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Chuck Kobasew

Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player

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Born
April 17, 1982
Age in 2026
44
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1982

About Chuck Kobasew

Nicholas James Kobasew is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Whilst impeded with various injuries throughout the season, Kobasew finished his first year with the Avalanche with 7 goals and 14 points in 58 games. Kobasew was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the first round (14th overall) in the 2001 NHL entry draft. While playing for the Flames, Kobasew scored his first career hat trick against the Colorado Avalanche on January 24, 2006. He spent one season playing at Boston College, starring on a team which won the National Championship and was loaded with players headed to the NHL.

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Chuck Kobasew timeline

  1. Kobasew was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the first round (14th overall) in the 2001 NHL entry draft.
  2. While playing for the Flames, Kobasew scored his first career hat trick against the Colorado Avalanche on January 24, 2006.

The world when Chuck Kobasew was born

Chuck Kobasew was born in 1982. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1982

  • #1 song"Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
  • Top movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Color Purple – Alice Walker

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentItaly wins the FIFA World Cup in Spain
  • Top headlineFalklands War between UK and Argentina
  • Technology milestoneCompact disc (CD) released commercially
  • Defining fadValley Girl speak
  • Notable inventionCompact disc (CD)
  • World population4.61 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population231.7M

1982 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Chuck Kobasew's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19822026
Gas$1.22$3.45/gal
Average home$67,800$435,000
Average income$23,433$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.94$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population231.7M341 million

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