Shot Left Name Mike Christie Career start 1974 Role Ice hockey player Career end 1981 | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m Playing career Weight 86 kg Positions Defenseman | |
Born December 20, 1949 (age 74) Big Spring, TX, USA ( 1949-12-20 ) Played for Vancouver CanucksColorado RockiesCleveland BaronsCalifornia Seals | ||
Michael Hunt Christie (born December 20, 1949 in Big Spring, Texas and raised in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 412 games in the National Hockey League for the California Seals, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, and Vancouver Canucks in 1974–81. He was the first native of Texas to play in the NHL although it was strictly a technicality as his father was a Canadian citizen working for an American oil company and he grew up in Canada. Christie did represent the United States in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament, however.
Before turning professional, he played for the University of Denver men's ice hockey team as well as the US amateur national team at the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championship Pool B tournament.