Chris Twerdun

Wed., Sept. 23, 1998

Age: 20

Height: 6-1. Weight: 205

Number: 34

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Position: Defenseman

Last year: 12 goals, 11 assists, 93 penalty minutes with WHL Moose Jaw Warriors

NHL draft status: Unsigned eighth-round ‘96 choice of the Chicago Blackhawks

Quick check: Off-season acquisition from Moose Jaw, where he was placed on the club’s 50-man protected list by Mike Babcock, who was coach and GM there.

Coach’s comment: “Good, steady D-man who works hard. There’s an adjustment that any veteran player who’s traded has to make. It takes time to get into the system.”

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