Eric Chouinard

Eric Chouinard (born on July 8, 1980) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player, who currently plays for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
Born in Atlanta during his father's days with the Atlanta Flames, 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 German elite league DEL. 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.
==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
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
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		90 	11 	11 	22 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		220 	89 	97 	186 	184 		7 	2 	3 	5 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	3	0	3 	0
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	3	0	3 	0
==Personal life==
Eric is the son of former Atlanta Flames star Guy Chouinard.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Laval Titan alumni
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Quebec Citadelles players
Category:Quebec Remparts alumni
Category:Straubing Tigers players