Christopher John Luongo (born March 17, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. Luongo played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders between 1991 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2004, was spent in various minor leagues, and then several years in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Internationally Luongo played for the American national team at three World Championships. After retiring from playing, Luongo turned to coaching, and has spent several years as an assistant coach at the American collegiate level.
| Chris Luongo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1967 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Krefeld Pinguine Nürnberg Ice Tigers Munich Barons EV Landshut New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career |
1989–2004 Coaching career | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Alma mater | Michigan State University | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 2005-2006 | Motor City Mechanics | ||
| 2006–2008 | Wayne State (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Alabama-Huntsville (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Alabama-Huntsville | ||
| 2015-2017 | U.S. NTDP | ||
| 2017-2022 | Michigan State (assistant) | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 6–54–3 (.119) | ||
Biography
editLuongo was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Fraser, Michigan.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[2]
Luongo was a stay-at-home defenseman who played in 218 games in his NHL career, scoring 8 goals and 23 assists for 31 points and collecting 176 penalty minutes. Drafted by his hometown Red Wings in 1985, he then accepted a scholarship to Michigan State where he enjoyed a four-year career with the Spartans, earning the team's "Dr. John Downs Outstanding Defensive Player Award" in 1988 and 1989. He spent 1989 to 1992 in the Red Wings organization before signing with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent. After one season in Ottawa, he was traded to the New York Islanders, where he finished his NHL career in 1996.[citation needed]
Luongo was also a member of the U.S. squad at the 1996, 1997, and 2000 World Championships, winning the bronze medal in 1996.[citation needed]
From 1997 to 2004, Luongo played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for EV Landshut, Munich Barons, Nuremberg Ice Tigers and the Krefeld Pinguine.[citation needed]
Luongo currently resides in Novi, Michigan, and his two sons, Anthony and Christopher. He also has a dog named Tyson.
Coaching
editLuongo spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Wayne State Warriors. In September 2008 he joined the UAH Chargers as an assistant coach under head coach Danton Cole, who was a teammate of Luongo's at Michigan State. In 2010, he was named head coach of the Chargers,[3] and coached the team for two seasons.[citation needed] After leaving UAH in 2012, he took a break from coaching until joining the National Team Development Program from 2015 to 2017 as assistant coach. Since 2017, Luongo has served as the assistant coach for the Michigan State men's hockey team under Cole.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Clair Falcons | NAHL | 41 | 2 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 27 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 47 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 53 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 80 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 51 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 41 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 81 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | EV Landshut | DEL | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | EV Landshut | DEL | 51 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Munich Barons | DEL | 56 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2000–01 | Munich Barons | DEL | 48 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 60 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 366 | 33 | 100 | 133 | 481 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 58 | ||||
| NHL totals | 218 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | United States | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1998 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | United States | WC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |||
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Independent (2010–2012) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Alabama–Huntsville | 4–26–2 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Alabama–Huntsville | 2–28–1 | |||||||
| Alabama-Huntsville: | 6–54–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–54–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1987 | [5] |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1988–89 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "Wayne State Warriors, Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ Jamie Gilliam (July 9, 2010). "Luongo named head hockey coach". UAH Chargers Ice Hockey. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Hockey Year-by-Year". Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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