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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)}}
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| caption = January 2012 in [[St. Louis]]
| caption = Bélanger with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in 2012
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| played_for = '''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Minnesota Wild]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]<br>'''''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]'''''<br>[[Fredericton Canadiens]]<br>[[Springfield Falcons]]<br>[[Lowell Lock Monsters]]<br>'''''[[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]'''''<br>[[Long Beach Ice Dogs]]<br>'''''[[Italy]]'''''<br>[[HC Bolzano]]<br>'''''[[Kontinental Hockey League |KHL]]'''''<br>[[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| played_for = [[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[HC Bolzano]]<br>[[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Minnesota Wild]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]<br>[[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| position = [[Center (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Left
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|16}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|16}}
| birth_place = [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec|QC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Sherbrooke, Quebec|Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| draft = 96th overall
| draft = 96th overall
| draft_year = 1996
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'''Éric Bélanger''' (born December 16, 1977) is a [[Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played in the [[National Hockey League]], most notably as a third-line defensive centre, for the [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]], [[Atlanta Thrashers]], [[Minnesota Wild]], [[Washington Capitals]], [[Phoenix Coyotes]] and the [[Edmonton Oilers]].
'''Éric Bélanger''' (born December 16, 1977) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played the majority of his professional career as a [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), representing the [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]], [[Atlanta Thrashers]], [[Minnesota Wild]], [[Washington Capitals]], [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] and [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He was originally drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]] by Los Angeles.

In 2021, Bélanger was named the first head coach the [[Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)|Trois-Rivières Lions]], an expansion team in the [[ECHL]] affiliated with the [[Montreal Canadiens]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2021/06/15/echl-eric-belanger-devient-lentraineur-des-lions-de-trois-rivieres |title=ECHL: Éric Bélanger becomes coach of the Trois-Rivières Lions |language=fr |date=June 15, 2021 |website=journaldequebec.com}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
As a youth, Bélanger played in the 1991 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Orford, Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>
He was drafted in the fourth round, ninety-sixth overall, by the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]]. Before making his NHL debut, Bélanger played with the [[Beauport Harfangs]] and [[Rimouski Océanic]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]; [[Fredericton Canadiens]]; [[Springfield Falcons]] and [[Lowell Lock Monsters]] of the [[American Hockey League]]; and the [[Long Beach Ice Dogs]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]]. Bélanger made his NHL debut on October 6, [[2000–01 NHL season|2000]]. During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], Bélanger played for [[HC Bolzano]] in [[Serie A (hockey)|Italy]].

On September 29, 2006, Bélanger and [[Tim Gleason]] were traded to the Hurricanes for [[Oleg Tverdovsky]] and [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|Jack Johnson]]. On February 9, [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]], Bélanger was traded to the [[Nashville Predators]] in exchange for center [[Josef Vašíček]]. The following day, he was sent to the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] for [[defenseman]] [[Vitaly Vishnevski]]. During his time in Atlanta, he helped the Thrashers to their first playoff berth where on April 12, 2007, he scored the first ever [[Atlanta Thrashers]] playoff goal off a feed from [[Niclas Havelid]] on the power play.

On July 3, 2007, Bélanger signed as a free agent with the [[Minnesota Wild]] on a three-year deal.


On March 3, [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]], the [[NHL trade deadline]], Bélanger was traded to the [[Washington Capitals]] for a 2nd round pick in the [[2010 NHL Entry Draft]]. In game five of the Capitals' [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010]] playoff series against the [[Montreal Canadiens]], Bélanger took a high stick to the mouth from Canadiens defenseman [[Marc-André Bergeron|Marc-Andre Bergeron]], which resulted in Bélanger losing nine teeth. Moments after the hit, the game telecast showed Bélanger on the bench removing a loose tooth from his mouth, using just his fingers and a piece of gauze.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126286820 |title= Adventures In Hockey Dentistry |date=2010-04-26 | accessdate = 2010-04-27 |publisher=''NPR.org'' }}</ref>
On March 3, 2010, the [[NHL trade deadline]], Bélanger was traded to the [[Washington Capitals]] in exchange for a second-round pick in the [[2010 NHL Entry Draft]]. In Game 5 of the Capitals' [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010 playoff]] series against the [[Montreal Canadiens]], Bélanger took a high stick to the mouth from Canadiens defenceman [[Marc-André Bergeron]], which resulted in Bélanger losing nine teeth. Moments after the hit, the game telecast showed Bélanger on the bench removing a loose tooth from his mouth, using just his fingers and a piece of gauze.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126286820 |title= Adventures In Hockey Dentistry |date=2010-04-26 | accessdate = 2010-04-27 |publisher=NPR.org }}</ref>


