Adrian Aucoin

Adrian Aucoin (born July 3, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Aucoin was drafted 117th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. With the Canucks, Aucoin established himself as a significant offensive threat, specifically on the power-play. However, it was not until his fourth full season with the team that this became evident, as he rose from just 3 goals in 1997–98 to 23 the next season, 18 of which came on the power-play, tying Denis Potvin for the NHL single-season record (broken by Sheldon Souray's 19 powerplay goals in 2006–07). In addition to leading all league defencemen in goals and power-play goals in the 1998–99 NHL season, Aucoin also led all defencemen in shorthanded goals (2) and game-winning goals (3).
However, after one and half seasons, Aucoin's offensive production dropped to the point where he had only 3 goals through 47 games in 2000–01. On February 7, 2001, Aucoin (along with a second-round pick for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft) was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Dan Cloutier. He only played 26 regular-season games for the Lightning before being traded in the off-season with Alexander Kharitonov to the New York Islanders for Mathieu Biron and a second-round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. 
With the Islanders, Aucoin put up the most consistent offensive numbers of his career, including a career-high 33 assists and 44 points in 2003–04, resulting in him being chosen to play in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference. He shared a victory in the hardest shot competition with Sheldon Souray of the Montreal Canadiens with a 102.2 mph blast and scored the first goal of the game in a 6–4 win over the Western Conference.
In 2004–05, he represented Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien during the NHL lockout. Once NHL play resumed, Aucoin signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on August 2, 2005 for four years. However, the first two seasons of his contract were hampered by injuries, and in the off-season prior to the 2007–08 campaign, and was named there captian. Aucoin waived his no-trade clause and was sent with a seventh-round draft pick to the Calgary Flames for defencemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr. 
In his first season with Calgary, Aucoin recorded the fifth 30-point season of his career in 2007–08.
==Awards==
*Babe Pratt Trophy (Vancouver Canucks' best defenceman) - 1999
==Transactions==
*June 20, 1992 - Drafted 117th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks
*February 7, 2001 - Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2nd round draft pick (2001 NHL Entry Draft) for Dan Cloutier
*June 22, 2001 - Traded to the New York Islanders with Alexander Kharitonov for Mathieu Biron and a 2nd round draft pick (2002 NHL Entry Draft)
*August 2, 2005 - Signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks
*June 22, 2007 - Traded to the Calgary Flames with a 7th round draft pick for Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr
*July 1, 2009 - Signed with the Phoenix Coyotes
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1989–90 	Nepean Raiders 	CJHL 	 	54 	2 	14 	16 	95 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	—
1990–91 	Nepean Raiders 	CJHL 	 	56 	17 	33 	50 	125 	 	17 	8 	17 	25 	14
1991–92 	Boston University 	HE 	 	33 	2 	10 	12 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Canadian National Team	Intl 	 	42 	8 	10 	18 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Canadian National Team	Intl 	 	63 	5 	12 	17 	82 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Hamilton Canucks 	AHL 	 	13 	1 	2 	3 	19 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	6
1994–95 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	71 	13 	18 	31 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0
1995–96 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	29 	5 	13 	18 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	49 	4 	14 	18 	34 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
1996–97 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	70 	5 	16 	21 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	35 	3 	3 	6 	21 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	82 	23 	11 	34 	77 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	57 	10 	14 	24 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	47 	3 	13 	16 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	26 	1 	11 	12 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	81 	12 	22 	34 	62 	 	7 	2 	5 	7 	4
2002–03 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	73 	8 	27 	35 	70 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	4
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	81 	13 	31 	44 	54 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	6
2004–05 	Modo 	SEL 	 	14 	2 	4 	6 	32 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	16
2005–06 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	33 	1 	5 	6 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	59 	4 	12 	16 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	76 	10 	25 	35 	37 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	4
2008–09 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	81 	10 	24 	34 	46 	 	6 	2 	1 	3 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	851 	108 	228 	336 	627 	 	40 	6 	11 	17 	22
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Aucoin played for Team Canada in:
*1993 World Junior Championships (assistant captain & gold medal)
*1994 Winter Olympics (silver)
*2000 World Championships
==External links==
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Note: With Adrian Aucoin injured and out of the lineup, Martin Lapointe served as Blackhawks captain for the balance of the 2005–06 NHL season.
Category:Born in 1973
Category:Boston University Terriers players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Hamilton Canucks players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Vancouver Canucks draft picks
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:MoDo Hockey players