Eric Baier
| Eric Baier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1988 North Kingstown, RI, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Orlando Solar Bears Portland Pirates Albany Devils Rockford IceHogs Providence Bruins Charlotte Checkers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Eric Baier (born March 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. He was a team-mate of older brother, Paul Baier in his final year of professional hockey with the Solar Bears.
Playing career
On March 6, 2011, the Reading Royals of the ECHL signed Baier to an to amateur tryout agreement.[1] During the 2012–13 season, whilst playing 56 games in the ECHL with the Trenton Titans, Baier was also loaned on three occasions to three separate team in the American Hockey League. He scored he first AHL goal whilst with the Charlotte Checkers.
On July 29, 2013, he was signed to a one-year deal, alongside his brother Paul, as a free agent with the Orlando Solar Bears.[2]
During the 2014–15 season, on November 23, 2014, he was signed to a PTO agreement with the Albany Devils who were down to five defenseman due to injuries. He scored his first goal with the Devils in a 5–2 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[3]
On June 16, 2015, Baier continued his affiliation with the Solar Bears and signed for his third season with the club.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | EJHL | 45 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence College | H-East | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence College | H-East | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence College | H-East | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence College | H-East | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 51 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford Ice Hogs | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 54 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Royals sign Baier to A.T.O". oursportscentral.com. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Tanski and Baier brothers sign with Orlando". Orlando Solar Bears. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ↑ "Baier: I was gone the next morning". Albany Devils. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ "Baier, Neilsen agree to terms with Orlando". Orlando Solar Bears. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
External links
- Eric Baier's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Eric Baier's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database