Chris Phillips (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player.

Phillips played 1,179 games with Ottawa in the regular season, making him the longest-serving player in Senators franchise history.

After Melnyk's death, he rejoined the organization in September 2022 as the Vice President of Community and Business Development.

In the Memorial Cup, Phillips had two goals and five points in five games, as the Hurricanes finished the tournament in second place, losing to the Hull Olympiques in the final.

[4][5] Phillips made his NHL debut in the 1997–98 season, when he appeared in 72 games with the Ottawa Senators, scoring five goals and 16 points, helping the club finish above .500 for the first time in team history.

[1] In 2002–03, Phillips helped the Senators win the Presidents' Trophy, which is awarded to the team with the best regular season record in the NHL.

[1] In the playoffs, Phillips once again had some overtime magic, as he scored the winning goal in the fourth game of the Senators first round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

[1] His elevated play helped the Senator's back into the Stanley Cup playoffs, though they lost in 7 games to the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference quarter finals.

He was critical of how the NHL presented their definition of hockey related revenue (HRR), a major issue in the ongoing labour dispute.

This marked a new franchise record, previously held by former team captain Daniel Alfredsson, for most games played for the club.

[10] In the summer of 2015, while attempting to return to hockey, Phillips suffered a crack in a disc in his back, rendering him unable to participate in the Ottawa Senators training camp.

[9] His 1293 regular season and playoff games with the club makes him the longest serving player in franchise history.

[9] On October 5, 2019, the Senators announced that Phillips would have his jersey number (#4) retired by the team on February 18 of the upcoming season.

He returned to the tournament in 1997, held in Geneva, Switzerland, where Phillips had an assist in seven games, helping Canada win the gold medal once again.

Phillips played for the Canadians at the 2000 IIHF World Championship held in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he had no points in nine games, as Canada finished in fourth place.

[15] In 2019, the Big Rig business was purchased by Foodtastic, a Quebec restaurant chain,[16] and Phillips sold his share by the end of the year.

[17][18] In July 2021, Phillips resigned as executive director of the Senators Community Foundation after a disagreement with owner Eugene Melnyk.

[20] In September 2012, it was revealed that Phillips was initiating a $7.5-million lawsuit against his former agent, Stacey McAlpine, to recover lost money as a result of bad real estate deals.

The suit came one month after Phillips' former Ottawa teammate Dany Heatley initiated similar legal proceedings against McAlpine.