |
| Draft Team: | Florida Panthers |
| Career Start: | 1995 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
Chris Imes (born August 27, 1972), is an American former ice hockey player. He played for HK Olimpija, the Anchorage Aces, and the Minnesota Moose during his career. He also played for the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1995 World Championships.
Imes played for the University of Maine Black Bears from 1990 to 1995. During his freshman and sophomore year at the University of Maine, Imes won the Shawn Walsh Defensive Player Award twice and helped guide Maine to their first NCAA Championship in 1992–93. In his senior year, Imes was a runner up for the Hobey Baker Award and was named the Hockey East Player of the Year in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]
After retiring, Imes joined the Chicago Blues youth hockey organization as a director.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | University of Maine | HE | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Maine | HE | 31 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Maine | HE | 45 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of Maine | HE | 43 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 33 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 31 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| HE totals | 156 | 26 | 79 | 105 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 82 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1992 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | United States | OG | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Senior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1991–92 | [3] | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1992, 1993, 1995 | [4] | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1992–93 | [5] | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1992–93 | [6] | |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1993, 1995 | [7] | |
| All-Hockey East All-Star | 1994–95 | [8] | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1994–95 | [9] |