Chris Chelios is back?

Chris Chelios, everyone knows him by the name, currently a Senior Advisor to Hockey Operations for the Detroit Red Wings with whom he spent a long time during his wealthy NHL career is actively thinking about a comeback to active hockey. At least some Finnish sources claim so.

Currently 51-year-old staff member of the Red Wings organization said in an interview for a Canadian news agency he said that he is considering coming back to hockey. Though the NHL is, of course, out of question.

Chris says that if his sons, who currently build on their NCAA career, don't make it to the NHL, he would accede playing with both of them together somewhere in Europe. Switzerland arises as a possible destination, and he reckons he's fit to play a bit in Europe.

Chris started his career playing for the Moose Jaw Canucks of the SJHL for two seasons and then switched to University of Wisconsin in the NCAA for another two seasons, before being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981 as a round 2, 40th overall pick.

Altogether he wrapped up 1651 NHL appearances, scored 185 goals and added another 763 assists for a total of 948 points. Also he had 266 playoff games, 31 goals, 113 assist for 144 points.

Considering international, he played 60 games for team USA scoring 14 goals and assisting 35 time for 49 points.

His brightest NHL seasons were 1988/89 for the Canadiens and 1992/93 for the Blackhawks when he recorded 73 points. He was also the assisting captain for the Blackhawks before taking the role of the captain in 1995/96 season.

During the 1998/99 season he's traded to the Detroit Red Wings, but from that point he hasn't been scoring much as the glory days had passed. He played his final game in the NHL in 2009/10 wearing Atlanta Thrashers' jersey, appearing in 7 games but was left scoreless and was -2 on the ice.

Chris was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012/13 season, had a lot of NHL awards awarded to him including All-Rookie Team (1984/85), Best Defenseman "Norris Trophy" (1988/89, 1992/93, 1995/96), Mark Messier Leadership Award (2006/07) and the Stanley Cup Champion (1985/86, 2001/02, 2007/08).

He fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became an Olympian in 1984, and was chosen into the Olympic All-Star Team in 2001/02, but at the same games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, he was chosen as the Best Defenseman and won the silver medal.

Interesting facts:

-Chris tried to play college hockey, but found out he was to small; he went back home and put on 20 kilograms of muscle.

-He was 48 years old when he was called up by the Atlanta Thrashers, the oldest player in the NHL at the time and second-oldest of all time.

-He was the first American to be named captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

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