Stéphane Veilleux (ice hockey)
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| Born | November 16, 1981 Saint-Georges, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
Albany Devils Espoo Blues Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning HC Ambri-Piotta |
| NHL Draft | 93rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Stéphane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981) is a professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing in the New Jersey Devils organization. He has played 438 NHL games in the National Hockey League for Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning.
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[edit] Playing career
Veilleux was drafted in the 3rd round, 93rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play a total of 6 seasons for the Wild, playing many games alongside scoring star Marian Gaborik. After the 2008-09 NHL season, the Wild decided not to renew his contract, and he was released into unrestricted free agency. On July 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1] On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins.
In October 2010, he signed for Espoo Blues in SM-liiga.[2] He left the team in January and signed with Swiss team HC Ambrì-Piotta. On July 29, 2011, Veilleux signed a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils.
[edit] Personal life
Veilleux is known as an avid ping-pong player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.[3]
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 50 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 68 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 90 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 42 | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 77 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 113 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 64 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 59 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 77 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 438 | 46 | 53 | 99 | 302 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Lightning sign free agent left wing Stephane Veilleux". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2009-07-07. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=485269. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "NHL-pelaaja siirtyy Bluesiin". Espoo Blues. 2010-10-15. http://www.blues.fi/uutishuone/uutiset/465/nhl-pelaaja-siirtyy-bluesiin. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ http://wn.com/Bouchard_and_Veilleux_are_Wild_about_Ping_Pong . wn.com. Retrieved 2010-10-3.
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