Stéphane Veilleux

Stéphane Veilleux
Born	(1981-11-16) November 16, 1981 Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Minnesota Wild Espoo Blues HC Ambrì-Piotta Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Oji Eagles
NHL draft	93rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2001–2018

Stéphane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning and the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career

As a youth, Veilleux played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Beauce, Quebec.

Veilleux was drafted in the third round, 93rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play a total of six seasons for the Wild, playing many games alongside star forward Marián Gáborík. After the 2008–09 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. On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins.

In October 2010, Veilloux signed for Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga. He left the team in January and signed with Swiss National League A team HC Ambrì-Piotta. On July 29, 2011, he then signed a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils.

On February 24, 2012, Veilleux was traded, along with Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri and the Washington Capitals' second-round pick in 2012, back to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenceman Marek Židlický.

Personal life

Veilleux is known as an avid table tennis player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Lévis Commandeurs	QMAAA		14	3	5	8	12		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		65	6	13	19	35		6	1	3	4	2
1999–2000	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		22	1	4	5	17		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	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		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Blues	SM-liiga		25	1	6	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		7	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Albany Devils	AHL		40	11	11	22	53		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Minnesota Wild	NHL		21	0	2	2	15		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Houston Aeros	AHL		33	3	5	8	45		3	0	1	1	6
2012–13	Minnesota Wild	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Iowa Wild	AHL		34	5	9	14	33		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Minnesota Wild	NHL		34	3	0	3	21		4	0	0	0	4
2014–15	Iowa Wild	AHL		60	5	15	20	81		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Minnesota Wild	NHL		12	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Oji Eagles	ALH		28	13	17	30	108		2	0	1	1	2
2016–17	Oji Eagles	ALH		48	12	30	42	123		2	1	2	3	14
2017–18	Oji Eagles	ALH		28	8	8	16	56		12	6	4	10	35
AHL totals				396	73	115	188	469		42	10	18	28	40
NHL totals				506	50	56	106	348		17	0	0	0	35

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database