# Eric Chouinard

Eric Guy Chouinard (born July 8, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild.

## Playing career

Chouinard was born in Atlanta during his father's days with the Atlanta Flames, but raised in both Calgary, Alberta and Cap-Rouge, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.
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 played four games in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers. He received an offer to play for the Straubing Tigers of the German DEL where he played until January 19, 2009 when he was suspended by the team.
On September 2, 2009 Chouinard signed a contract with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On January 15, 2011, he signed a new two-year contract extension with the Ice Tigers that will take him through the 2012–2013 season.
Approaching his final professional years, Chouinard played three seasons with Brûleurs de Loups of the French Ligue Magnus before ending his career by returning to Germany for a single season in 2017–18 with the Bayreuth Tigers of the DEL2.

## Personal life

Chouinard is the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard, and the cousin of Marc Chouinard.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995–96 | Magog Cantonniers | QMAAA | 22 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | 15 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
| 1996–97 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 40 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 23 | — |
| 1996–97 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | EC Salzburg | EBEL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | HC Sierre | NLB | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 45 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 34 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Vålerenga Ishockey | GET | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 26 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 44 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Bayreuth Tigers | DEL2 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 90 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 306 | 118 | 146 | 264 | 214 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2000 | Canada | WJC | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| QMJHL |||
| CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 1998 |
| Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy | 1999 |
| AHL |||
| All-Star Game | 2001 |
| DEL |||
| All-Star Game | 2008 |