Eric Weinrich
Eric John Weinrich ( born December 19, 1966 in Roanoke, Virginia ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player and current coach, who during his career total of 1,238 games for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks played in the National Hockey League. He is currently employed as an assistant coach with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. His brothers Alexander and Jason were also professional hockey players.
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Career
Weinrich first played 1983-1985 Hockey at North Yarmouth Academy in high school leagues system of the United States. During this time, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1984 in the ninth round by the Buffalo Sabres. Since Weinrich was too young for the Entry Draft, the election was annulled. A year later, at the NHL Entry Draft in 1985, the defensive player was first registered -conforming for the Draft and was selected in the second round at position 32 of the New Jersey Devils. In the following three seasons of Americans was primarily active for the ice hockey team of the University of Maine, ran aground for Weinrich in the Hockey East. During the 1988/89 season he made his debut for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, but played mainly for their farm team, the. Utica Devils in the American Hockey League One good rookie season followed in the season 1989/90 an excellent season with the Utica Devils in the AHL, as Weinrich in 57 games scored twelve gates, and 48 assists recorded. His impressive performance were Eddie Shore Award honored with the end of the season as the best defender of the year as well as the nomination to the First All -Star team in the league. For the following season Weinrich took Inclusion in the NHL squad of Devils and succeeded at first breakthrough in the National Hockey League, so he All- Rookie Team was elected into the NHL season.
After another good season with the Devils gave him this August 28, 1992 in a barter along with Sean Burke to the Hartford Whalers from and received Bobby Holik and a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 1993. In Hartford defender lingered a little longer than a year before he was transferred in November 1993 with Patrick Poulin for Steve Larmer and Bryan Marchment to the Chicago Blackhawks. In Chicago, the defender was set five seasons as a regular player and reached the shortened discharged 1994/95 season with the Blackhawks, the Conference Finals, where they failed at the Detroit Red Wings. In November 1998, Weinrich was delivered in a barter system, which included a total of six players to the Montreal Canadiens. At the beginning of the 2000/01 season, Weinrich shortly worked as team captain of the Habs, as Saku Koivu was unfit game due to injury. For the Canadiens defensive player completed 60 NHL games before, in February 2001, transferred him this in exchange for Patrick Traverse to the Boston Bruins. For the Bruins of Americans stood up to the end of the season in 22 matches on the ice, was awarded following a new contract and signed in July 2001 as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers. During his engagement in Philadelphia Weinrich reached the mark of 1,000 NHL games during the regular season. During the 2003/04 season was followed by a transfer to the St. Louis Blues, where the defender ended the season.
The following season, in which precipitated by a lockout of the game operating in the NHL, the Americans went at club level for the EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League on the ice, reaching with this, the runner-up in Austria after the EC VSV in seven games the Vienna Capitals was inferior. As for next season, the game operation in the NHL resumed, Weinrich stood again for the St. Louis Blues on the ice. This gave him away to the Trade Deadline on March 9, 2006 to the Vancouver Canucks. After 16 games for the Canucks he declared on 4 August 2006 his playing career ended. At the beginning of the 2006 / 07 season, he was first employed as an assistant coach with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League Kevin Dineen and decided in January 2007 as an active player back on the ice, so that the defenders held the role as player-coach in Portland. These tasks he filled out until the end of season 2007/ 08 and Weinrich decided to end his playing career final. In August 2008 he received a contract as an assistant coach with the Portland Pirates.
Internationally
Weinrich represented his country in both the junior and senior level on the international stage.
For the first time played the defending champion at the Junior World Championship in 1985. Likewise, later he was one year at the Junior World Cup 1986 squad of the U.S. team that surprisingly won the bronze medal.
For the selection of the elderly Americans Weinrich first appeared at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 in the squad after he had prepared over much of the previous season in the service of the Association of USA Hockey for the tournament. Ultimately, however, he enters only three games in the tournament. Three years later, the defender completed two international competitions. On one hand, he stood at the World Cup 1991 on the ice and a few weeks later, he won the U.S. team the silver medal at the prestigious Canada Cup. It was followed by another appearance at the World Cup of 1993, but equally unsuccessful was like he participated in all world title fights between 1997 and 2002. Was only in the 2004 World Series Weinrich was able to once again adorn with precious metal, this time he won bronze. His last international appearance, he completed a few months later at the World Cup of Hockey 2004.
Awards and achievements
Internationally
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- World Youth Championship 1985
- Junior World Cup 1986
- Winter Olympics 1988
- World Cup 1991
- Canada Cup 1991
- World Cup 1993
- World Cup 1997
- World Cup 1998
- 1999 World Cup
- World Cup 2000
- World Cup 2001
- World Cup 2002
- World Cup 2004
- World Cup of Hockey 2004
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )