Éric Veilleux
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League. He is the head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL
| Éric Veilleux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Veilleux in 2016 | |||
| Born |
February 20, 1972 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cornwall Aces Hershey Bears SaiPa Kentucky Thoroughblades Manitoba Moose Lowell Lock Monsters | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2001 | ||
Coaching career
For the 2015–16 season, he was the head coach with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL following a season as an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals.[1] In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League[2] before being hired to coach the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016.[3]
He coached the Rampage for two seasons, finishing out of the playoffs in both occasions, before leaving the club and Avalanche organization following the 2017–18 season.[4]
He returned to the QMJHL as the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads for the 2018–19 season.[5]
After a successful season, he returned to the AHL to become an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch.[6]
On July 6, 2023, Veilleux was hired as the new head coach of the Quebec Remparts, succeeding Patrick Roy.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 60 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 1992–93 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 70 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 100 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 77 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 71 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 119 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 118 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 127 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-l | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1999-00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 73 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 447 | 106 | 174 | 280 | 662 | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 70 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997 | |
| QMJHL | ||
| Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year | 2013–14 | [7] |