Eric Weinrich

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Eric Weinrich
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Weinrich in 2015
Born (1966-12-19) December 19, 1966 (age 58)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Hartford Whalers
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 32nd overall, 1985
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1988–2008

Eric John Weinrich [1] (born December 19, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks. He played 1,157 career NHL games, scoring 70 goals and 318 assists for 388 points.

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Amateur career

Eric Weinrich grew up in the small town of Gardiner, Maine, went to high school at North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine, and played his college hockey at the University of Maine, where he studied archaeology and anthropology. [2] He played 83 games over three seasons at the University of Maine, and was named an NCAA East Second Team All-American for the 1986–87 season. [1] Weinrich would leave the team the next season to play for the United States national team.

Professional career

Weinrich was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1984 NHL entry draft although the pick was deemed invalid as he had yet to clear the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. Weinrich entered the draft the next year and was drafted 32nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. [2] Weinrich joined the Utica Devils, the AHL developmental affiliate team of his draft team, the New Jersey Devils for the 1988–89 and 1989–90 AHL seasons, winning the Eddie Shore Award in 1990. [1] He would also play 21 games for the NHL Devils during those years, scoring nine points. He joined New Jersey full-time for the 1990–91 NHL season, having his best offensive year with 38 points and earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team, but would be traded with Sean Burke to the Hartford Whalers for Bobby Holik and draft choices on August 28, 1992. [3]

After spending just over a season with the Whalers, Weinrich was traded with Patrick Poulin to the Chicago Blackhawks for Steve Larmer and Bryan Marchment. [4] He would play for the Blackhawks for several seasons before being traded once again shortly into the 1998–99 NHL season, this time to the Montreal Canadiens. [5] Weinrich again would not last long with his new team, being traded yet again to the Boston Bruins for Patrick Traverse midway through the 2000–01 NHL season in what is believed to have been the first trade between the two teams since 1964. [6] [7]

Weinrich signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent on July 5, 2001 and played his 1000th game with them during the 2002–03 NHL season. [8] [9] However, this was not enough to prevent him from being traded once again, this time to the St. Louis Blues, shortly after the 2004 NHL All-Star game. [10] During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played with VSV EC of the Austrian Hockey League, but returned to the Blues for the 2005–06 NHL season, during which he was traded for the final time, his last NHL team being the Vancouver Canucks. [11]

Weinrich with the Portland Pirates in 2007 Eric Weinrich.jpg
Weinrich with the Portland Pirates in 2007

Weinrich announced his retirement on August 4, 2006 after 17 seasons in the NHL. [12] Upon his retirement, he became an assistant coach for the Portland Pirates in the AHL, then on January 25, 2007 he signed a professional tryout contract with the team and began playing immediately. [13] [14] Weinrich skated with the Pirates for two seasons before hanging up the skates for good after the 2007–08 season. [2]

Weinrich worked as a professional scout for the Buffalo Sabres for three years. [15] In 2015 he was named a development coach for the New Jersey Devils. [16] He is currently an interim assistant coach with the Utica Devils. [17]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East First Team 1986–87 [18]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1986–87 [19]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1987 [20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 North Yarmouth Academy HS-ME 17233356——————
1984–85North Yarmouth AcademyHS-ME2062127——————
1985–86 University of Maine HE 340141426—————
1986–87 University of MaineHE4112324459—————
1987–88 University of MaineHE8471122—————
1987–88 United States National Team Intl38391224—————
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 20000—————
1988–89 Utica Devils AHL 801727447050114
1989–90 Utica DevilsAHL5712486038—————
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL1927911613417
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL76434384871236
1991–92 New Jersey DevilsNHL76725325570224
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL797293676—————
1993–94 Hartford WhalersNHL81122—————
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL54323263160226
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL483101333161564
1995–96 Chicago BlackhawksNHL7751015651014510
1996–97 Chicago BlackhawksNHL81725326260114
1997–98 Chicago BlackhawksNHL8222123106—————
1998–99 Chicago BlackhawksNHL1413412—————
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL666121877—————
1999–00 Montreal CanadiensNHL774252939—————
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL606192534—————
2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL2215610—————
2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL80420242650004
2002–03 Philadelphia FlyersNHL8121820401323512
2003–04 Philadelphia FlyersNHL5427932—————
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL2628101450110
2004–05 EC VSV EBEL 103811830116
2005–06 St. Louis BluesNHL591161744—————
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL160008—————
2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL362121434—————
2007–08 Portland PiratesAHL5217868—————
NHL totals1,15770318388825816232967

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Canada
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1985 United States WJC 71128
1986 United StatesWJC71014
1988 United States OG 60000
1991 United States WC 102136
1991 United States CC 80002
1993 United States WC 60110
1994 United StatesWC60110
1997 United StatesWC60442
1998 United StatesWC602216
1999 United StatesWC61232
2000 United StatesWC70224
2001 United StatesWC90228
2002 United StatesWC30112
2004 United StatesWC40008
2004 United States WCH 20000
Junior totals1421312
Senior totals793161950

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