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Erik Cole

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York

Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round (71st overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 23 CAR NHL 81 16 24 40 15 -10 35 13 3 0 2 159 10.1 1301 16:04
2002-03 24 CAR NHL 53 14 13 27 11 1 72 6 6 2 3 125 11.2 908 17:08
2003-04 25 CAR NHL 80 18 24 42 16 -4 93 14 2 2 3 172 10.5 1448 18:06
2005-06 27 CAR NHL 60 30 29 59 24 19 54 24 3 3 8 164 18.3 1158 19:18
2006-07 28 CAR NHL 71 29 32 61 24 2 76 20 9 0 4 166 17.5 1279 18:01
2007-08 29 CAR NHL 73 22 29 51 19 5 76 12 10 0 4 216 10.2 1413 19:22
2008-09 30 TOT NHL 80 18 24 42 16 0 73 13 5 0 1 178 10.1 1409 17:37
2008-09 30 EDM NHL 63 16 11 27 11 -3 63 11 5 0 1 145 11.0 1076 17:05
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 17 2 13 15 5 3 10 2 0 0 0 33 6.1 333 19:36
2009-10 31 CAR NHL 40 11 5 16 7 -9 29 9 2 0 1 81 13.6 656 16:23
2010-11 32 CAR NHL 82 26 26 52 21 -1 49 22 3 1 9 201 12.9 1514 18:27
2011-12 33 MTL NHL 55 19 21 40 16 10 28 12 7 0 2 158 12.0 970 17:38
Career NHL 675 203 227 430 170 13 585 145 50 8 37 1620 12.5 12055 17:52

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2001-02 23 CAR NHL 81 0.20 0.30 0.49 0.19 0.43 1.96 18 27 45 17 60 11 61 2 -10 2.4 1.1 3.5
2002-03 24 CAR NHL 53 0.26 0.25 0.51 0.21 1.36 2.36 16 14 30 13 43 15 38 11 1 1.9 1.3 3.2
2003-04 25 CAR NHL 80 0.23 0.30 0.53 0.21 1.16 2.15 21 28 49 19 60 16 67 19 -4 2.8 1.7 4.5
2005-06 27 CAR NHL 60 0.50 0.48 0.98 0.40 0.90 2.73 30 28 58 24 92 30 57 14 19 5.5 1.9 7.4
2006-07 28 CAR NHL 71 0.41 0.45 0.86 0.34 1.07 2.34 30 32 62 25 85 31 55 3 2 5.5 1.6 7.1
2007-08 29 CAR NHL 73 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.26 1.04 2.96 24 31 55 22 95 38 58 6 5 3.8 1.5 5.3
2008-09 30 TOT NHL 80 0.23 0.30 0.53 0.20 0.91 2.23 19 24 43 17 70 23 54 7 0 2.2 1.5 3.6
2008-09 30 EDM NHL 63 0.25 0.17 0.43 0.18 1.00 2.30 17 11 28 12 48 15 41 5 -3 1.3 0.9 2.3
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 17 0.12 0.76 0.88 0.27 0.59 1.94 2 13 15 5 22 8 13 2 3 0.8 0.5 1.3
2009-10 31 CAR NHL 40 0.28 0.13 0.40 0.18 0.73 2.03 12 5 17 8 24 2 34 3 -9 1.1 0.3 1.4
2010-11 32 CAR NHL 82 0.32 0.32 0.63 0.26 0.60 2.45 29 28 57 23 81 20 72 10 -1 4.3 1.5 5.9
2011-12 33 MTL NHL 55 0.35 0.38 0.73 0.29 0.51 2.87 32 34 66 27 10 3.9 1.6 5.5
Career NHL 675 0.30 0.34 0.64 0.25 0.87 2.40 231 251 482 194 610 186 496 75 13 33.4 14.0 47.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 23 CAR NHL 23 6 3 9 -2 30 5 1 0 1 68 8.8 425 18:27
2005-06 27 CAR NHL SC 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 31 15:29
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 18 0 5 5 -5 22 0 0 0 0 32 0.0 311 17:17
Career NHL 1 43 6 8 14 -8 52 5 1 0 1 103 5.8 767 17:50

