Marc Chouinard

Marc Chouinard
Born May 6, 1977
Charlesbourg, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Minnesota Wild
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1995
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19982009

Marc Chouinard (born May 6, 1977 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre-winger who most recently played for Kölner Haie. He has not formally announced his retirement, but has not played in over two and a half seasons.

Career

Chouinard started his career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1993. After two successful seasons, he was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall by the Winnipeg Jets during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He never played for the Jets, as was later traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After three years with the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Chouinard was called up during the 2000–01 NHL season.

His success in the minors did not translate into NHL success, as his slow skating abilities hampered his scoring potential. He is used primarily as a checking line centre, used to kill off penalties and to shut down the opposing teams' top forwards. He has, however, had some success on the power play, as his large 6'5" frame is difficult for the opposing team's defenceman to move when placed in front of the net.

Transactions

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
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 42 2 2 4 10
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 13 3 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 4
2007–08 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44 13 11 24 52
2008–09 Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 10 4 2 6 10
NHL totals 320 37 41 78 123 15 1 0 1 0

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