Chad Klassen (born April 16, 1985) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in the Austrian Hockey League.

Chad Klassen
Born (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 39)
Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
Austria team
Former teams
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
ECHL
Victoria Salmon Kings
Idaho Steelheads
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Amateur career

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Klassen played five seasons of major junior hockey (2001 – 2006) in the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1] He went on to play five seasons of Canadian college hockey (2006 – 2011) with the University of Alberta in the CWUAA conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).[2] For his outstanding college hockey play he was twice named to the CIS All-Canadian First Team (2008–09 and 2009–10) and was named the CIS (West) Most Valuable Player for the 2009–10 season.[3]

Awards and honours

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Award Year
Western Hockey League West Second All-Star Team 2003-04
Western Hockey League West Second All-Star Team 2004-05
CIS First-Team All-Canadian 2008–09 [4]
CIS (West) Most Valuable Player 2009–10 [5]
CIS First-Team All-Canadian 2009–10 [6]
CIS All-Canadian Second Team 2010–11 [7]

References

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  1. ^ http://whl.ca/roster/show/id/2823</ Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Fehervar sign forward Chad Klassen". www.erstebankliga.at. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canada West Universities Athletic Association - Former CIS Goaltender of the Year, Dinos' Dustin Butler suits up for NHL's Canucks". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Profile - University of Alberta". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "University of Alberta Athletics". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "University of Alberta Athletics". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "University of Alberta Athletics". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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