ERIK COLE

'Erik Cole' (born November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York) is a left winger currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL.

Contents

Playing career

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

International play

External links

Playing career

Cole was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round as the 71st overall selection in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2001-2002 NHL season, his rookie year, Cole scored six goals during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is the first (and as of 2007, only) Oswegonian in the NHL. Cole played college hockey for the Clarkson University Golden Knights.
On December 19, 2005, Cole was chosen to represent the United States as a player on Team USA's ice hockey team which competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He was chosen along with Clarkson University alum Craig Conroy of the Los Angeles Kings. On 4 March 2006, Cole suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck after getting hit by Pittsburgh Penguins's defenseman Brooks Orpik. The injury kept him out of the lineup until Game 6 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. The Hurricanes won the 2006 Stanley Cup.

Awards and achievements

★ '1998-99': First-Team All-Conference Team (ECAC)

★ '1998-99': East Second All-American Team (NCAA)

★ '1999-00': Second-Team All-Conference Team (ECAC)

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997-98	Clarkson Golden Knights	ECAC		34	11	20	31	55		-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	Clarkson Golden Knights	ECAC		36	22	20	42	50		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Clarkson Golden Knights	ECAC		33	19	11	30	46		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		9	4	3	7	2		7	1	1	2	2
2000-01	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		69	23	20	43	28		5	1	0	1	2
2001-02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	16	24	40	35		23	6	3	9	30
2002-03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		53	14	13	27	72		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		80	18	24	42	93		-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Eisbaren Berlin	DEL		39	6	21	27	76		8	5	1	5	37
2005-06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		60	30	29	59	54		2	0	0	0	0
2006-07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		71	29	32	61	76		-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				345	107	122	229	330		25	6	3	9	30

International play

★ '2006' - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

External links

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★ Erik Cole's U.S. Olympic Team bio

★ Erik Cole - Carolina Hurricanes Player Bio