Eric Chouinard

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Eric Chouinard
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Born (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 43)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota Wild
Straubing Tigers
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Dinamo Minsk
Vålerenga Ishockey
Brûleurs de Loups
NHL draft 16th overall, 1998
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 20002018

Eric Guy Chouinard (born July 8, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild.

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Playing career

Chouinard was born in Atlanta during his father's days with the Atlanta Flames, but raised in Cap-Rouge, Quebec.[ citation needed ] As a youth, he played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke. [1]

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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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

On September 2, 2009 Chouinard signed a contract with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 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.[ citation needed ]

Approaching his final professional years, Chouinard played three seasons with Brûleurs de Loups of the French Ligue Magnus before ending his career by returning to Germany for a single season in 2017–18 with the Bayreuth Tigers of the DEL2. [2]

Personal life

Chouinard is the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard, [3] and the cousin of Marc Chouinard.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Magog CantonniersQMAAA2212142612
1995–96Sainte-Foy GouverneursQMAAA17257157121912
1996–97Sainte-Foy GouverneursQMAAA40294170401014923
1996–97 Laval Titan Collège Français QMJHL 11010
1997–98 Quebec Remparts QMJHL684142831814710176
1998–99 Quebec RempartsQMJHL6250591095613810188
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 63250
1999–00 Quebec RempartsQMJHL50574710410511144188
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 131340
2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL48122133692022
2001–02 Quebec CitadellesAHL651923421820000
2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL3212122416
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL284488
2003–04 Philadelphia FlyersNHL173030
2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL313476
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL10000
2004–05 EC Salzburg EBEL 16551042
2005–06 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL2477144
2005–06 Philadelphia FlyersNHL10002
2005–06 San Antonio Rampage AHL478122022
2006–07 HC Sierre NLB 43360
2006–07 Straubing Tigers DEL 276172332
2007–08 Straubing TigersDEL5530225258
2008–09 Straubing TigersDEL4114103312
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL451514293252244
2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL522425495020112
2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL3413183110
2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL521631472030110
2013–14 Dinamo Minsk KHL 80004
2013–14 Vålerenga Ishockey GET 1671219241342
2014–15 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 241615313251230
2015–16 Brûleurs de LoupsFRA26232043851230
2016–17 Brûleurs de LoupsFRA44233457301296154
2017–18 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 2712253718
NHL totals9011112216
DEL totals306118146264214102466
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Umeå

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2000 Canada WJC Bronze medal icon.svg73030
Junior totals73030

Awards and honours

AwardYear
QMJHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 1998
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy 1999
AHL
All-Star Game 2001 [4]
DEL
All-Star Game 2008

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. "Eric Chouinard bids farewell to Tigers" (in French). Bayreuth Tigers. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. Panaccio, Tim; Carchidi, Sam (January 30, 2003). "Slumping Flyers obtain Chouinard from Montreal". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  4. "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League . 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1998
Succeeded by