Éric Bertrand (ice hockey)

Éric Christian Bertrand (born April 16, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He previously appeared in 15 games in the National Hockey League.

Éric Bertrand
Born (1975-04-16) April 16, 1975 (age 49)
St. Ephrem, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
LNAH team
Former teams
Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5
New Jersey Devils
Atlanta Thrashers
Montreal Canadiens
Kölner Haie
Krefeld Pinguine
Kassel Huskies
SønderjyskE
NHL Draft 207th overall, 1994
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1995–present

Playing career edit

Bertrand was drafted 207th overall in the eighth round by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and as well as the Devils, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers and the Montreal Canadiens. He moved to Europe in 2001, playing for the Bracknell Bees in the British Ice Hockey Superleague, but played just eight games for them before moving to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he played for the Kölner Haie. He returned to North America with a spell in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears before returning to the DEL to play for the Krefeld Pinguine.

He then moved to the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey to play for the Saint-Georges Garaga where he scored 101 points (43 goals and 58 assists) in just 57 games, only Claude Morin (108) scored more points for the team. He once again moved to Germany, this time playing for the Kassel Huskies. He currently plays in the Oddset Ligaen in Denmark for SønderjyskE and won a bronze medal with this team in 2006–07, a bronze medal in 2007–08 and a gold medal in 2008–09.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Granby Bisons QMJHL 64 10 15 25 82
1993–94 Granby Bisons QMJHL 60 11 15 26 151
1994–95 Granby Bisons QMJHL 56 14 26 40 268 13 3 8 11 50
1995–96 Albany River Rats AHL 70 16 13 29 199 4 0 0 0 6
1996–97 Albany River Rats AHL 77 16 27 43 204 8 3 3 6 15
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 76 20 29 49 256 13 5 5 10 4
1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 78 34 31 65 160 5 4 2 6 0
1999–00 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 8 0 0 0 4
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 15 3 6 9 67
1999–00 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 27 7 9 16 56 3 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL 66 21 21 42 113 9 4 2 6 12
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Bracknell Bees BISL 8 4 3 7 4
2001–02 Kölner Haie DEL 27 5 6 11 34 12 1 1 2 42
2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 67 19 40 59 87 3 0 2 2 4
2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 7 19 26 79
2004–05 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce LNAH 47 36 44 80 26 10 7 14 21 12
2005–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 41 5 11 16 48
2006–07 SønderjyskE DEN 36 20 31 51 68 13 6 4 10 46
2007–08 SønderjyskE DEN 45 31 36 67 93 13 12 6 18 57
2008–09 SønderjyskE DEN 28 10 12 22 54 16 6 11 17 38
2009–10 Saint-Georges CRS Express LNAH 44 17 35 52 59 18 6 15 21 38
2010–11 Saint-Georges COOL-FM LNAH 41 15 30 45 28 9 4 4 8 4
2011–12 Saint-Georges COOL-FM LNAH 39 16 33 49 26
2012–13 Sorel-Tracy Carvena LNAH 19 8 8 16 16 11 6 3 9 21
2013–14 Sorel-Tracy Éperviers LNAH 39 20 22 42 40 10 4 1 5 8
2014–15 Saint-Georges COOL-FM LNAH 40 18 35 53 62 6 0 3 3 10
2015–16 Saint-Georges COOL-FM LNAH 30 16 15 31 42 5 0 2 2 12
NHL totals 15 0 0 0 4

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