Chris Luongo

Chris Luongo
Born	(1967-03-17) March 17, 1967 Detroit, MI, USA^[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators New York Islanders
National team	United States
NHL Draft	92nd overall, 1985 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1989–2004

Chris Luongo
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
2006–2008	Wayne State (assistant)
2008–2010	Alabama-Huntsville (assistant)
2010–2012	Alabama-Huntsville
Head coaching record
Overall	6-54-3 (.119)

Christopher John Luongo (born March 17, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Luongo played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders. Luongo was born in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in Fraser, Michigan.

Bio

Playing career

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.

Luongo was also a member of the U.S. squad at the 1996, 1997, and 2000 World Championships.

From 1997 to 2004, he played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for EV Landshut, Munich Barons, Nuremberg Ice Tigers and the Krefeld Pinguine.

Coaching

Luongo 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,^[2] and coached the team for two seasons.

Personal

Luongo currently resides in Novi, Michigan, with his wife, Cheryl, and their two sons, Anthony and Christopher. Chris also has a dog named Tyson Luongo.

College Head Coaching record^[3]

Season	Team	Overall
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (Division I Independent) (2010-11–2011-12)
2010-11	Alabama-Huntsville	4-26-2
2011-12	Alabama-Huntsville	2-28-1
Alabama-Huntsville:		6-54-3
Total:		6-54-3
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1987	^[4]
All-CCHA Second Team	1988-89	^[5]

References

↑
↑ Jamie Gilliam (July 9, 2010). "Luongo named head hockey coach". UAH Chargers Ice Hockey. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Hockey Year-by-Year". Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. 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

Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey

Home ice	Von Braun Center (1979–Present)

Head coaches	Joe Ritch (1979–1982) Doug Ross (1982–2007) Danton Cole (2007–2010) Chris Luongo (2010–2012) Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) Mike Corbett (2013–present)

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Conference affiliations	Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2013–present)

All-time leaders	Tony Guzzo (179 Points) Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) Derek Puppa (66 Wins)

National championships	1995–96 (D-II) 1997–98 (D-II)

NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2010

Conference Championships	College Hockey America: 2007 2010

Players	Alumni Current Roster

University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL

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