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Born	July 8, 1980 (age 29),; Atlanta, GA, USA
Height; Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m); 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
DEL team; F. teams	Straubing Tigers; Montreal Canadiens; Philadelphia Flyers; Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft	16th overall, 1998; Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	2000 – present

Éric Chouinard (born on July 8, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player and the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard.

[edit] Playing career

Chouinard took a more intriguing path to the National Hockey League than his father. Born in Atlanta during his father's days with the franchise still based in Atlanta, 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.

In 2006–2007, Chouinard tried to play in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers and then in Russia but failed to get a spot with the Lokomotiv due to an injury. Then he played for the German DEL-Team Straubing Tigers until January 19, 2009. Since then he is suspended.

September 2, 2009 Chouinard signed a new one-year contract with the Nuremberg Ice Tigers of the German elite league DEL.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	Salzburg	Austria	16	5	5	10	42	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	24	7	7	14	4	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	47	8	12	20	22	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Sierre	NAT B	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	—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals			123	50	58	108	102	—	—	—	—	—
QMJHL totals			180	148	148	296	179	38	29	24	53	14
AHL totals			217	58	75	133	66	6	3	2	5	0
NHL totals			90	11	11	22	16	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

2000 World Junior Championships
1997 Tri-Nation Tournament^[1]

[edit] See also

Notable families in the NHL

[edit] References

^ Éric Chouinard

[edit] External links

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