Éric Veilleux
Éric Veilleux | |||
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Born |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | February 20, 1972||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Cornwall Aces Hershey Bears SaiPa Kentucky Thoroughblades Manitoba Moose Lowell Lock Monsters | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1993–2001 |
Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League. He is the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Coaching career
For the 2015–16 season, he was the head coach with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL following a season as an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals.[1] In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League[2] before being hired to coach the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016.[3]
He coached the Rampage for two seasons, finishing out of the playoffs in both occasions, before leaving the club and Avalanche organization following the 2017–18 season.[4]
He returned to the QMJHL as the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads for the 2018–19 season.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 60 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | ||
1992–93 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 70 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 100 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 | ||
1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 77 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | ||
1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 71 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 119 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 118 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 14 | ||
1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 127 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-l | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1999-00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 73 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 447 | 106 | 174 | 280 | 662 | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 70 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997 | |
QMJHL | ||
Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year | 2013–14 | [6] |
References
- ↑ "Eric Veilleux named Admirals' head coach". ECHL. July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Norfolk Admirals coach leaving to coach Canadian team". WTKR. May 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Eric Veilleux Named Head Coach of Rampage". San Antonio Rampage. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ↑ "Eric Veilleux will not be back with Rampage". tvasports.ca. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ↑ "Mooseheads Name New Head Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP at Golden Puck Awards". The Globe and Mail. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database