Eric Himelfarb

Eric Himelfarb
Himelfarb with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2005
Born (1983-01-01) January 1, 1983 (age 41)
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
NHL draft 171st overall, 2001
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2003–2022

Eric Himelfarb (born January 1, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the sixth round, 171st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Himelfarb was 171st overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Himelfarb signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings on March 30, 2004 and was assigned to the Griffins, their AHL affiliate.[2] After four seasons in Grand Rapids, Himelfarb signed with HC Lausanne of the Swiss League on May 30, 2007.[3] For the 2008/2009 Season Himelfarb was traded to EHC Biel in Swiss National League A, the highest division in Swiss Ice Hockey.

On April 23, 2014, Himelfarb left Linköpings HC after two seasons and signed a contract with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF.[4] He played next for the Malmö Redhawks in 2014-16, for Hockey Thurgau in 2016-17, and in 2017-18 for the SCL Tigers, SC Langenthal, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[5]

Personal life

Himelfarb, who is Jewish,[6] was born in Thornhill, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 Sarnia Sting OHL 62 14 33 47 26 7 1 4 5 4
2000–01 Sarnia Sting OHL 49 31 44 75 48 4 1 7 8 4
2001–02 Sarnia Sting OHL 67 35 48 83 67 5 1 4 5 11
2002–03 Barrie Colts OHL 67 31 44 75 81 6 1 0 1 6
2003–04 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 67 37 70 107 80 5 4 4 8 8
2003–04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 7 2 3 5 2 4 0 3 3 0
2004–05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 76 19 24 43 59 — — — — —
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 62 10 18 28 60 16 0 0 0 12
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 15 15 30 60 7 1 0 1 12
2007–08 Lausanne HC SUI.2 36 24 45 69 46 10 7 12 19 12
2007–08 Genève–Servette HC NLA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 EHC Biel NLA 47 11 13 24 60 — — — — —
2009–10 Lausanne HC SUI.2 10 0 2 2 31 — — — — —
2009–10 SC Langenthal SUI.2 24 11 14 25 30 6 3 4 7 2
2010–11 Rögle BK Allsv 24 5 6 11 16 10 2 7 9 2
2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv 52 21 39 60 52 8 5 1 6 27
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 49 9 7 16 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 50 7 14 21 36 14 3 4 7 8
2014–15 Leksands IF SHL 21 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 12 3 12 15 8 11 5 0 5 10
2015–16 Malmö Redhawks SHL 38 2 10 12 20 — — — — —
2016–17 HC Thurgau SUI.2 36 12 18 30 34 4 0 0 0 6
2017–18 SCL Tigers NL 13 1 4 5 10 — — — — —
2017–18 SC Langenthal SUI.2 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2017–18 HC La Chaux–de–Fonds SUI.2 6 2 5 7 8 — — — — —
2019–20 EHC Basel SUI.3 14 4 8 12 12 6 1 6 7 18
2020–21 EHC Basel SUI.3 7 3 7 10 8 — — — — —
2020–21 SC Langenthal SUI.2 12 0 10 10 2 12 2 3 5 8
2021–22 EHC Basel SUI.3 30 7 21 28 8 12 5 8 13 29
AHL totals 214 46 60 106 181 27 1 3 4 24
SEL/SHL totals 158 21 35 56 88 14 3 4 7 8

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eric Himelfarb Hockey statistics and profile". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Roster: #19 Eric Himelfarb, C". Grand Rapids Griffins. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ Grand Rapids Griffins: News Releases
  4. ^ "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ^ Eric Himelfarb - Eliteprospects.com
  6. ^ "Professional Hockey Review: 2012–13". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (95): 2. January–February 2013.


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