Eric Chouinard
| Eric Chouinard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
July 8, 1980 Atlanta, GA, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Ligue Magnus team Former teams |
Grenoble Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild Straubing Tigers Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Vålerenga Ishockey | ||
| NHL draft |
16th overall, 1998 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Eric Guy Chouinard (born July 8, 1980) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Grenoble in the French Ligue Magnus. He most recently played for Vålerenga Ishockey in the Norwegian GET-ligaen.
Playing career
Born in Atlanta during his father's days with the Atlanta Flames, but raised in Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Chouinard 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, Chouinard played four games in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers. He received an offer to play for the Straubing Tigers of the German DEL where he played until January 19, 2009 when he was suspended by the team.
On September 2, 2009 Chouinard signed a contract with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the German elite league DEL. On January 15, 2011, he signed a new two-year contract extension with the Ice Tigers that will take him through the 2012–2013 season.
Personal life
Eric is the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | EC Salzburg | EBEL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Sierre | NLB | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 41 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 45 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 34 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | GET | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Grenoble | FRA | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 90 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 306 | 118 | 146 | 264 | 214 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2000 Umeå | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Panaccio, Tim; Carchidi, Sam (January 30, 2003). "Slumping Flyers obtain Chouinard from Montreal". Philadelphia Inquirer.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1980 births
- American emigrants to Canada
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
- Fredericton Canadiens players
- Ice hockey people from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Laval Titan Collège Français players
- Living people
- Minnesota Wild players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Sportspeople from Quebec City
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Sportspeople from Atlanta, Georgia
- Quebec Citadelles players
- Quebec Remparts players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Straubing Tigers players
- Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Vålerenga Ishockey players