Itan Chavira Explained

Itan Chavira
Birth Date:November 2, 1987
Birth Place:Big Bear, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:169
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Team:Ripon Savage
League:AIHL
Former Teams:Ontario Reign (ECHL)
Yarmouth Mariners (MJAHL)
Charlottetown Abbies (MJAHL)
LA Pama Cyclones (AIHL)
Rethel (France)
Espanya Hoquei Club (Spain)
CPLV Dismeva Valladolid (Spain)
Draft Team:Undrafted
Career Start:2008

Itan Daniel Chavira (born November 2, 1987) is an American former minor league ice hockey forward currently playing for the USA National Inline Team and the Ripon Savage of American Inline Hockey League.

Playing career

Chavira played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets in 2006-2007. The following year, he played for the Charlottetown Abbies and the Yarmouth Mariners in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League 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 Fred Page Cup.

Chavira ended his junior hockey league career by turning pro with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL. 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 World Championships. 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.