Éric Veilleux

Éric Veilleux
Born	(1972-02-20) February 20, 1972 (age 52) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Cornwall Aces Hershey Bears SaiPa Kentucky Thoroughblades Manitoba Moose Lowell Lock Monsters
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1993–2001

Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League. He is the head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL

Coaching career

For the 2015–16 season, he was the head coach with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL following a season as an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals.[1] In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League[2] before being hired to coach the Colorado Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016.[3]

He coached the Rampage for two seasons, finishing out of the playoffs in both occasions, before leaving the club and Avalanche organization following the 2017–18 season.[4]

He returned to the QMJHL as the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads for the 2018–19 season.[5]

After a successful season, he returned to the AHL to become an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch.[6]

On July 6, 2023, Veilleux was hired as the new head coach of the Quebec Remparts, succeeding Patrick Roy.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		55	33	68	101	127		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		55	33	52	85	116		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Laval Titan	QMJHL		60	31	40	71	87		10	3	5	8	31
1992–93	Laval Titan	QMJHL		70	55	70	125	100		13	9	11	20	19
1993–94	Cornwall Aces	AHL		77	8	19	27	69		13	1	7	8	20
1994–95	Cornwall Aces	AHL		70	13	23	36	93		13	1	1	2	20
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL		71	25	35	60	119		8	2	6	8	2
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		68	28	33	61	118		23	11	10	21	14
1997–98	Hershey Bears	AHL		78	24	38	62	127		7	4	2	6	8
1998–99	SaiPa	SM-l		9	1	2	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		68	8	25	33	114		6	0	2	2	6
1999-00	Manitoba Moose	IHL		73	14	13	27	102		2	0	1	1	2
2000–01	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		15	0	1	1	22		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				447	106	174	280	662		70	19	28	47	70

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears)	1997
QMJHL
Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year	2013–14	[7]

References

1. "Eric Veilleux named Admirals' head coach". ECHL. July 21, 2015.
2. "Norfolk Admirals coach leaving to coach Canadian team". WTKR. May 17, 2016.
3. "Eric Veilleux Named Head Coach of Rampage". San Antonio Rampage. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
4. "Eric Veilleux will not be back with Rampage". tvasports.ca. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
5. "Mooseheads Name New Head Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. May 3, 2018.
6. "Syracuse Crunch lands new assistant coach". syracuse.com. June 26, 2019.
7. "Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP at Golden Puck Awards". The Globe and Mail. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database