He signed a three-year contract worth $5.25 million with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] on July 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL Free Agent Tracker|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880|work=The Sports Network|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> Bélanger had a career low season with the Oilers, in which he only recorded 4 goals and 12 assists, the lowest totals in both categories in his career.
Bélanger signed a three-year, $5.25 million contract with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] on July 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL Free Agent Tracker|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=25880|work=The Sports Network|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> In his first season in Edmonton, however, he set offensive career-lows, scoring just four goals and 12 assists, the lowest totals in both categories in his NHL career.{{cn|date=February 2019}}


During the lockout shortened [[2012-13 NHL season|2012–13]] season Belanger suffered a second successive disappointing year going without a goal in 26 games for the Oilers. On July 4, 2013, Belanger was placed on unconditional waivers in order for a [[compliance buyout]] from the final year of his contract with the Oilers.<ref>{{Citeweb| url = http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/Edmonton+Oilers+Eric+Belanger+contract/8618381/story.html | title = Edmonton Oilers buyout Belanger's contract | publisher = ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' | date = 2013-07-04 | accessdate = 2013-07-04}}</ref>
During the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]], Bélanger suffered a second successive disappointing year going without a goal in 26 games for the Oilers. On July 4, 2013, he was placed on [[waivers (NHL)|unconditional waivers]] for a [[compliance buyout]] from the final year of his contract with the Oilers.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/Edmonton+Oilers+Eric+Belanger+contract/8618381/story.html | title = Edmonton Oilers buyout Belanger's contract | newspaper = [[Calgary Herald]] | date = 2013-07-04 | accessdate = 2013-07-04}}</ref>


On July 15, 2013, Belanger left the NHL and signed a one-year contract abroad with [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] of the Russian [[Kontinental Hockey League]].<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.thescore.com/nhl/articles/1234669-belanger-signs-with-yakaterinburg-of-the-khl | title = Belanger sigs with Yekaterinburg of the KHL | publisher = ''thescore.com'' | date = 2013-07-15 | accessdate = 2013-07-15}}</ref> He played in just 7 games with Avtomobilist in the [[2013-14 KHL season|2013–14]] season, before opting to return to North America and retire from professional hockey on September 25, 2013.<Ref>{{Citeweb| url = http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fwww.hc-avto.ru%2F%3Fdir%3Dnews%26id%3D2077&act=url | title = Eric Belanger has decided to retire | publisher = ''[[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]'' | date = 2013-09-25 | accessdate = 2013-09-25}}</ref>
On July 15, 2013, Bélanger left the NHL and signed a one-year contract abroad in Russia with [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thescore.com/nhl/articles/1234669-belanger-signs-with-yakaterinburg-of-the-khl | title = Belanger sigs with Yekaterinburg of the KHL | website = thescore.com | date = 2013-07-15 | accessdate = 2013-07-15}}</ref> He played in just seven games with Avtomobilist in the [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14 season]], before opting to return to North America and retire from professional hockey on September 25, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fwww.hc-avto.ru%2F%3Fdir%3Dnews%26id%3D2077&act=url | title = Eric Belanger has decided to retire | publisher = [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] | date = 2013-09-25 | accessdate = 2013-09-25}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bélanger and wife Alexandra have 2 daughters: Oceanne and Lola Pearl.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.scribd.com/doc/29814321/2010-2011-Phoenix-Coyotes-Media-Guide | publisher = ''Scribd.com'' | title = Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide | date = 2010-10-01 | accessdate = 2010-10-02}}</ref>
Bélanger and Alexandra Morin have two daughters: Oceanne and Lola Pearl.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.scribd.com/doc/29814321/2010-2011-Phoenix-Coyotes-Media-Guide | publisher = Scribd.com | title = Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide | date = 2010-10-01 | accessdate = 2010-10-02}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
[[File:Eric Belanger.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Belanger with the [[Minnesota Wild]].]]
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 26 June 2024

