Erik Christensen

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Position	C/W
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg)
NHL Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canada
Born	December 17, 1983, Edmonton, AB
NHL Draft	69th overall, 2002 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro Career	2005 – present

Erik Christensen (Born on December 17, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a current NHL hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Christensen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (69th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2002-03 season, Christensen received the Bob Clarke Trophy for being the leading scorer of the Western Hockey League. He tallied 108 points (54 goals) in 67 games with the Kamloops Blazers.

The 2004-05 NHL lockout left the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL stacked with talent, but Christensen impressed Penguins management by scoring 27 points (14 goals) in his first pro season. In the 2005-06 season, he jumped out of the gate quickly, tallying 19 points (9 goals) in only 9 games. The Pittsburgh Penguins called him up on October 31, 2005.

Christensen scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2005 against the New York Islanders (against goaltender Rick DiPietro) at 15:43 into the 2nd period. He was another promising rookie for the Penguins in 2005-06 (along with Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong, Ryan Whitney and others). Christensen had 13 points (6 goals) in 33 games with the Penguins during his rookie campaign.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999-00	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		66	9	5	14	41		4	0	0	0	2
2000-01	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		72	21	23	44	36		4	1	1	2	0
2001-02	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		70	22	36	58	68		4	0	0	0	4
2002-03	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		67	54	54	108	60		6	1	7	8	14
2003-04	Kamloops Blazers/Brandon	WHL		63	27	35	62	60		11	8	4	12	8
2004-05	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		77	14	13	27	33		11	1	6	7	4
2005-06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		48	24	22	46	50		11	2	2	4	2
2005-06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		33	6	7	13	34		--	--	--	--	--
WHL Totals				338	133	153	286	265		29	10	12	22	28
AHL Totals				125	38	35	73	83		22	3	8	11	6
NHL Totals				33	6	7	13	34		--	--	--	--	--