Erik Cole

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Erik Cole Vital Stats

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- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Rookie Year: 2000-2001

Erik Cole Timeline

November 6, 1978: Born
1997: College hockey debut with Clarkson University
1998: Drafted 71st overall in the 3rd round of the NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes
2001: Made NHL debut
2004: Played for Eisbären Berlin of the German Hockey League due to NHL owners lockout
2005: Scored a career high 30 goals and 29 assists during the 2005-2006 regular season
2005: Selected for Team USA in 2006 Winter Olympics
2006: Suffered a broken vertebra in his neck
2006: Returned to the Hurricanes to help them win 2006 Stanley Cup Championship

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Guide Note

Erik Cole is a American professional hockey player, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

Full name: Erik Cole
Born: November 6, 1978
Birthplace: Oswego, New York
Nickname: Colesy
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
Position: Left Wing
Shoots: Left
College: Clarkson University
Draft year: 1998

NHL Career

Cole was drafted out of Clarkston University in the 1998 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. He spent two seasons with the Hurricanes International Hockey League affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones, before making his NHL debut in 2001. He continued to play with the Hurricanes, scoring a career high 30 goals and 29 assists during the 2005-06 regular season. Late in that season Cole was placed on injured reserve after breaking a vertebrae in his neck. He ended up missing much of the playoffs. Cole was able to return for the last two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, where the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers.

Career Highlights

2006 Stanley Cup Champion
2006 Winter Olympics participant, Team U.S.A
Only player ever awarded two penalty shots in a single NHL game

Timeline

1997-2000: Clarkson University
1998: Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes
2001: NHL debut with the Hurricanes
2004-05: Eisbären Berlin of the German Hockey League
2006: Broke his neck
2006: Won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes

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