Chris Phillips

Chris Phillips
Phillips with the Ottawa Senators in 2013
Born	(1978-03-09) March 9, 1978 (age 46) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Ottawa Senators Brynäs IF
National team	Canada
NHL draft	1st overall, 1996 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1997–2015
Medal record Representing  Canada Ice hockey World Championships 2009 Switzerland 2005 Austria World Junior Championships 1997 Switzerland 1996 USA

Chris Phillips (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player. Phillips was a member of the Ottawa Senators for his entire NHL career, which began with the 1997–98 season and ended with the 2015–16 season.^[1] He was regarded as a stay-at-home defenceman. The Senators drafted him first overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] Phillips retired in 2016 after spending a season on the injured list. Phillips played 1,179 games with Ottawa in the regular season, making him the longest-serving player in Senators franchise history. In addition, he played in 114 playoff games. His number was retired by the team in 2019.

Phillips worked in community and business development for the Senators from 2015 to 2021, when he resigned as the executive director of the Senators Community Foundation after a dispute with owner Eugene Melnyk. After Melnyk's death, he rejoined the organization in September 2022 as the Vice President of Community and Business Development.