Eric Chouinard
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg/15 st 8 lb) |
| DEL Team F. teams |
Straubing Tigers Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canada & United States |
| Born | July 8, 1980 , Atlanta GA, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 1998 Montreal Canadiens |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
Eric Chouinard (born on July 8, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player and the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard.
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[edit] Playing career
Eric took a more intriguing path to the National Hockey League than his father. Born in Atlanta during Guy's days with the franchise still based in Atlanta, Eric has played for Team Canada in international competition despite getting offers to play for Team USA. After scoring 296 points in 180 games with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he became a 1st-round draft choice (16th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Since then, he has also played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota Wild, where he played alongside his cousin, Marc Chouinard during the 2003–04 season.
In 2006–2007, Eric tried to play in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers and then in Russia but failled to get a spot with the Lokomotiv due to an injury. He is now playing for the German DEL-Team Straubing Tigers.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 68 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 56 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 50 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 105 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 65 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 32 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Salzburg | Austria | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Sierre | NAT B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 27 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 55 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| DEL Totals | 82 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| QMJHL Totals | 180 | 148 | 148 | 296 | 179 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 14 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 217 | 58 | 75 | 133 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 90 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
- 2000 World Junior Championships
- 1997 Tri-Nation Tournament[1]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Eric Chouinard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Eric Chouinard's biography at Legends of Hockey
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