Kelly Chase
Kelly Wayne Chase ( born October 25, 1967 in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( Right Wing ), who played from 1989 to 2000 for the St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
Career
As a junior he played in the Western Hockey League for the Saskatoon Blades. The time already robust player did not know until after he was not drafted that would make him not bring his talent to the NHL, but that he could go this route just overzealous use and hardness. He stayed as long as he could at junior level and convinced the scouts from St. Louis, if not already with 76 points, definitely with 343 penalty minutes.
In 1988, he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues, but the first year played exclusively in the farm team for the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League. Only 38 games he played there in his first season, but with 278 penalty minutes, he also made there attention. Hard to imagine that he had way more time to achieve even 14 goals.
In the 1989/90 season he came also to his first stakes in the NHL. Chase had understood that they had brought him there to fight. 244 penalty minutes in 44 games confirm that he also completed this. Until 1994, he stayed with the blues and steadily he spent much time in the penalty box, while he succeeded in any season more than two goals.
About the NHL Waiver Draft, the Hartford Whalers brought him in January 1995. During his third season in Hartford him committed the Toronto Maple Leafs, but there he was only two games. For the 1997/98 season he was back in St. Louis. He then played a little quieter and managed to remain in its second season under both 200 penalty minutes as well as to achieve 10 points scorer in the NHL for the first time. A knee injury cost him most of the season 1999 /2000. After the season he announced his resignation and was adopted into the TV crew of Blues, where he works as a commentator today.