Chad Billins | |||
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Born |
Marysville, MI, USA |
May 26, 1989 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Linköpings HC Calgary Flames CSKA Moscow Luleå HF |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Chad Billins (born May 26, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently under contract with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). An undrafted player, Billins played four seasons of college hockey with the Ferris State Bulldogs that culminated in his serving as co-captain of the team that reached the first Frozen Four appearance in school history in 2012. He turned professional in 2012 with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and was a member of their Calder Cup championship team. Billins made his NHL debut in 2013 as a member of the Calgary Flames.
Billins played two seasons of junior hockey, first in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Alpena IceDiggers in 2006–07, then the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He then moved to the college ranks, joining the Ferris State Bulldogs of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Billins played four seasons with Ferris State, culminating with his senior year in 2011–12 when he co-captained the Bulldogs to the first appearance in the Frozen Four in school history.