Eric P. Beaudoin (born May 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers.

Eric Beaudoin
Marc Grieder (L), Éric Beaudouin (R) - Fribourg-Gotteron vs. HC Bienne, 25.11.2011.jpg
Born (1980-05-03) May 3, 1980 (age 44)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Florida Panthers
Jokerit
HPK
Mora IK
Linköpings HC
Rögle BK
EHC Biel
Straubing Tigers
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
NHL draft 92nd overall, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2000–2016

Playing career

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Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Beaudoin started his hockey career in the OHL. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Florida Panthers in the NHL as well as several AHL teams. In the fall of 2005, he signed with the Newcastle Vipers, but was released from his contract for a one-month tryout with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga.[1]

When he was not signed on after the tryout, Beaudoin agreed to a subsequent two-game tryout with HPK that also did not lead to a contract. Eventually Beaudoin agreed to a contract for the rest of the season with Ässät, but instead signed with Mora IK in the Swedish Elitserien. He stayed in Mora for three years before signing a one-year contract with Swedish top-team Linköpings HC. After concluding a one-year contract with Linköpings, in May 2009, he signed another one-year term contract with Rögle BK.

Upon completion of his contract with Rögle, Beaudoin opted to switch leagues and joined EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A.

Beaudoin enjoyed parts of three seasons with Biel, before joining as a free agent to sign with German club, Straubing Tigers of the DEL on June 23, 2013.[2] After just 10 games with the Tigers, Beaudoin opted for a release from his contract to return to Biel.

In the 2014–15 season, Beaudoin signed an optional two-year contract with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL. He played in three games in Zagreb before suffering a season-ending injury.[3]

In January 2016, as a free agent, he signed a deal in a return to Switzerland with NLB club, EHC Olten for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[4] When Olten sacked head coach Heikki Leime during the playoff semifinal series in March 2016, Beaudoin took on head coaching duties alongside sport director Jakob Kölliker on an interim basis.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Guelph Storm OHL 62 9 13 22 43 12 3 2 5 4
1998–99 Guelph Storm OHL 66 28 43 71 79 11 5 3 8 12
1999–00 Guelph Storm OHL 68 38 34 72 126 6 3 0 3 2
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 71 15 10 25 78
2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 44 5 16 21 83
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 8 1 3 4 4
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 41 14 23 37 36 3 1 0 1 0
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 15 0 1 1 25
2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 38 20 22 42 45
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 30 2 4 6 12
2004–05 San Antonio Rampage AHL 32 6 4 10 21
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 24 3 1 4 9
2005–06 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 7 1 6 7 14
2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 11 1 2 3 14
2005–06 HPK SM-l 2 0 1 1 4
2005–06 Mora IK SEL 32 2 9 11 24
2006–07 Mora IK SEL 55 14 12 26 64 4 2 0 2 6
2007–08 Mora IK SEL 52 11 16 27 95
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 53 16 7 23 53 7 2 0 2 4
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 55 14 20 34 59
2010–11 EHC Biel NLA 8 5 2 7 2
2011–12 EHC Biel NLA 50 11 12 23 20 5 3 2 5 2
2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 30 10 6 16 26 7 3 3 6 2
2013–14 Straubing Tigers DEL 10 0 5 5 8
2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 24 10 8 18 16
2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 3 1 0 1 2
2015–16 EHC Olten NLB 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 53 3 8 11 41

References

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  1. ^ "Beaudoin with the Newcastle Vipers". Newcastle Vipers. June 7, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tigers pick centrer Eric Beaudoin from Switzerland" (in German). Straubing Tigers. June 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Beaudoin coming" (in Croatian). KHL Medvescak Zagreb. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Regionaljournal Aargau Solothurn, 6:32 Uhr (January 27, 2016). "EHC Olten verstärkt sich für die Playoffs". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved March 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Olten besiegt Ajoie mit neuem Trainer". Neue Luzerner Zeitung. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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