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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.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
33
New York Islanders
1999-2004		 33
Florida Panthers
2006		 33
Pittsburgh Penguins
2006		 33
Pittsburgh Penguins
2007

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 New York Rangers NHL 40 0 1 1 0.03 0 0.01 9 1 15 0 -7 147 0 0 0 0 17 0.43 0.0
1997-98 23 New York Rangers NHL 39 0 3 3 0.08 1 0.02 13 0 18 2 -3 92 0 0 0 0 17 0.44 0.0
1998-99 24 New York Islanders NHL 9 0 3 3 0.33 1 0.10 6 0 6 1 1 23 0 0 0 0 2 0.22 0.0 92 10:15
1999-00 25 New York Islanders NHL 67 2 7 9 0.13 3 0.05 37 1 70 29 -5 196 2 0 0 0 55 0.82 3.6 1187 17:43
2000-01 26 New York Islanders NHL 45 2 2 4 0.09 2 0.04 20 0 49 11 -18 106 2 0 0 0 21 0.47 9.5 738 16:24
2001-02 27 New York Islanders NHL 74 2 5 7 0.09 2 0.03 38 0 45 5 -2 176 2 0 0 1 34 0.46 5.9 825 11:09
2002-03 28 New York Islanders NHL 60 1 4 5 0.08 2 0.03 20 0 29 2 -7 124 1 0 0 0 31 0.52 3.2 710 11:50
2003-04 29 New York Islanders NHL 72 2 6 8 0.11 3 0.04 35 0 47 7 -5 189 2 0 0 0 24 0.33 8.3 845 11:44
2005-06 31 2 Teams NHL 50 1 1 2 0.04 1 0.02 19 0 18 0 1 124 1 0 0 0 19 0.38 5.3 327 6:33
2005-06 31 Florida Panthers NHL 23 0 1 1 0.04 0 0.01 12 0 11 0 1 37 0 0 0 0 11 0.48 0.0 180 7:48
2005-06 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 1 0 1 0.04 1 0.02 7 0 7 0 0 87 1 0 0 0 8 0.30 12.5 148 5:28
2006-07 32 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0:42
Career NHL 457 10 32 42 0.09 15 0.03 197 2 297 57 -45 1182 10 0 0 1 220 0.48 4.5 4726 12:30

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 22 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2001-02 27 New York Islanders NHL 7 0 0 0 0.00 -2 15 0 0 0 0 4 0.57 0.0 97 13:54
2002-03 28 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 13 0 0 0 0 3 0.60 0.0 30 6:02
2003-04 29 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 3:53
Career NHL 16 0 0 0 0.00 -5 28 0 0 0 0 7 0.44 0.0 131 10:06

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 16 Burlington Cougars OHA-B 37 5 16 21 0.57 120
1991-92 17 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors OHL 64 1 11 12 0.19 237
1992-93 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 64 3 13 16 0.25 194
1993-94 19 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 59 7 35 42 0.71 204
1994-95 20 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 11 1 3 4 0.36 49
1994-95 20 Binghamton Rangers AHL 27 0 3 3 0.11 134
1995-96 21 Binghamton Rangers AHL 46 1 13 14 0.30 192
1995-96 21 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 34
1996-97 22 Binghamton Rangers AHL 10 1 1 2 0.20 96
1997-98 23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7 1 2 3 0.43 10 43 1 0 0 0 11 1.57 9.1
1998-99 24 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11 0 2 2 0.18 -2 49 0 0 0 0 13 1.18 0.0
1998-99 24 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 24 0 0 0 0.00 7 91 0 0 0 0 23 0.96 0.0
1999-00 25 Providence Bruins AHL 4 1 1 2 0.50 2 14 1 0 0 0 5 1.25 20.0
2004-05 30 London Racers Britain 22 2 6 8 0.36 85
2006-07 32 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 -4 10 0 0 0 0
Career AHL 131 4 22 26 0.20 13 629 2 0 0 0 52 1.13 3.8
Career Britain 22 2 6 8 0.36 85
Career ECHL 17 1 4 5 0.29 83
Career OHA-B 37 5 16 21 0.57 120
Career OHL 187 11 59 70 0.37 635

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1991-92 17 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors OHL 7 0 0 0 0.00 31
1992-93 18 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 15 0 3 3 0.20 24
1993-94 19 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 17 0 4 4 0.24 46
1994-95 20 Binghamton Rangers AHL 9 1 1 2 0.22 28
1995-96 21 Binghamton Rangers AHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 37
1998-99 24 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3 1 0 1 0.33 32 1 0 0 0
Career AHL 16 2 1 3 0.19 97 1 0 0 0
Career OHL 39 0 7 7 0.18 101

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 6, 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.