Mark Eaton (ice hockey player)

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Mark Eaton (ice hockey player)
Date of birth May 6, 1977
place of birth Wilmington , Delaware , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 96 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1995-1997 Waterloo Black Hawks
1997-1998 University of Notre Dame
1998-2000 Philadelphia Phantoms
2000-2006 Nashville Predators
2006-2010 Pittsburgh Penguins
2010–2012 New York Islanders
2013 Pittsburgh Penguins

Mark Andrew Eaton (born May 6, 1977 in Wilmington , Delaware ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach and functionary who played 718 games for the Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators between 1995 and 2013 , Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Eaton celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Pittsburgh Penguins when he won the Stanley Cup in 2009 . Eaton has been Director of Player Development for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL since summer 2016 .

Career

Mark Eaton began his career as a hockey player with the Waterloo Black Hawks , for which he was active from 1995 to 1997 in the United States Hockey League . The defender then played for the University of Notre Dame team for a year and was named CCHA Rookie of the Year after the season , after which he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on August 4, 1998 for whose farm team , the Philadelphia Phantoms from the American Hockey League , he made his professional ice hockey debut in the 1998/99 season. In the following season, the left-shooter made his debut for the Flyers in the National Hockey League , where he scored a goal in a total of 34 games and was an assist in his rookie year .

On September 29, 2000, Eaton was given in exchange for a third-round vote in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to the Nashville Predators , for which he was on the ice for the following six seasons in the NHL. Only during the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season he played exclusively for the Grand Rapids Griffins from the AHL. On July 3, 2006, the American was hired as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins , with whom he failed in the 2007/08 Stanley Cup final at the Detroit Red Wings , where he only played in 36 regular season games was used. In the following season he and his team took revenge and the former national player won the prestigious Stanley Cup for the first time in his career. Eaton contributed to this success with 16 scorer points, including eight goals, in a total of 92 games. In early July 2010, he moved to the New York Islanders . In February 2013 he was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins. There he played the 2012/13 season to the end and then ended his active career.

Before the 2014/15 season, Eaton was hired as a development coach by the Chicago Blackhawks from the NHL. After two years he was promoted to Director of Player Development in the 2016/17 season .

International

For the USA , Eaton took part in the 2001 and 2002 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1995/96 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 50 4th 21st 25th 12 - - - - -
1996/97 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 50 6th 32 38 62 - - - - -
1997/98 University of Notre Dame NCAA 41 12 17th 29 32 - - - - -
1998/99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 74 9 27 36 38 16 4th 8th 12 0
1999/00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 47 9 17th 26th 6th - - - - -
1999/00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 1 1 2 8th 7th 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Nashville Predators NHL 34 3 8th 11 14th - - - - -
2000/01 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 34 3 12 15th 27 - - - - -
2001/02 Nashville Predators NHL 58 3 5 8th 24 - - - - -
2002/03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3 1 0 1 2 - - - - -
2002/03 Nashville Predators NHL 50 2 7th 9 22nd - - - - -
2003/04 Nashville Predators NHL 75 4th 9 13 26th 6th 0 0 0 2
2004/05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 29 3 3 6th 21st - - - - -
2005/06 Nashville Predators NHL 69 3 1 4th 44 5 0 0 0 8th
2006/07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 35 0 3 3 15th 5 0 0 0 0
2007/08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 0 3 3 4th - - - - -
2008/09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68 4th 5 9 36 24 4th 3 7th 10
2009/10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 3 13 16 26th 13 0 3 3 4th
2010/11 New York Islanders NHL 34 0 3 3 8th - - - - -
2011/12 New York Islanders NHL 62 1 3 4th 10 - - - - -
2012/13 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 6th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
2012/13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 23 0 0 0 4th 8th 0 3 3 0
USHL total 100 10 53 63 74 - - - - -
AHL total 159 22nd 48 70 71 16 4th 8th 12 0
NHL overall 650 24 61 85 242 68 4th 9 13 24

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 United States WM 4th Place 9 1 1 2 0
2002 United States WM 7th place 7th 0 3 3 2
Men overall 16 1 4th 5 2

( 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 Eaton, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eaton, Mark Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilmington , Delaware , USA