Eric Belanger
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | December 16, 1977 , Sherbrooke, PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 96th overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.
[edit] Playing career
He was drafted in the fourth round, ninety-sixth overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Before making his NHL debut, Belanger played with the Beauport Harfangs and Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Fredericton Canadiens, Springfield Falcons and Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League. Belanger made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000. During the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout, Belanger played for Hockey Club Bolzano in Italy.
On September 29, 2006, Belanger and Tim Gleason were traded to the Hurricanes for Oleg Tverdovsky and Jack Johnson. On February 9, 2007, Belanger was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for center Josef Vasicek. The following day, he was sent to Atlanta for defensemen Vitaly Vishnevski.
In 2007, he signed with the Minnesota Wild.
[edit] Career Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 9 12 21 16
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53 8 16 24 21
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 16 19 35 26
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 13 20 33 44
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 17 20 37 62
2006–07 Carolina/Atlanta NHL 80 17 18 35 26
NHL Totals 403 80 105 205 195
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