| Played For: | New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles Kings |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Birth Date: | December 1, 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Draft: | 137th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1990 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Career Start: | 1994 |
| Career End: | 2005 |
Christopher Walter McAlpine (born December 1, 1971) is an American former professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Los Angeles Kings. He played defense and shot right-handed.
McAlpine was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 7th round, 137th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted he played for the University of Minnesota for 4 years, scoring 30 points in 36 games his final year there. He made his debut in the NHL during the 1994–1995 season when he split the year with the Devils and the Albany River Rats of the AHL. After one and a half years with the River Rats McAlpine was traded to the St. Louis Blues, where he played the majority of his NHL career.
The 1999–2000 season turned out to be a hectic one for McAlpine, as he played for the Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Atlanta Thrashers. Following that season he played for the Chicago Blackhwaks for 2 years and then 21 games with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2002–03 season.
McAlpine won the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the New Jersey Devils. He retired after the 2004–05 season playing with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL. He is currently a player agent working in Minneapolis.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Roseville High | USHS | 25 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 48 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 57 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1996–97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 289 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 245 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1990–91 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1993–94 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1993–94 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1994 | [1] |