Eric Weinrich

Eric John Weinrich[1] (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.

Eric Weinrich
Weinrich in 2015
Born (1966-12-19) December 19, 1966
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Hartford Whalers
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
National team  United States
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1985
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 19882008

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.[2] 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[1] 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.[7] 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.[2]

Weinrich worked as a professional scout for the Buffalo Sabres for three years.[8] He is currently a development coach for the New Jersey Devils.[9]

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East First Team 1986–87 [10]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1986–87 [11]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1987 [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 North Yarmouth Academy HS-ME 17233356
1984–85 North Yarmouth Academy HS-ME 2062127
1985–86 University of Maine HE 340141426
1986–87 University of Maine HE 4112324459
1987–88 University of Maine HE 8471122
1987–88 United States National Team Intl 38391224
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 20000
1988–89 Utica Devils AHL 8017274470 50114
1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 5712486038
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 1927911 613417
1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 764343848 71236
1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 767253255 70224
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 797293676
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 81122
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 543232631 60226
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 483101333 161564
1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 775101565 1014510
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 817253262 60114
1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8222123106
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1413412
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 666121877
1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 774252939
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 606192534
2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 2215610
2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 804202426 50004
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 812182040 1323512
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5427932
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 26281014 50110
2004–05 EC VSV EBEL 1038118 30116
2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 591161744
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 160008
2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 362121434
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 5217868
NHL totals 115770318388825 816232967

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1985United StatesWJC71128
1986United StatesWJC71014
1988United StatesOG60000
1991United StatesWC102136
1991United StatesCC80002
1993United StatesWC60110
1994United StatesWC60110
1997United StatesWC60442
1998United StatesWC602216
1999United StatesWC61232
2000United StatesWC70224
2001United StatesWC90228
2002United StatesWC30112
2004United StatesWC40008
2004United StatesWCH20000
Junior totals1421312
Senior totals793161950

See also

  • List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

  1. "Eric John Weinrich". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  2. "Player Bio – Eric Weinrich". PortlandPirates.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. Yannis, Alex (1992-08-29). "Devils Trade Burke, but Weinrich Goes, Too". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  4. Wigge, Larry (1993-11-15). "Good things came to those who waited". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  5. "Blackhawks Pin Hopes on Trade". CBS Sportsline. 1998-11-16. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  6. "Bruins happy with Weinrich". CBCsports.ca. 2001-02-26. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  7. "Officially announced retirement, August 4, 2006". Hockey- Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. "Staff Directory // TEAM". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved Oct 30, 2020.
  9. "Devils name Eric Weinrich development coach". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  10. "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  12. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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