Eric Veilleux | |
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | February 20, 1972,
Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Left |
Pro clubs | Cornwall Aces Hershey Bears SaiPa Kentucky Thoroughblades Manitoba Moose Lowell Lock Monsters |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 1993–2001 |
Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League. He is the head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL
Coaching career[]
For the 2015–16 season, he was the head coach with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL following a season as an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals.[1] In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League[2] before being hired to coach the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016.[3]
He coached the Rampage for two seasons, finishing out of the playoffs in both occasions, before leaving the club and Avalanche organization following the 2017–18 season.[4]
He returned to the QMJHL as the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads for the 2018–19 season.[5]
After a successful season, he returned to the AHL to become an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch.[6]
On July 6, 2023, Veilleux was hired as the new head coach of the Quebec Remparts, succeeding Patrick Roy.
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 60 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | ||
1992–93 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 70 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 100 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 | ||
1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 77 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | ||
1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 71 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 119 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 118 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 14 | ||
1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 127 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-l | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1999-00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 73 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 447 | 106 | 174 | 280 | 662 | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 70 |
Awards and honours[]
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997 | |
QMJHL | ||
Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year | 2013–14 | [7] |
References[]
- ↑ Eric Veilleux named Admirals' head coach. ECHL (July 21, 2015).
- ↑ Norfolk Admirals coach leaving to coach Canadian team. WTKR (May 17, 2016).
- ↑ Eric Veilleux Named Head Coach of Rampage. San Antonio Rampage (2016-07-06). Retrieved on 2016-07-06.
- ↑ Eric Veilleux will not be back with Rampage (2018-04-16). Retrieved on 2018-04-16.
- ↑ Mooseheads Name New Head Coach (3 May 2018).
- ↑ Syracuse Crunch lands new assistant coach (26 June 2019).
- ↑ "Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP at Golden Puck Awards", 2014-05-02. Retrieved on 2014-05-02.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Henderson Silver Knights | |
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Formerly the Tidewater Wings, Virginia Wings, Adirondack Red Wings, and San Antonio Rampage - Founded in 1971 - Based in Paradise, Nevada | |
The franchise | History - Records - Players - All articles |
Arenas | Hampton Coliseum - Glens Falls Civic Center - AT&T Center - Orleans Arena - Lee's Family Forum |
Coaches | Chuck Weber - Peter Horachek - Tom Rowe - Dean Chynoweth - Eric Veilleux - Drew Bannister - Emanuel Viveiros - Ryan Craig |
Calder Cups | 1981 - 1986 - 1989 - 1992 |
Affiliates | Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) - Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL) |
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