Adam Courchaine

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Adam Courchaine
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Born (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 40)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Houston Aeros
Füchse Duisburg
Düsseldorfer EG
Graz 99ers
Krefeld Pinguine
EHC Olten
HK Hradec Kralove
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Coventry Blaze
NHL draft 219th overall, 2003
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 20052018

Adam Courchaine (born May 23, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He last played with the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

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Playing career

Courchaine was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Growing up in Winnipeg], Courchaine dominated at the minor hockey level with the AAA-midget Winnipeg Warriors, [1] putting up 119 points in 50 games. In 2001–02, he joined the major junior ranks with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was traded during his rookie season to the Vancouver Giants during their inaugural season and became a cornerstone for the franchise in its beginning years. Courchaine put up a team-high 85 points in his first full season with the Giants, helping them to their first playoff appearance in 2003. His 43 goals established a Giants' franchise record which remained unbroken until Evander Kane surpassed the mark in 2008–09. [2] Courchaine was also named a WHL West Second Team All-Star [3] and was subsequently chosen in the off-season by the Minnesota Wild, 219th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

He played two more seasons with the Giants, leading them in scoring for a second consecutive season in 2003–04 with 82 points while being named to the WHL West First All-Star Team. [3] In four seasons with the Giants, Courchaine led the team in scoring twice and accumulated a franchise all-time leading 126 goals and 273 points in 241 games until both records were broken in 2012 by Brendan Gallagher. [4] [5] His 147 assists was also a franchise record until it was surpassed by defenceman Jonathon Blum on February 7, 2009. [6]

Graduating from major junior in 2005–06, Courchaine was assigned to the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros. [7] However, he was a regular healthy scratch and was demoted to the ECHL where he played with the Pensacola Ice Pilots and Gwinnett Gladiators. [1] [8]

Although Courchaine was signed overseas by EK Zell am See of Austria, [3] he spent the 2006–07 season inactive. The following season, Courchaine played in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Füchse Duisburg. He enjoyed more success than his rookie season in the minors and led Duisburg in scoring with 50 points. [9] In the following 2008–09 season, he joined fellow German team, Düsseldorfer EG. After four year with the team and short stints with Austrian team Graz 99ers and Füchse Duisburg for a second time, he joined the Krefeld Pinguine. In 2013–14, Courchaine led the DEL in scoring, tallying 29 goals and 45 assists in 51 contests. [10]

He parted company with the Krefeld team in January 2015 [11] and signed with EHC Olten of the second division NLB in Switzerland the same month. He had six points (one goal, five assists) in five games for EHC. [12]

Courchaine signed with Czech side HK Hradec Kralove for the 2015–16 campaign. He played for the Hungarian club Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in the early stages of the 2016–17 season, before returning to Germany, joining Düsseldorfer EG for a second stint. At DEG, he inked a deal for the remainder of the season. [13]

On 31 July 2017, Courchaine moved to the UK's EIHL to sign with the Coventry Blaze. [14] [15]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Winnipeg Warriors AAA MMHL 37523890301325429
2001–02 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 4455106
2001–02 Vancouver Giants WHL291612288
2002–03 Vancouver GiantsWHL714342852442132
2003–04 Vancouver GiantsWHL70394382341146106
2004–05 Vancouver GiantsWHL712850783264372
2005–06 Houston Aeros AHL 100000
2005–06 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 4221284924
2005–06 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL302201758136
2006–07 EK Zell am See AUT.2 324150913893111431
2007–08 Füchse Duisburg DEL 5628225030
2008–09 DEG Metro Stars DEL391424381816124164
2009–10 DEG Metro StarsDEL501826441831010
2010–11 DEG Metro StarsDEL521617331691674
2011–12 DEG Metro StarsDEL521315283072570
2012–13 Graz 99ers AUT 30002
2012–13Füchse Duisburg GER.3 9816244
2012–13 Krefeld Pinguine DEL3316193516
2013–14 Krefeld PinguineDEL51294574651450
2014–15 Krefeld PinguineDEL271112234
2014–15 EHC Olten SUI.2 5156210330
2015–16 Mountfield HK ELH 48171330860114
2016–17 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL1655106
2016–17 Düsseldorfer EGDEL3229116
2017–18 Coventry Blaze EIHL 51153651820220
DEL totals392148188336144401719368

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2003
West First All-Star Team 2004

Records

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