Eric Boguniecki

Eric Boguniecki (born May 6, 1975) is an assistant coach for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.
== Playing career ==
Drafted 193rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Boguniecki's scoring ability in the minor leagues led to him being signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers in 1999. He played just 4 games for the Panthers before returning to St. Louis in a trade also involving Andrej Podkonický.
A tough grinding forward, Boguniecki stands out on the ice due to his height; Boguniecki stands 5 feet 8 inches. He established himself in the NHL in the 2002–03 season, accumulating 49 points in 80 games. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Boguniecki played for the AHL's Worcester IceCats. A winner of the Les Cunningham award as the AHL's most valuable player in 2001-02, Eric Boguniecki is currently the only other American born player to win this award since Eddie Olson (1952–53). 
In December 2005, Boguniecki was traded to Pittsburgh Penguins scoring 6 goals and 10 assists before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, before being traded to the New York Islanders on October 25, 2006. He played 11 games in the 06–07 season and had no points and his plus/minus was even. He had 8 PIM. He played for the Islanders affiliate AHL team the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and had 23 goals and 32 assists in 48 games 
For the 2007–08 season, Boguniecki played for the German DEL Team ERC Ingolstadt. On July 22, 2008, Boguniecki signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. In the 2008-09 season, Eric was assigned to Ducks affiliate, the Iowa Chops, where he scored 34 points in 69 games.
On October 29, 2009, he signed with the ECHL's Alaska Aces.
===Coaching Career===
On July 12, 2011, Boguniecki was named the assistant coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/West-Haven-s-Eric-Boguniecki-named-Sound-Tigers-1462898.php
== 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
1993–94 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		40 	17 	16 	33 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		34 	12 	19 	31 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		32 	23 	29 	52 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		36 	26 	31 	57 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Dayton Bombers 	ECHL 		26 	19 	18 	37 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		35 	4 	8 	12 	29 		4 	1 	2 	3 	10
1998–99 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		72 	32 	34 	66 	100 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
1999–00 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 		57 	33 	42 	75 	148 		4 	3 	2 	5 	20
1999–00 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 		28 	13 	12 	25 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		45 	17 	28 	45 	100 		9 	3 	2 	5 	10
2001–02 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		63 	38 	46 	84 	181 		3 	2 	0 	2 	4
2001–02 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	4 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0
2002–03 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		80 	22 	27 	49 	38 		7 	1 	2 	3 	2
2003–04 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		27 	6 	4 	10 	20 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		5 	2 	1 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	SC Langenthal 	NLB 		10 	5 	3 	8 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		9 	1 	4 	5 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		38 	5 	6 	11 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		48 	22 	32 	54 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Ingolstadt ERC 	DEL 		16 	4 	14 	18 	24 		3 	1 	3 	4 	2
2008–09 	Iowa Chops 	AHL 		69 	18 	16 	34 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		51 	19 	28 	47 	52 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		178 	34 	42 	76 	105 		9 	1 	3 	4 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Eric Boguniecki Official Website: http://www.bogy33.com
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