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Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Male
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Birth:
20 February 1972(Quebec City, Quebec, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec)
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Biography
Introduction
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 currently the head coach of the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.
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. In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before being hired to coach the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 1999–90 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997 | |
| QMJHL | ||
| Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year | 2013–14 | |