Eric Weinrich

Eric John Weinrich (born December 19, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks. He played 1,157 career NHL games, scoring 70 goals and 318 assists for 388 points.
==Amateur career==
Eric Weinrich grew up in the small town of Gardiner, Maine, went to high school at North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine, and played his college hockey at the University of Maine, where he studied archaeology and anthropology. He played 83 games over three seasons at the University of Maine, and was named an NCAA East Second Team All-American for the 1986–87 season. Weinrich would leave the team the next season to play for the United States national team.
== Professional career==
Weinrich was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft although the pick was deemed invalid as he had yet to clear the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. Weinrich entered the draft the next year and was drafted 32nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. 
Weinrich joined the Utica Devils, the AHL developmental affiliate team of his draft team, the New Jersey Devils for the 1988–89 and 1989–90 AHL seasons, winning the Eddie Shore Award in 1990. He would also play 21 games for the NHL Devils during those years, scoring nine points. He joined New Jersey full-time for the 1990–91 NHL season, having his best offensive year with 38 points and earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team, but would be traded with Sean Burke to the Hartford Whalers for Bobby Holik and draft choices on 28 August 1992.
After spending just over a season with the Whalers, Weinrich was traded with Patrick Poulin to the Chicago Blackhawks for Steve Larmer and Bryan Marchment. He would play for the Blackhawks for several seasons before being traded once again shortly into the 1998–99 NHL season, this time to the Montreal Canadiens. Weinrich again would not last long with his new team, being traded yet again to the Boston Bruins for Patrick Traverse midway through the 2000–01 NHL season in what is believed to have been the first trade between the two teams since 1964.
Weinrich signed with the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent on July 5, 2001 and played his 1000th game with them during the 2002–03 NHL season. However, this was not enough to prevent him from being traded once again, this time to the St. Louis Blues, shortly after the 2004 NHL All-Star game. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played with VSV EC of the Austrian Hockey League, but returned to the Blues for the 2005–06 NHL season, during which he was traded for the final time, his last NHL team being the Vancouver Canucks.
Weinrich announced his retirement on August 4, 2006 after 17 seasons in the NHL. Upon his retirement, he became an assistant coach for the Portland Pirates in the AHL, then on January 25, 2007 he signed a professional tryout contract with the team and began playing immediately. Weinrich skated with the Pirates for two seasons before hanging up the skates for good after the 2007-08 season.
Weinrich worked as a professional scout for the Buffalo Sabres for three years. He is currently a development coach for the New Jersey Devils.
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-Hockey East First Team 	1986–87	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1986–87	
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 	1987 	
*AHL First All-Star Team (1990)
*Eddie Shore Award (1990)
*NHL All-Rookie Team (1991)
==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
1983–84 	North Yarmouth Academy 	HS-ME 		17 	23 	33 	56 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	North Yarmouth Academy 	HS-ME 		20 	6 	21 	27 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	University of Maine 	HE 		34 	0 	14 	14 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	University of Maine 	HE 		41 	12 	32 	44 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	University of Maine 	HE 		8 	4 	7 	11 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	United States National Team	Intl 		38 	3 	9 	12 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Utica Devils 	AHL 		80 	17 	27 	44 	70 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1989–90 	Utica Devils 	AHL 		57 	12 	48 	60 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		19 	2 	7 	9 	11 		6 	1 	3 	4 	17
1990–91 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		76 	4 	34 	38 	48 		7 	1 	2 	3 	6
1991–92 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		76 	7 	25 	32 	55 		7 	0 	2 	2 	4
1992–93 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		79 	7 	29 	36 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		54 	3 	23 	26 	31 		6 	0 	2 	2 	6
1994–95 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		48 	3 	10 	13 	33 		16 	1 	5 	6 	4
1995–96 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		77 	5 	10 	15 	65 		10 	1 	4 	5 	10
1996–97 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		81 	7 	25 	32 	62 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
1997–98 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		82 	2 	21 	23 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		14 	1 	3 	4 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		66 	6 	12 	18 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		77 	4 	25 	29 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		60 	6 	19 	25 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		22 	1 	5 	6 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		80 	4 	20 	24 	26 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2002–03 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		81 	2 	18 	20 	40 		13 	2 	3 	5 	12
2003–04 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		54 	2 	7 	9 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		26 	2 	8 	10 	14 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2004–05 	EC VSV 	EBEL 		10 	3 	8 	11 	8 		3 	0 	1 	1 	6
2005–06 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		59 	1 	16 	17 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		16 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		36 	2 	12 	14 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		52 	1 	7 	8 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1,157 	70 	318 	388 	825 		81 	6 	23 	29 	67
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1985 	United States	WJC 	 	7 	1	1 	2 	8
1986 	United States	WJC 	 	7 	1	0 	1 	4
1988 	United States	OG 	 	6 	0	0 	0 	0
1991 	United States	WC 	 	10	2	1 	3 	6
1991 	United States	CC 	 	8 	0	0 	0 	2
1993 	United States	WC 	 	6 	0	1 	1 	0
1994 	United States	WC 	 	6 	0	1 	1 	0
1997 	United States	WC 	 	6 	0	4 	4 	2
1998 	United States	WC 	 	6 	0	2 	2 	16
1999 	United States	WC 	 	6 	1	2 	3 	2
2000 	United States	WC 	 	7 	0	2 	2 	4
2001 	United States	WC 	 	9 	0	2 	2 	8
2002 	United States	WC 	 	3 	0	1 	1 	2
2004 	United States	WC 	 	4 	0	0 	0 	8
2004 	United States	WCH 	 	2 	0	0 	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	14	2	1 	3 	12
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	79	3	16	19 	50
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
==References==
==External links==
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