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 17 Oswego Buccaneers High-NY 40 49 41 90
1996-97 18 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 48 30 34 64 140
1997-98 19 Clarkson Knights ECAC 34 11 20 31 55
1998-99 20 Clarkson Knights ECAC 36 22 20 42 50
1999-00 21 Clarkson Knights ECAC 33 19 11 30 46
1999-00 21 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 9 4 3 7 -5 2 2 2 0 0 18 22.2
2000-01 22 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 69 23 20 43 9 28 19 0 4 5 175 13.1
2004-05 26 Eisbaren Berlin Germany 39 6 21 27 76
2004-05 26 United States WC-A 7 1 5 6 7 6 1 0 0 0
2005-06 27 United States Olympics 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
2006-07 28 United States WC-A 7 1 4 5 -1 2 1 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons ECAC 103 52 51 103 151
Career 1 Season Germany 39 6 21 27 76
Career 1 Season High-NY 40 49 41 90
Career 2 Seasons IHL 78 27 23 50 4 30 21 2 4 5 193 14.0
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season USHL 48 30 34 64 140
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 14 2 9 11 6 8 2 0 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 18 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 5 2 0 2 6
1999-00 21 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 7 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
2000-01 22 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
2004-05 26 Eisbaren Berlin Germany 8 5 1 6 37
Career 1 Season Germany 8 5 1 6 37
Career 2 Seasons IHL 12 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Career 1 Season USHL 5 2 0 2 6

Similarity Scores

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Thru 9 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Erik Cole 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 1.4
Thomas Gradin 92.2 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9
Dave Christian 92.0 6.7 6.4 5.1 4.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.9 1.6
Camille Henry 91.9 7.0 6.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.7 3.1 2.0 0.6
Joe Juneau 91.7 8.5 7.3 4.6 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.5 1.7
Dan Quinn 91.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.4 1.7
Stan Smyl 91.6 7.4 6.9 6.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.7
Wilf Paiement 91.4 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.1 4.5 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.4
Brendan Morrison 91.2 7.8 7.4 6.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.2 1.3
Lynn Patrick 91.1 6.1 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.9
Gregg Sheppard 90.5 7.5 7.1 5.8 5.5 5.0 3.3 2.8 1.4 1.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Erik Cole 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 1.4
Thomas Gradin 92.0 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9
Clint Smith 91.3 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.0 0.2
Maxim Afinogenov 91.1 7.4 7.1 5.7 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 1.6 1.4 0.5
Johnny Peirson 90.6 6.3 5.4 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 0.6 -0.2 -1.1
Adam Deadmarsh 89.7 7.9 6.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.2 2.7 1.4
Patrik Sundstrom 89.7 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.6 2.5 -0.2
Lynn Patrick 89.6 6.1 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.9 0.7
Valeri Bure 89.3 8.0 6.6 5.9 5.2 3.9 3.2 2.8 1.8 1.6 0.0
Gregg Sheppard 89.1 7.5 7.1 5.8 5.5 5.0 3.3 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.9
Justin Williams 89.1 7.4 7.3 6.8 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

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2006 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)

Games Played

2010-11 NHL 82 (3)

Even Strength Goals

2005-06 NHL 24 (10)

Game-Winning Goals

2005-06 NHL 8 (7)
2010-11 NHL 9 (4)

Transactions

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October 24, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Berlin (Germany), October 24, 2004.

July 1, 2008: Traded to Edmonton by Carolina for Joni Pitkanen, July 1, 2008.

March 4, 2009: Traded to Carolina by Edmonton with Edmonton's 5th round choice (Matt Kennedy) in 2009 Entry Draft for Patrick O'Sullivan and Carolina's 2nd round choice (later traded to Buffalo, later traded to Toronto - Toronto selected Jesse Blacker) in 2009 Entry Draft, March 4, 2009.

July 1, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, July 1, 2011.

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