Erik Cole

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Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born November 6, 1978,
Oswego, NY
NHL Draft 71st overall, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes
Pro Career 2000 – present

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

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[edit] 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 2006, only) Oswegonian in the NHL. Cole played college hockey for the Clarkson University Golden Knights.

On December 19th, 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.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] 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
NHL Totals 274 78 90 168 254 25 6 3 9 30

Stats as of 28 June 2006.

[edit] International play

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