- Éric Chouinard
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team=Straubing Tigers
former_teams =Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota Wild
league =DEL
position = Center
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 218
nationality = Canada
nationality_2 = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|7|8|mf=y
birth_place = Atlanta, GA, USA
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Montreal Canadiens
career_start = 2000Éric Chouinard (born on July 8, 1980, in
Atlanta, Georgia ) is an American-born Canadian professionalice hockey player and the son of formerAtlanta Flames starGuy Chouinard .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 theQuebec Remparts of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League , he became a 1st-round draft choice (16th overall) by theMontreal Canadiens in the1998 NHL Entry Draft . Since then, he has also played for thePhiladelphia Flyers and theMinnesota 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. He is now playing for the German DEL-Team
Straubing Tigers .Career statistics
International play
Played for Canada in:
* 2000 World Junior Championships
* 1997 Tri-Nation Tournament [ [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/1/1/7/index1.shtml Éric Chouinard ] ]References
ee also
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Notable families in the NHL External links
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*legendsofhockey|16690
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