Eric Lacroix

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CanadaCanada  Eric Lacroix Ice hockey player
Date of birth 15th July 1971
place of birth Montréal , Québec , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 93 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 7th round, 136th position
Toronto Maple Leafs
Career stations
1989-1990 Governor Dummer Academy
1990-1992 St. Lawrence University
1992-1994 St. John's Maple Leafs
1994-1995 Phoenix Roadrunners
1995-1996 Los Angeles Kings
1996-1998 Colorado Avalanche
1998-1999 Los Angeles Kings
1999-2001 New York Rangers
2001 Ottawa Senators

Éric Lacroix (born July 15, 1971 in Montréal , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and official who played 502 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Los Angeles Kings , Colorado Avalanche , New during his active career between 1990 and 2001 York Rangers and Ottawa Senators have played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on the left winger position . Following his active career, Lacroix held two terms as an official at his ex-club Colorado Avalanche as well as team owner of the Arizona Sundogs from the Central Hockey League (CHL). His father, Pierre Lacroix , also worked as an officer in the Colorado Avalanche franchise for two decades .

Career

Lacroix, who was born in the French-Canadian metropolis of Montréal , first went on the ice for the high school team at the Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield , Massachusetts , during his junior years . There he played between 1989 and 1990 and was selected from there in the NHL Entry Draft 1990 in the seventh round in 136th position by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the National Hockey League (NHL). As a result, the winger accepted a scholarship and studied in the following two years at St. Lawrence University in Canton , New York State . Parallel to his studies, the Canadian ran for the St. Lawrence Saints ice hockey university team in ECAC Hockey , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). After being elected to his first year in the division's all-rookie team, he won the division with his team the following season.

After the championship success Lacroix was equipped by the Maple Leafs with a professional contract, which ended his college career. Between 1992 and 1994, the striker played mainly for the farm team St. John's Maple Leafs in the American Hockey League . Lacroix made his NHL debut during the 1993/94 season when he came to Toronto on three occasions. Before the start of the 1994/95 NHL season , which began delayed by the lockout , the Toronto Maple Leafs transferred the attacker with Chris Snell and a four-round vote in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings . In return, they gave up four players - namely Dixon Ward , Guy Leveque , Kelly Fairchild and Shayne Toporowski  . With the Kings Lacroix was initially used until the beginning of the NHL season this year with the Phoenix Roadrunners in the International Hockey League (IHL) before he moved up in the Los Angeles' NHL squad. In his second year with the Kings, he set a personal record with 32 scorer points . He surpassed this by four points in the following game year. Before the 1996/97 season , the reigning Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche , where his father Pierre acted as general manager , signed him by transfer. In exchange for him, goalkeeper Stéphane Fiset moved to the Kings. Both teams also exchanged their first-round voting rights in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft .

As with the Los Angeles Kings, the offensive player also spent two years with the Avalanche in Denver . Shortly after the start of the 1998/99 season , Lacroix returned to the Kings, while Roman Vopat and a six- round suffrage in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft went to Colorado. His second engagement in the Californian metropolis lasted only three and a half months and 27 missions, since he moved from the west to the east coast to the New York Rangers in February 1999 . The Rangers sent Sean Pronger to Los Angeles for this . Lacroix worked there for two years. At the end of the 2000/01 season he moved again; this time for Colin Forbes to the Canadian capital club Ottawa Senators . After the season he ended his active career at the age of 30.

After his early retirement, Lacroix was signed by his former club Colorado Avalanche before the 2001/02 season , where his father continued to serve as general manager. Éric Lacroix initially worked as a video analyst before being promoted to Director of Hockey Operations in the summer of 2002 . He filled this position for three years before leaving the franchise. As the team owner of the newly founded Arizona Sundogs from the Central Hockey League , he was entrusted with building up the franchise over the next four years and won the Miron Cup with the team in the 2007/08 season - in which he also worked as an assistant coach . The Sundogs cooperated with the Colorado Avalanche until 2007 and then with the Phoenix Coyotes . Lacroix also worked as a scout for the Coyotes between 2008 and 2009 . In June 2009, he returned to the Colorado Avalanche, where he was named Vice President of Hockey Operations . In 2013 he finally retired from the operational ice hockey business.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 St. Lawrence University NCAA 30th 12 7th 19th 35
1991/92 St. Lawrence University NCAA 34 11 21st 32 40
1992/93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 76 15th 19th 34 59 9 5 3 8th 4th
1993/94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 59 17th 22nd 39 69 11 5 3 8th 6th
1993/94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1994/95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1994/95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 25th 7th 1 8th 31 - - - - -
1994/95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 45 9 7th 16 54 - - - - -
1995/96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72 16 16 32 110 - - - - -
1996/97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 18th 18th 36 26th 17th 1 4th 5 19th
1997/98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 16 15th 31 84 7th 0 0 0 6th
1998/99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1998/99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 0 1 1 12 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Rangers NHL 30th 2 1 3 4th - - - - -
1999/00 New York Rangers NHL 70 4th 8th 12 24 - - - - -
2000/01 New York Rangers NHL 46 2 3 5 39 - - - - -
2000/01 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 0 1 1 4th 4th 0 1 1 0
NCAA overall 69 24 31 55 75
AHL total 136 32 41 73 130 20th 10 6th 16 10
NHL overall 472 67 70 137 361 30th 1 5 6th 25th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Lacroix, Eric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lacroix, Eric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 15th July 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal , Québec , Canada