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USA Erik Cole
#72 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 14/15
1-time DEL Champion 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Nov 06, 1978
Position
LW
Age
45
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Oswego, NY, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 3 #71 overall by Carolina Hurricanes

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Erik Cole Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Oswego High USHS-NY -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1995-96 Oswego High USHS-NY 40* 49* 41* 90* -* -* |
1996-97 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 48* 30* 34* 64* 140* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 6 -
1997-98 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 34* 11* 20* 31* 55* 15* |
1998-99 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 36* 22* 20* 42* 50* 26* |
1999-00 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 33* 19* 11* 30* 46* -* |
Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 9* 4* 3* 7* 2* -5* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -2
2000-01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 69* 23* 20* 43* 28* 9* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -3
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81* 16* 24* 40* 35* -10* | Playoffs 23 6 3 9 30 -2
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 53* 14* 13* 27* 72* 1* |
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80* 18* 24* 42* 93* -4* |
2004-05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 39* 6* 21* 27* 76* 7* | Playoffs 8 5 1 6 37 2
USA WC 7* 1* 5* 6* 6* 7* |
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 60* 30* 29* 59* 54* 19* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
USA OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 71* 29* 32* 61* 76* 2* |
USA “A” WC 7* 1* 4* 5* 2* -1* |
2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73* 22* 29* 51* 76* 5* |
2008-09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63* 16* 11* 27* 63* -3* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17* 2* 13* 15* 10* 3* | Playoffs 18 0 5 5 22 -5
2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40* 11* 5* 16* 29* -9* |
2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 26* 26* 52* 49* -1* |
2011-12 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 35* 26* 61* 48* 11* |
2012-13 Montréal Canadiens NHL 19* 3* 3* 6* 10* 1* |
Dallas Stars NHL 28* 6* 1* 7* 10* -7* |
2013-14 Dallas Stars NHL 75* 16* 13* 29* 20* -17* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -3
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 57* 18* 15* 33* 14* 4* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 11* 3* 3* 6* 0* -2* |

Erik Cole Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL 1 39* 6* 21* 27* 0.69* 76* 7* | 1 8 5 * 1 * 6 * 0.75 * 37 * 2 *
IHL 2 78* 27* 23* 50* 0.64* 30* 4* | 2 12 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.25 * 4 * -5 *
NCAA 3 103* 52* 51* 103* 1.00* 151* 41* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 892* 265* 267* 532* 0.60* 659* -7* | 4 46 6 * 8 * 14 * 0.30 * 54 * -11 *
OG 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 48* 30* 34* 64* 1.33* 140* -* | 1 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 6 * - *
USHS-NY 2 40* 49* 41* 90* 2.25* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 2* 9* 11* 0.79* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Erik Cole Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/21/2017
09/21/2017 Confirmed No team Retired
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings
02/26/2013
02/26/2013 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Dallas Stars
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Montréal Canadiens
07/01/2009
07/01/2009 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Cincinnati Cyclones

Cult/Star player for Clarkson Univ.

Cult/Star player for Des Moines Buccaneers

Cult/Star player for Eisbären Berlin