Eric Chouinard

Eric Chouinard
Born	(1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 45) 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	2000–2018

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.

Playing career

Chouinard was born in Atlanta during his father's days with the Atlanta Flames, but raised in both Calgary, Alberta and St. Louis, Missouri, before his family settled in Cap-Rouge, Quebec, following the end of his father’s playing career.^{[ 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]

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Magog Cantonniers	QMAAA		22	12	14	26	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		17	2	5	7	—		15	7	12	19	12
1996–97	Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		40	29	41	70	40		10	14	9	23	—
1996–97	Laval Titan Collège Français	QMJHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
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	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	Brûleurs de Loups	FRA		24	16	15	31	32		5	1	2	3	0
2015–16	Brûleurs de Loups	FRA		26	23	20	43	8		5	1	2	3	0
2016–17	Brûleurs de Loups	FRA		44	23	34	57	30		12	9	6	15	4
2017–18	Bayreuth Tigers	DEL2		27	12	25	37	18		—	—	—	—	—
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

Awards and honours

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

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Eric Chouinard at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jason Ward	Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1998	Succeeded by Ron Hainsey