Eric Regan

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Eric Regan
2017 C1C - FIN v KOR - Eric Regan.JPG
Born (1988-05-20) May 20, 1988 (age 35)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
ALH team
Former teams		 Anyang Halla
Iowa Chops
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
Hannover Scorpions
Nippon Paper Cranes
High1
National teamFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Eric Regan (born May 20, 1988) is a Canadian-South Korean professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Anyang Halla in the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALH).

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Playing career

Regan played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters and the Oshawa Generals from 2004 to 2008.

Undrafted, on September 22, 2008, he was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract. [1] Following the completion of his entry-level contract within the Ducks affiliations, Regan signed a one-year contract with German DEL team, the Hannover Scorpions, on June 7, 2011. [2]

Following two seasons with the Scorpions, Regan opted to leave Germany and sign a contract in Asia with Japanese club, Nippon Paper Cranes, on August 9, 2013.

On May 29, 2015, Regan left High1 and joined his third Asia League club in as many seasons, signing with Anyang Halla initially on a one-year contract. [3]

International play

After two years within South Korea, Regan was granted citizenship and made his debut for the national team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I. He was a part of the historic South Korean team that gained promotion at the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I to their first ever top ranked tournament at the 2018 IIHF World Championship in Denmark.

He was a member of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics team, in which they gained entry as the host nation. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Erie Otters OHL 61224660000
2005–06 Erie OttersOHL2503314—————
2005–06 Oshawa Generals OHL353101316—————
2006–07 Oshawa GeneralsOHL64342456491127
2007–08 Oshawa GeneralsOHL6784048561517826
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 5917836—————
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 5916345046102464
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL50006—————
2010–11 Elmira Jackals ECHL541328416140224
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL120119—————
2011–12 Hannover Scorpions DEL 33591467—————
2012–13 Hannover ScorpionsDEL517132054—————
2013–14 Nippon Paper Cranes ALH 35624305072574
2014–15 High1 ALH461736535261234
2015–16 Anyang Halla ALH47932416880660
2016–17 Anyang HallaALH441129402862352
2017–18 Anyang HallaALH2367131081234
2018–19 Anyang HallaALH3471926840112
2019–20 Anyang HallaALH3651318630222
AHL totals7618951—————
ALH totals26561160221222426212718

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2016 South Korea WC D1A 21st510110
2017 South Korea AWG Silver medal icon.svg30110
2017 South KoreaWC D1A18th40000
2018 South Korea OG 12th40110
2018 South Korea WC 16th70002
2019 South KoreaWC D1A19th50000
Senior totals2812312

Awards and honours

AwardYear
ECHL
All-Star Game 2010
First All-Star Team2010, 2011 [5]
Defenseman of the Year2011

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References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 327. ISBN   978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ "Eric Regan joins the Scorpions" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2011-06-07. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Eric Regan signs player contract with Anyang". Anyang Halla. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Korea's Olympic hockey Canadians". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Eric Regan player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.


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