Guide Note

Canadian professional hockey player Eric Belanger plays for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Born: December 16, 1977
2. Birthplace: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
3. Nickname: Belly
4. Height: 6' 0"
5. Weight: 185 lbs.
6. Position: Center
7. Shoots: Left
8. Draft year: 1996
9. Spouse: Alexandra
10. Always dresses from his right side first as a superstition¹
11. Averages over 50% for face-offs won¹

Belanger was drafted 96th overall in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Following the draft, he played in the American Hockey League for three seasons, with the Fredericton Canadiens, Springfield Falcons and Lowell Lock Monsters. Belanger made his NHL debut with the Kings in 2000 and played a total of five seasons with the Kings. On September 29, 2006, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. He spent just five months with the Hurricanes before he was traded to the Nashville Predators on February 9, 2007. The very next day, the Predators traded Belanger to the Atlanta Thrashers, where he completed the 2006-07 season. On July 3, 2007, Belanger signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild.

• 1994-97: Beauport Harfangs, QMJHL
• 1996: Drafted by Los Angeles Kings
• 1996-97: Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
• 1997-98: Fredericton Canadiens, AHL
• 1998-99: Springfield Falcons, AHL
• 1999-01: Lowell Lock Monsters, AHL
• 2000-04: Los Angeles Kings
• 2004-05: HC Forst Bolzano, Italy
• 2005-06: Los Angeles Kings
• 2006-07: Carolina Hurricanes
• 2007-present: Minnesota Wild