Erik Cole

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the city councilman, see Erik Cole (legislator).
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Colesy
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb)
NHL Team Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born November 6, 1978 (1978-11-06) (age 29),
Oswego, NY, U.S.
NHL Draft 71st overall, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes
Pro career 2000 – present

Erik Cole (born November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York) is a left winger currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL.

Contents

[edit] Playing career

Cole was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round as the 71st overall selection in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2001–2002 NHL season, his rookie year, Cole scored six goals during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is the first (and as of 2007, only) Oswegonian in the NHL. Cole played college hockey for the Clarkson University Golden Knights.

On December 19, 2005, Cole was chosen to represent the United States as a player on Team USA's ice hockey team which competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He was named along with fellow Clarkson University alum Craig Conroy, from the Los Angeles Kings. He also represented Team USA at the 2007 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

On 4 March 2006, Cole suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck after getting hit by Pittsburgh Penguins's defenceman Brooks Orpik. The injury kept him out of the lineup until Game 6 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Hurricanes won the 2006 Stanley Cup. On 12 November 2007, Erik went head first into Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, he was face down on the ice for over five minutes, and was escorted off the ice via strecher. It was a neck injury but not serious, and he traveled with the team to Tampa Bay.

Erik is the only player in the NHL to ever be awarded two penalty shots in the same game.

[edit] Awards and achievements

  • 1998–99: First-Team All-Conference Team (ECAC)
  • 1998–99: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)
  • 1999–00: Second-Team All-Conference Team (ECAC)
  • 2004–05: DEL Champion
  • 2005–06: Despite having a neck injury Erik Cole came back in 6th game of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Hurricanes went on to win it in game 7

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Clarkson Golden Knights ECAC 34 11 20 31 55 - - - - -
1998–99 Clarkson Golden Knights ECAC 36 22 20 42 50 - - - - -
1999–00 Clarkson Golden Knights ECAC 33 19 11 30 46 - - - - -
1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 9 4 3 7 2 7 1 1 2 2
2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 69 23 20 43 28 5 1 0 1 2
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 16 24 40 35 23 6 3 9 30
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 53 14 13 27 72 - - - - -
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 18 24 42 93 - - - - -
2004–05 Eisbaren Berlin DEL 39 6 21 27 76 8 5 1 5 37
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 60 30 29 59 54 2 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 71 29 32 61 76 - - - - -
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73 22 29 51 76 - - - - -
NHL Totals 418 129 151 280 406 25 6 3 9 30

[edit] International play

Played for the United States in:

[edit] External links