Éric Bélanger
Bélanger with the Edmonton Oilers in 2012
Born (1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 46)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
HC Bolzano
Carolina Hurricanes
Atlanta Thrashers
Minnesota Wild
Washington Capitals
Phoenix Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
NHL draft 96th overall, 1996
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1997–2013

Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his professional career as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL), representing the Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Phoenix Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by Los Angeles.

In 2021, Bélanger was named the first head coach the Trois-Rivières Lions, an expansion team in the ECHL affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens.[1]

Playing career

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As a youth, Bélanger played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Orford, Quebec.[2]

On March 3, 2010, the NHL trade deadline, Bélanger was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. In Game 5 of the Capitals' 2010 playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, Bélanger took a high stick to the mouth from Canadiens defenceman Marc-André Bergeron, which resulted in Bélanger losing nine teeth. Moments after the hit, the game telecast showed Bélanger on the bench removing a loose tooth from his mouth, using just his fingers and a piece of gauze.[3]

Bélanger signed a three-year, $5.25 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2011.[4] In his first season in Edmonton, however, he set offensive career-lows, scoring just four goals and 12 assists, the lowest totals in both categories in his NHL career.[citation needed]

During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Bélanger suffered a second successive disappointing year going without a goal in 26 games for the Oilers. On July 4, 2013, he was placed on unconditional waivers for a compliance buyout from the final year of his contract with the Oilers.[5]

On July 15, 2013, Bélanger left the NHL and signed a one-year contract abroad in Russia with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6] He played in just seven games with Avtomobilist in the 2013–14 season, before opting to return to North America and retire from professional hockey on September 25, 2013.[7]

Personal life

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Bélanger and Alexandra Morin have two daughters: Oceanne and Lola Pearl.[8]

Career statistics

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Belanger with the Minnesota Wild.
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 71 12 28 40 24 18 5 9 14 25
1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 59 35 48 83 18 20 13 14 27 6
1996–97 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 31 13 37 50 30 — — — — —
1996–97 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 31 26 41 67 36 — — — — —
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 56 17 34 51 28 4 2 1 3 2
1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 33 8 18 26 10 3 0 1 1 2
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 65 15 25 40 20 7 3 3 6 2
2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 13 8 10 18 4 — — — — —
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 9 12 21 16 13 1 4 5 2
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53 8 16 24 21 7 0 0 0 4
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 16 19 35 26 — — — — —
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 13 20 33 44 — — — — —
2004–05 Bolzano-Bozen Foxes Serie A 12 13 10 23 20 — — — — —
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 17 20 37 62 — — — — —
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 56 8 12 20 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 24 9 6 15 12 4 1 0 1 12
2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL 75 13 24 37 30 6 0 0 0 4
2008–09 Minnesota Wild NHL 79 13 23 36 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL 60 13 22 35 28 — — — — —
2009–10 Washington Capitals NHL 17 2 4 6 4 7 0 1 1 4
2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 13 27 40 36 4 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 4 12 16 32 — — — — —
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 26 0 3 3 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 820 138 220 358 361 41 2 5 7 28

References

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  1. ^ "ECHL: Éric Bélanger becomes coach of the Trois-Rivières Lions". journaldequebec.com (in French). June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Adventures In Hockey Dentistry". NPR.org. April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Edmonton Oilers buyout Belanger's contract". Calgary Herald. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Belanger sigs with Yekaterinburg of the KHL". thescore.com. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Eric Belanger has decided to retire". Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide". Scribd.com. October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
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