Canadian defender of "Pittsburgh" Chris Letang: biography and personal life

Canadian Chris Letang is a hockey player, for the most part of his career serving in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Having played for the NHL team for almost 10 years, the defender never doubted his importance for the club, even in difficult periods in his personal life.

Appearance on hockey ice

Chris Letang began his career at Val d'Ors Forres, for which he played three seasons. The skill of the young defender who in the first season in the Main Junior Hockey League of Quebec in 70 matches scored 32 points, was evaluated by a number of major clubs in the NHL, as well as the youth team of Canada, where the player received the challenge. The second season for Chris was even more fruitful - for 60 games hockey player scored 68 points and at the beginning of the 2006/07 season was invited to the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, the young player did not make his debut in the NHL - he scored two goals in 7 matches, after which the coaching staff sent Letang back to juniors for one more season.

Coming to the "Pittsburgh Penguins"

In the 2007/08 season, Chris Letang again found himself at the heart of Pittsburgh, starting his long journey as part of the Penguins. In the incomplete season, the Canadian immediately joined the team and in the first year became the winner in the Atlantic Division, and also reached the Stanley Cup finals, where in a stubborn fight, the Detroit Red Wings beat the opponent. In total within the limits of superiority and playoffs Chris has played in 79 meetings, having noted 19 glasses.

A year later, the successful history of the hockey player was repeated - within the regular championship "penguins" were second, but could win the Stanley Cup, this time breaking the resistance of "Detroit". Letäng practically went to the ice in almost all games and, according to the results of 97 games, showed an incredible performance for the defender - 14 goals and 32 assists.

In March 2010, Chris Letang signed a new contract with the club for a period of 4 years. Having received positive emotions from this, in the championship 2010/11 Canadian showed a fantastic game, gaining 50 points, of which 42 points had to be productive programs. However, despite the high effectiveness of the defender, "Pittsburgh" was not the best way d playoffs, which many explained the fatigue of previous seasons.

The championship of 2013/14 ended for the player quite dramatically. In January 2014, at the age of 26, the player suffered a blow - his wife, Katherine, woke up and saw a motionless husband on the floor in the bedroom, but neither Chris nor herself could understand the cause of the incident at once. The answer was only the result of tests that showed a stroke. Taking several months to recover, the next season Letäng returned to the ice, continuing to show his fans incredible game.

Despite the successful return, in May, as part of the playoffs, Chris's black streak continued - in the long series against the Rangers, the player finished the last match with a broken arm and leg, but did not quit the team at a difficult time. After recovering from injuries, Chris Letang returned to Pittsburgh and in 2016 he added the second Stanley Cup to his piggy bank. Now he is chasing the next trophy in the "penguins".

Personal life

Despite the regular employment of hockey and training, has a happy family Chris Letang. His wife - Catherine Laflemm, for some time was shot in a reality show. Chris and Catherine officially engaged in the summer of 2015, and earlier, in 2012, the couple was born a first-born. His son was called Alexander. Despite the young age, the boy was already carried away by hockey, imitating his father.