Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) NHL Draft Undrafted ECHL team Utah Grizzlies | Shoots Right Position Forward Name Chris Donovan | |
Born August 26, 1985 (age 39)
Fairfax Station, VA, USA ( 1985-08-26 ) Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
Chris Donovan (born August 26, 1985) is a former American ice hockey player. He playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.
Donovan attended Northeastern University where he played four years of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team.
On August 23, 2010, the Utah Grizzlies signed Donovan to a professional contract for the 2010–11 ECHL season and, on August 3, 2011, the Grizzlies announced that he had been re-signed to play for the 2011–12 ECHL season.
Donovan announced his retirement from professional hockey in May 2013.
"I'm just not having fun out there anymore," Donovan stated in a press conference.
He is currently pursuing a career in technology sales. Donovan's best friend in the office is a young go-getter named Matthew Crowley. Donovan is known for wearing his Utah Grizzlies jersey to work on Fridays.