Former CHL Forward Minard Honored by AHL


The American Hockey League (AHL) announced today that former CHL forward Chris Minard, now a member of the Grand Rapids Griffins,  has been named the winner of the 2012 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award.

The award is given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.

Minard played for the San Angelo Saints during the 2003-04 season recording 39 goals and 36 assists (75 points) in 64 games played.

Chris Minard's Statistical History

In his career, the Owen Sound, Ontario native has played in 40 NHL games (35 with Pittsburgh and 5 with Edmonton) recording two goals and four assists.

In the AHL’s media announcement about Minard winning the award, they stated the following:

After suffering with the after-effects of a concussion for more than two years, including missing this season’s first 36 games, Minard returned to action on Jan. 15 and immediately put a charge in Grand Rapids’ offense. Minard scored twice in his second game back, and later recorded two hat tricks in February en route to earning Reebok/AHL Player of the Month honors. Despite playing just 33 games, Minard is tied for third on the Griffins with 20 goals and leads all team forwards with a plus-16 rating to keep Grand Rapids in the hunt for a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs.

Now in his 10th professional campaign, Minard spent most of his first four seasons in the ECHL and Central Hockey League before first breaking through as a full-time AHL player. The native of Owen Sound, Ont., has gone on to appear in 365 games in the American Hockey League, totaling 158 goals and 113 assists, and has also skated in 40 contests in the National Hockey League with Edmonton and Pittsburgh.

This award, which was first presented by the AHL in 1978, honors the late Fred T. Hunt, a long-time contributor to the league who won three Calder Cup championships as a player and three more as a general manager. Previous winners of the award include Ross Yates (1983), Glenn Merkosky (1987, ’91), Bruce Boudreau (1988), Murray Eaves (’89, ’90), John Anderson (1992), Tim Tookey (1993), Ken Gernander (1996, 2004), Randy Cunneyworth (2000), Mike Keane (2007), Ajay Baines (2009) and Bryan Helmer (2011).





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