What is Chris Porter (ice hockey)?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | name = Chris Porter | image = Chris Porter 131223.png | caption = | image_size = 230px | ntl_team = USA | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 206 | team = Free Agent | former_teams = [[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Minnesota Wild]] | league = | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], Canada | career_start = 2007 | career_end = | draft = 282nd overall | draft_year = 2003 | draft_team = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] }} [[File:Chris Porter Peoria Rivermen.jpg|thumb|right|Porter as a member of the Peoria Rivermen]] '''Chris Porter''' (born May 29, 1984 in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]]-American professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who is currently an [[unrestricted free agent]]. He most recently played for the [[Providence Bruins]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). He was drafted in the ninth round, 282nd overall, by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in the [[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]. ==Playing career== Prior to his professional career, Porter played collegiate hockey at the [[University of North Dakota]]. He spent four years at the [[University of North Dakota]] appearing in 175 games for the [[Fighting Sioux]]. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] season opener. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 18, 2008 against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. On July 16, 2012, Porter was re-signed as a free agent by the Blues to a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638000 | title = Blues re-sign Porter, Peluso and Sonne | publisher = [[St. Louis Blues]] | date = 2012-07-16 | access-date = 2012-10-11}}</ref> On August 8, 2015, Porter left the Blues organization as a free agent after 8 seasons and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite