Adrian Aucoin

Adrian Aucoin
Adrian Aucoin
	Aucoin with the Calgary Flames in 2007
Born	July 3, 1973 (age 49); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks ; Tampa Bay Lightning ; New York Islanders ; Chicago Blackhawks ; Calgary Flames ; Phoenix Coyotes ; Columbus Blue Jackets
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	117th overall, 1992 ; Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1994–2013
Representing Canada
Ice Hockey
Winter Olympics
World Junior Championships

Last updated May 25, 2023

Adrian Mark Aucoin (born July 3, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Aucoin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Gloucester, Ontario.

Playing career

As a youth, Aucoin played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester.^[1]

Aucoin was drafted 117th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, making his NHL debut in 1994–95, playing one game with Vancouver. With the Canucks, Aucoin established himself as a significant offensive threat, specifically on the power play. However, it was not until his fourth full season with the team that this became evident, as he rose from just three goals in 1997–98 to 23 the next season, 18 of which came on the power-play, tying Denis Potvin for the NHL single-season record (broken by Sheldon Souray's 19 powerplay goals in 2006–07).^[2] In addition to leading all league defencemen in goals and power-play goals in the 1998–99 NHL season, Aucoin also led all defencemen in shorthanded goals (2) and game-winning goals (3).

However, after one-and-a-half seasons, Aucoin's offensive production dropped to the point where he had only 3 goals through 47 games in 2000–01. On February 7, 2001, Aucoin (along with a second-round pick for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft) was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Dan Cloutier. He only played 26 regular-season games for the Lightning before being traded in the off-season with Alexander Kharitonov to the New York Islanders in exchange for Mathieu Biron and a second-round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

With the Islanders, Aucoin put up the most consistent offensive numbers of his career, including a career-high 33 assists and 44 points in 2003–04, resulting in him being chosen to play in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference. He shared a victory in the hardest shot competition with Sheldon Souray of the Montreal Canadiens with a 102.2 mph blast^[3] and scored the first goal of the game in a 6–4 win over the Western Conference.^[4]

In 2004–05, he played Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien during the NHL lockout. After NHL play resumed, on August 2, 2005, Aucoin signed a four-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, eventually being named team captain. However, the first two seasons of his contract were hampered by injuries,^[5] and in the off-season prior to the 2007–08 campaign, Aucoin waived his no-trade clause and was sent with a seventh-round draft pick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for defencemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr.

In his first season with Calgary, Aucoin recorded the fifth 30-point season of his career in 2007–08 with 35 points, and recorded his sixth 30-point season in the 2008–09 season with 34 points.

In the summer of 2009, Aucoin, as a free agent, signed a contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. He helped the Coyotes win the Pacific Division in 2012, where they advanced to the Western Conference finals.^[5]

After three seasons with the Coyotes, Aucoin left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2012. During the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Aucoin served as an alternate captain with the Blue Jackets. In 36 games, he totalled just 4 assists, however added a needed veteran presence at the Blueline. In the summer of 2013, he became an unrestricted free agent.

On November 19, 2013, Aucoin announced his retirement from professional hockey.^[6] He will begin working with the Chicago Blackhawks' young defensive prospects.^[7]^[8]

Personal life

Aucoin's son Kyle was drafted in the sixth round, 156th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Nepean Raiders	CJHL	54	2	14	16	95	4	0	1	1	—
1990–91	Nepean Raiders	CJHL	56	17	33	50	125	17	8	17	25	14
1991–92	Boston University	HE	33	2	10	12	62	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Canadian National Team	Intl	42	8	10	18	71	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Canadian National Team	Intl	63	5	12	17	82	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hamilton Canucks	AHL	13	1	2	3	19	4	0	2	2	6
1994–95	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	71	13	18	31	52	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	1	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	1	0
1995–96	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	29	5	13	18	47	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	49	4	14	18	34	6	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	70	5	16	21	63	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	35	3	3	6	21	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	82	23	11	34	77	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	57	10	14	24	30	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	47	3	13	16	20	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	26	1	11	12	25	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New York Islanders	NHL	81	12	22	34	62	7	2	5	7	4
2002–03	New York Islanders	NHL	73	8	27	35	70	5	1	2	3	4
2003–04	New York Islanders	NHL	81	13	31	44	54	5	0	0	0	6
2004–05	Modo	SEL	14	2	4	6	32	6	1	0	1	16
2005–06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	33	1	5	6	38	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	59	4	12	16	50	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Calgary Flames	NHL	76	10	25	35	37	7	0	3	3	4
2008–09	Calgary Flames	NHL	81	10	24	34	46	6	2	1	3	2
2009–10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	8	20	28	56	7	0	2	2	10
2010–11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	75	3	19	22	52	4	0	0	0	2
2011–12	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	64	2	7	9	42	11	0	2	2	10
2012–13	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	36	0	4	4	16	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			1,108	121	278	399	793	62	6	15	21	44

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Canada	WJC		7	0	1	1	8
1994	Canada	OG		4	0	0	0	2
2000	Canada	WC	4th	9	3	3	6	14
Junior totals				7	0	1	1	8
Senior totals				13	3	3	6	16

Awards

Babe Pratt Trophy (Vancouver Canucks' best defenceman): 1999
Selected to one NHL All-Star Game: 2004

Transactions

June 20, 1992 – Drafted 117th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks
February 7, 2001 – Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2nd round draft pick (2001 NHL Entry Draft) for Dan Cloutier
June 22, 2001 – Traded to the New York Islanders with Alexander Kharitonov for Mathieu Biron and a 2nd round draft pick (2002 NHL Entry Draft)
August 2, 2005 – Signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks
July 1, 2009 – Signed with the Phoenix Coyotes
July 1, 2012 – Signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets

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References

↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
↑ "Souray knows what makes a power play tick". National Hockey League. April 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
↑ Allen, Kevin (February 8, 2007). "Good times roll for Roenick on All-Star Saturday". USA Today . Retrieved January 16, 2009.
↑ "East vs. West". USA Today . February 8, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
1 2 Hamilton, Brian (April 12, 2012). "Ex-captain Aucoin knows how good Hawks have it". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
↑ "Aucoin announces retirement | NHL Hockey | Modesto Bee". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
↑ "Adrian Aucoin joins Blackhawks staff". thethirdmanin.com. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
↑ "Adrian Aucoin announces retirement joins Blackhawks as coach". thehockeyhouse.net. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
↑ "Hinsdale resident Kyle Aucoin hopes to follow his father's NHL path". Chicago Tribune. March 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database
Adrian Aucoin at the Canadian Olympic Committee
Adrian Aucoin at Olympics.com
Adrian Aucoin at Olympic.org (archived)
Adrian Aucoin at Olympedia
Adrian Aucoin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[2] "Souray knows what makes a power play tick". National Hockey League. April 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.

[3] Allen, Kevin (February 8, 2007). "Good times roll for Roenick on All-Star Saturday". USA Today . Retrieved January 16, 2009.

[4] "East vs. West". USA Today . February 8, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2009.

[chi-5] 1 2 Hamilton, Brian (April 12, 2012). "Ex-captain Aucoin knows how good Hawks have it". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[6] "Aucoin announces retirement | NHL Hockey | Modesto Bee". Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-19.

[7] "Adrian Aucoin joins Blackhawks staff". thethirdmanin.com. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[8] "Adrian Aucoin announces retirement joins Blackhawks as coach". thehockeyhouse.net. October 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[9] "Hinsdale resident Kyle Aucoin hopes to follow his father's NHL path". Chicago Tribune. March 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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