Erik Cole

Erik Cole ( born November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York ) is an American professional ice hockey player who plays since February 2013 with the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League.

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Career

Cole began his career in 1996 in the United States Hockey League as an amateur at the Des Moines Buccaneers. From there he moved to the North American College Hockey at Clarkson University. During this time he was pulled from the Carolina Hurricanes at the NHL Entry Draft in 1998 in the second round to 71st. Here Cole made ​​it several times in an All-Star selection. As a full-fledged professional, he then played in the International Hockey League IHL Cincinnati Cyclones in, the partners of the Carolina Hurricanes. In his second season he was able to shoot 23 goals and played thus 2001 on the Hurricanes in the NHL.

His first NHL season could end Cole 's fifth leading scorer among NHL rookies. In addition, he was able to reach this season with the Hurricanes, the final series of the playoffs for the Stanley Cup, which was much lost to the Detroit Red Wings. In the coming season, Cole was unable to take in all games due to injuries. In the season 2003/ 04 he then reached 42 points.

The lockout of the season 2004/ 05 Cole spent in Germany at the Berlin Polar Bears in the DEL, where he was able to celebrate the championship. In the play-offs Cole scoring five goals and one assist. In the third game of the best-of -five series in the last play-off round of the polar bears against the Adler Mannheim Cole was able to achieve a shorthanded goal and so provided the balance, the polar bears then extensions to victory, to the Cole yet another goal contributed. Negative attention was Cole as he gave the defenders Arvīds Rekis checked into the play-off quarter-final against Augsburger Panther hard against the head so that Rekis hit the ice and possibly sustain a serious concussion. Cole should be suspended for six games and € 1800 be required to pay a penalty. After the objection of polar bears Cole has been banned for four games yet. Although Cole apologized publicly at Rekis, but also declared that he never had the intention to hurt his opponent. The fans of the polar bear Berlin itself showed public criticism by getting the name " Cole " called in consultation with the club during the lock in the team's formation of polar bears. The following season, Cole returned to the Carolina Hurricanes. He had until recently emphasized again and again that if his services again should no longer enough for the NHL, he would not rule out a return to Berlin.

In the regular season he could shoot eight times the game -winning goal. In March 2006, Cole suffered for check from behind against the boards by Brooks Orpik, Defender of the Pittsburgh Penguins, a fracture of a cervical vertebra, before Cole had been able to achieve after another two goals in a game in the same game for the second time. Orpik has been banned for three games. Only in the sixth game of the final play-off series in 2006 Cole could return to the ice and won with the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup. In spite of the injury-related failure, he could look back with 30 goals and 29 assists in his best NHL season. In the summer of 2006, he received from the Hurricanes a contract for another three years.

July 1, 2011 Cole signed a contract for four years with the Montreal Canadiens. In February 2013 he was transferred to the Dallas Stars in exchange joined Michael Ryder - together with a third-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 - to the Montreal Canadiens.

Internationally

Cole represented the U.S. at the World Championships in 2005. In seven games where he scored one goal and five assists, reaching with his team to sixth place. At the Olympic Winter Games 2006, he scored one goal and one assist, the U.S. is number one eighth.

Awards and achievements

  • 2003 NHL Young Stars Game
  • 2005 German champion with the polar bear Berlin
  • 2005 Most Valuable Player of the DEL play-offs
  • 2006 Stanley Cup win with the Carolina Hurricanes

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

  • World Championship 2005
  • 2006 Winter Olympics
  • World Cup 2007

( 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 )

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