Stephane Veilleux

Stéphane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981) is a professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the New Jersey Devils. He has played 438 NHL games in the National Hockey League for Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning.
==Playing career==
Veilleux was drafted in the 3rd round, 93rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play a total of 6 seasons for the Wild, playing many games alongside scoring star Marian Gaborik. After the 2008-09 NHL season, the Wild decided not to renew his contract, and he was released into unrestricted free agency. On July 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins. 
In October 2010, he signed for Espoo Blues in SM-liiga. He left the team in January and signed with Swiss team HC Ambrì-Piotta. On July 29, 2011, Veilleux signed a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils.
==Personal life==
Veilleux is known as an avid ping-pong player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.http://wn.com/Bouchard_and_Veilleux_are_Wild_about_Ping_Pong . wn.com. Retrieved 2010-10-3.
==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
1998–99 	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL 	 	65 	6 	13 	19 	35 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
1999–00 	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL 	 	22 	1 	4 	5 	17 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 	 	50 	14 	28 	42 	100 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 	 	68 	48 	67 	115 	90 	 	21 	15 	18 	33 	42
2001–02 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	77 	13 	22 	35 	113 	 	14 	2 	4 	6 	20
2002–03 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	29 	8 	4 	12 	43 	 	23 	7 	11 	18 	12
2002–03 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	38 	3 	2 	5 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	64 	13 	25 	38 	66 	 	2 	1 	1 	2 	2
2003–04 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	19 	2 	8 	10 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	59 	15 	24 	39 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	71 	7 	9 	16 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	75 	7 	11 	18 	47 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2007–08 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	77 	11 	7 	18 	61 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	27
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	81 	13 	10 	23 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	77 	3 	6 	9 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	438 	46 	53 	99 	302 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	31
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks
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Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Victoriaville Tigres alumni
Category:Val-d'Or Foreurs alumni