Christopher B. Bala (born September 24, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Biography Bala was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Hill School. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team. Bala was drafted 58th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft from Harvard University and played six regular season games for the Senators during the 2001–02 NHL season, scoring one assist. He played in the American Hockey League for most of his career with farms teams of the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche. He then played for the Reading Royals in the ECHL. He currently works at The Hill School, his alma mater. Career statistics Awards and honors References External links 1978 births Living people American men's ice hockey left wingers Binghamton Senators players Grand Rapids Griffins players Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players Hershey Bears players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania Ice hockey people from Virginia Milwaukee Admirals players Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia People from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Reading Royals players The Hill School alumni The Hill School faculty Educators from Pennsylvania