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Erik Cole

Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York
Draft: Carolina, 3rd round (71st overall), 1998 NHL Entry
Contract: 4 years/$18,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,500,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)

Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com



NHL Standard

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Scoring Stats Goals Assists Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV SH PP S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 23 CAR NHL 81 16 24 40 15 -10 35 13 3 0 2 21 0 3 159 10.1 1301 16:04
2002-03 24 CAR NHL 53 14 13 27 11 1 72 6 6 2 3 9 1 3 125 11.2 908 17:08
2003-04 25 CAR NHL 80 18 24 42 16 -4 93 14 2 2 3 14 1 9 172 10.5 1448 18:06
2005-06 27 CAR NHL 60 30 29 59 24 19 54 24 3 3 8 17 1 11 164 18.3 1158 19:18
2006-07 28 CAR NHL 71 29 32 61 24 2 76 20 9 0 4 22 1 9 166 17.5 1279 18:01
2007-08 29 CAR NHL 73 22 29 51 19 5 76 12 10 0 4 22 0 7 216 10.2 1413 19:22
2008-09 30 TOT NHL 80 18 24 42 16 0 73 13 5 0 1 20 0 4 178 10.1 1409 17:37
2008-09 30 EDM NHL 63 16 11 27 11 -3 63 11 5 0 1 9 0 2 145 11.0 1076 17:05
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 17 2 13 15 5 3 10 2 0 0 0 11 0 2 33 6.1 333 19:36
2009-10 31 CAR NHL 40 11 5 16 7 -9 29 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 81 13.6 656 16:23
2010-11 32 CAR NHL 82 26 26 52 21 -1 49 22 3 1 9 20 1 5 201 12.9 1514 18:27
2011-12 33 MTL NHL 82 35 26 61 26 11 48 24 11 0 6 23 0 3 241 14.5 1519 18:32
2012-13 34 TOT NHL 47 9 4 13 6 -6 20 8 1 0 2 2 0 2 86 10.5 770 16:24
2012-13 34 MTL NHL 19 3 3 6 2 1 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 41 7.3 297 15:39
2012-13 34 DAL NHL 28 6 1 7 3 -7 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 45 13.3 473 16:54
Career NHL 749 228 236 464 186 8 625 165 55 8 43 175 5 56 1789 12.7 13376 17:51

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 1.4 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 82 0.43 0.32 0.74 0.32 0.59 2.94 40 28 68 29 97 28 58 0 11 6.7 2.3 9.0
2012-13 34 TOT NHL 47 0.19 0.09 0.28 0.12 0.43 1.83 -6 0.3 0.5 0.8
2012-13 34 MTL NHL 19 0.16 0.16 0.32 0.13 0.53 2.16 1 0.2 0.3 0.5
2012-13 34 DAL NHL 28 0.21 0.04 0.25 0.12 0.36 1.61 -7 0.1 0.2 0.3
Career NHL 749 0.30 0.32 0.62 0.25 0.83 2.39 239 245 484 197 707 214 554 75 8 36.4 15.2 51.6

NHL Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
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 4 -2 30 5 1 0 1 68 8.8 425 18:27
2005-06 27 CAR NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 31 15:29
2008-09 30 CAR NHL 18 0 5 5 1 -5 22 0 0 0 0 32 0.0 311 17:17
Career NHL 1 43 6 8 14 5 -8 52 5 1 0 1 103 5.8 767 17:50

Other Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
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

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
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

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Erik Cole 9.0 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 1.4 0.8
Milt Schmidt 94.2 7.5 6.6 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.6 0.8
Brenden Morrow 93.5 9.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.3 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 1.2
John Ogrodnick 92.1 9.2 7.2 6.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.1 2.3 2.0
Johnny Gottselig 91.6 5.7 5.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.8
Valeri Kamensky 91.6 8.6 7.3 7.2 6.2 4.0 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.6
Wilf Paiement 91.5 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.3 6.1 4.5 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.4
Ken Randall 91.3 6.4 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.0 0.1
Tomas Sandstrom 91.2 9.2 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.0
Frank Nighbor 91.2 5.2 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.0
Jimmy Ward 90.9 7.3 5.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 1.9 1.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Erik Cole 9.0 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 1.4 0.8
Kenny Wharram 92.6 9.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Mike Bullard 91.5 9.3 7.4 6.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.0 2.8 1.3 -0.1
Ken Randall 91.3 6.4 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.0 0.1
Larry Aurie 90.9 6.8 5.8 5.4 5.4 4.0 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.4 1.4 0.2 -0.6
Jim Pappin 90.2 9.2 7.4 6.6 6.0 6.0 4.9 4.2 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.1
Joe Murphy 90.0 7.3 6.5 6.3 5.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 2.8 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Kristian Huselius 89.8 9.4 7.8 6.6 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.5 2.8 2.1 -0.1
Tod Sloan 89.6 9.3 7.4 6.6 5.8 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.2 0.1 0.0
Bryan Hextall 89.3 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.5 0.0 0.0
Jeff O'Neill 89.2 8.3 7.6 6.8 6.5 4.3 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 1.7 1.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

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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