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Eric Cairns

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-6    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: June 27, 1974 in Oakville, Ontario

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round (72nd overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 New York Rangers NHL 40 0 1 1 -7 147 0 0 0 0 17 0.0
1997-98 23 New York Rangers NHL 39 0 3 3 -3 92 0 0 0 0 17 0.0
1998-99 24 New York Islanders NHL 9 0 3 3 1 23 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 92 10:15
1999-00 25 New York Islanders NHL 67 2 7 9 -5 196 2 0 0 0 55 3.6 1187 17:43
2000-01 26 New York Islanders NHL 45 2 2 4 -18 106 2 0 0 0 21 9.5 738 16:24
2001-02 27 New York Islanders NHL 74 2 5 7 -2 176 2 0 0 1 34 5.9 825 11:09
2002-03 28 New York Islanders NHL 60 1 4 5 -7 124 1 0 0 0 31 3.2 710 11:50
2003-04 29 New York Islanders NHL 72 2 6 8 -5 189 2 0 0 0 24 8.3 845 11:44
2005-06 31 2 Teams NHL 50 1 1 2 1 124 1 0 0 0 19 5.3 327 6:33
2005-06 31 Florida Panthers NHL 23 0 1 1 1 37 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 180 7:48
2005-06 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 1 0 1 0 87 1 0 0 0 8 12.5 148 5:28
2006-07 32 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0:42
Career 10 Seasons NHL 457 10 32 42 -45 1182 10 0 0 1 220 4.5 4726 12:30

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1996-97 22 New York Rangers NHL 40 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 -0.18 3.68 0.43 0 1 1 0 9 1 15 0 -7
1997-98 23 New York Rangers NHL 39 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 -0.08 2.36 0.44 0 3 3 1 13 0 18 2 -3
1998-99 24 New York Islanders NHL 9 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.09 0.11 2.56 0.22 0 3 3 1 6 0 6 1 1
1999-00 25 New York Islanders NHL 67 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.05 -0.07 2.93 0.82 2 8 10 3 37 1 70 29 -5
2000-01 26 New York Islanders NHL 45 0.04 0.04 0.09 0.04 -0.40 2.36 0.47 2 2 4 2 20 0 49 11 -18
2001-02 27 New York Islanders NHL 74 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.03 -0.03 2.38 0.46 2 6 8 3 38 0 45 5 -2
2002-03 28 New York Islanders NHL 60 0.02 0.07 0.08 0.03 -0.12 2.07 0.52 1 4 5 2 20 0 29 2 -7
2003-04 29 New York Islanders NHL 72 0.03 0.08 0.11 0.04 -0.07 2.63 0.33 2 7 9 3 35 0 47 7 -5
2005-06 31 2 Teams NHL 50 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02 2.48 0.38 1 1 2 1 19 0 18 0 1
2005-06 31 Florida Panthers NHL 23 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.04 1.61 0.48 0 1 1 0 12 0 11 0 1
2005-06 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00 3.22 0.30 1 0 1 1 7 0 7 0 0
2006-07 32 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 10 Seasons NHL 457 0.02 0.07 0.09 0.03 -0.10 2.59 0.48 10 35 45 15 197 2 297 57 -45

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001-02 27 New York Islanders NHL 7 0 0 0 -2 15 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 97 13:54
2002-03 28 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 13 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 30 6:02
2003-04 29 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3:53
Career 4 Seasons NHL 16 0 0 0 -5 28 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 131 10:06

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 16 Burlington Cougars OHA-B 37 5 16 21 120
1991-92 17 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors OHL 64 1 11 12 237
1992-93 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 64 3 13 16 194
1993-94 19 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 59 7 35 42 204
1994-95 20 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 11 1 3 4 49
1994-95 20 Binghamton Rangers AHL 27 0 3 3 134
1995-96 21 Binghamton Rangers AHL 46 1 13 14 192
1995-96 21 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 6 0 1 1 34
1996-97 22 Binghamton Rangers AHL 10 1 1 2 96
1997-98 23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7 1 2 3 10 43 1 0 0 0 11 9.1
1998-99 24 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11 0 2 2 -2 49 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1998-99 24 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 24 0 0 0 7 91 0 0 0 0 23 0.0
1999-00 25 Providence Bruins AHL 4 1 1 2 2 14 1 0 0 0 5 20.0
2004-05 30 London Racers Britain 22 2 6 8 85
2006-07 32 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 -4 10 0 0 0 0
Career 7 Seasons AHL 131 4 22 26 13 629 2 0 0 0 52 3.8
Career 1 Season Britain 22 2 6 8 85
Career 2 Seasons ECHL 17 1 4 5 83
Career 1 Season OHA-B 37 5 16 21 120
Career 3 Seasons OHL 187 11 59 70 635

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1991-92 17 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors OHL 7 0 0 0 31
1992-93 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 15 0 3 3 24
1993-94 19 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 17 0 4 4 46
1994-95 20 Binghamton Rangers AHL 9 1 1 2 28
1995-96 21 Binghamton Rangers AHL 4 0 0 0 37
1998-99 24 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3 1 0 1 32 1 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 16 2 1 3 97 1 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons OHL 39 0 7 7 101

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Penalties in Minutes

1999-00 NHL 196 (5)
2003-04 NHL 189 (8)

Transactions

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December 22, 1998: Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders from NY Rangers, December 22, 1998.

October 13, 1999: Loaned to Providence (AHL) by NY Islanders, October 6, 1999 and recalled October 13, 1999.

July 5, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Florida, July 5, 2004.

November 1, 2004: Signed as a free agent by London (Britain), November 1, 2004.

January 18, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by Florida for Pittsburgh's 6th round choice (Peter Aston) in 2006 Entry Draft, January 18, 2006.

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