Date of Birth
25 January 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Full Name
Christos Kostas Tselios
Nickname
Chelli, Captain America
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Weight
190 lbs
Family
He and wife(Tracee Smith) have 4 kids,
Dean,Jake, Cayley and Tara.
Facts
Son of Greek immigrants who met in
Chicago; his father, Constantine "Gus"
Tselios, Americanized the family's name
to Chelios.
Won an NCAA championship with the
University of Wisconsin.
Drafted 40th overall in the 1981 Entry
Draft by the Montréal Canadiens.
Played for the Montreal Canadiens
from 1983-90.Won Stanley Cup with the
Montreal Canadiens in 1986.Won Norris
Trophy in 1989.
Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for
Denis Savard and a second round draft
pick. [29 June 1990]. Played for the
Chicago Blackhawks from 1990-99. Won
Norris Trophy in 1993, and 1996.
Captainof the 1998 USA Men's Olympic
hockey team.Owned a restaurant called
Cheli's Chili Barin Chicago which was
managed by his family.
Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for
Anders Eriksson and a first round draft
pick.[23 March 1999]. Played for the
Detroit Red Wings from 1999-present.
Won Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red
Wings in '02.Captain of the '02 Team USA.
Owns 2 restaurants called Cheli's Chili Bar in Dearborn, and Detroit, MI.
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