Eric Belanger

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings
Nationality	Canada
Born	December 16, 1977, Sherbrooke, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	96th overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career	2000 – present

Éric Bélanger (b. December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted in the fourth round, ninety-sixth overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Before making his NHL debut, Belanger played with the Beauport Harfangs and Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Fredericton Canadiens, Springfield Falcons and Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League. Belanger made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000. During the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout, Belanger played for Bolzano HC in Italy. On September 29, 2006, Belanger and Tim Gleason were traded to the Hurricanes for Oleg Tverdovsky and Jack Johnson. On February 9, 2007, Belanger was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for center Josef Vasicek. The following day, he was sent to Atlanta for defensemen Vitaly Vishnevski.

Belanger is married to wife Alexandra and has two daughters named Oceanne and Lola Pearl.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                     Regular Season              
Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
     
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   62   9   12   21   16
2001-02 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   53   8   16   24   21
2002-03 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   62   16  19   35   26
2003-04 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   81   13  20   33   44
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   65   17  20   37   62

                   NHL Totals            323  63  87   150  169