Eric Lacroix
Encyclopedia
Eric Lacroix is a Canadian former professional ice hockey
player. Lacroix played eight seasons in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs
, Los Angeles Kings
, Colorado Avalanche
, New York Rangers
and Ottawa Senators
. Currently, he is the owner and governor of the Arizona Sundogs
of the Central Hockey League
. He is the son the Colorado Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix.
by the Toronto Maple Leafs
.
On February 13, 1999, Lacroix was traded from the Kings to the Rangers for Sean Pronger
.
On March 1, 2001, Lacroix was traded from the Rangers to the Senators for Colin Forbes
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. Lacroix played eight seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
, New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Currently, he is the owner and governor of the Arizona Sundogs
Arizona Sundogs
The Arizona Sundogs are a double-A minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona that began play in the Central Hockey League in 2006 and celebrated its fifth anniversary season in 2010-11...
of the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. He is the son the Colorado Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix.
Playing career
Lacroix was selected in the 7th round, 136th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...
by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
On February 13, 1999, Lacroix was traded from the Kings to the Rangers for Sean Pronger
Sean Pronger
Sean James Pronger is a former professional ice-hockey player who grew up in Dryden, Ontario, and played in the National Hockey League from 1995 to 2004...
.
On March 1, 2001, Lacroix was traded from the Rangers to the Senators for Colin Forbes
Colin Forbes (hockey player)
Colin Forbes is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, New York...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | St. Lawrence University St. Lawrence University St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female.... |
ECAC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 34 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs St. John's Maple Leafs The St. John's Maple Leafs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada at Memorial Stadium from 1991–2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001–2005.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
76 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix RoadRunners The Phoenix RoadRunners were a minor league ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They played in the ECHL, beginning in the 2005–2006 season and ceasing operations at the end of the 2008-2009 season... |
IHL | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 45 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 81 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 472 | 67 | 70 | 137 | 361 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | ||||