Marc Chouinard
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| Position | Center/Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Mighty Ducks Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 6, 1977, Charlesbourg PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 32nd overall, 1995 Winnipeg Jets |
| Pro Career | 1999 – present |
Marc Chouinard (born May 6, 1977 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center/winger curently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.
Marc Chouinard started his career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1993. After two successful seasons he was drafted in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Winnipeg Jets during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has never actually played for the Winnipeg Jets, as he was later traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After a few years of playing with the teams American Hockey League affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Chouinard was called up during the 2000-01 NHL season and has since held a roster spot in the NHL.
His success in the minors has not translated into success in the NHL, as his slow skating abilities have hampered his potential to score. He is used primarily as a checking line center, used to kill off penalties and to shutdown the opposing teams top forwards. He has, however, had some success on the powerplay, as his large 6'5" frame is a hard for the opposing team's defenceman to move when placed in front of the net.
[edit] Movements
- July 8, 1995 - Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round, 32nd overall.
- February 7, 1996 - Traded to the Might Ducks of Anaheim along with Teemu Selanne and a 4th round selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Montreal Canadiens - Kim Staal) in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a 3rd round selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (Per-Anton Lundstrom).
- July 28, 2003 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
- July 10, 2006 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 68 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1995-96 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 30 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 24 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 63 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 69 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 70 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 32 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 70 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 45 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 74 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 278 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 179 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| QMJHL Totals | 247 | 79 | 141 | 220 | 143 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||
Stats as of September 22, 2006.
