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ÉRIC MESSIER

October 29, 1973  (52 yrs)
Drummondville, QC, CA

Defenseman  (Shoot left)
6'2"  (195 LBS)

Entry drafts	LHJMQ - 1990 R13 #150 HULL OLYMPIQUES
NHL earnings	$ 4 175 000
Coupe Stanley	2001 COLORADO AVALANCHE

STATS

ÉRIC MESSIER

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
1991-92	LHJMQ - DRA	58	2	10	12	28	-	15	2	2	4	13	-
1992-93	LHJMQ - FAU	51	4	17	21	82	-	15	-	4	4	18	-
1993-94	LHJMQ - FAU	67	4	25	29	69	-	12	1	7	8	14	-
1995-96	AHL - ACE	72	5	9	14	111	-	8	1	1	2	20	-
1996-97	NHL - COL	21	-	-	-	4	+7	6	-	-	-	4	-
	AHL - BEA	55	16	26	42	69	-	9	3	8	11	14	-
1997-98	NHL - COL	62	4	12	16	20	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	NHL - COL	31	4	2	6	14	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - BEA	6	1	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	NHL - COL	61	3	6	9	24	-	14	-	1	1	4	-
2000-01	NHL - COL	64	5	7	12	26	-3	23	2	2	4	14	-
2001-02	NHL - COL	74	5	10	15	26	-5	21	1	2	3	-	-
2002-03	NHL - COL	72	4	10	14	16	-2	5	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	NHL - FLO	21	-	3	3	16	-2	-	-	-	-	-	-
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		406	25	50	75	146	-1	72	3	5	8	22	-
AHL		133	22	38	60	184	-	17	4	9	13	34	-
LHJMQ		176	10	52	62	179	-	42	3	13	16	45	-

NHL SALARIES

ÉRIC MESSIER

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
1996-97	23	325 000	-	325 000
1997-98	24	300 000	-	625 000
1998-99	25	400 000	-	1 025 000
1999-00	26	450 000	-	1 475 000
2000-01	27	500 000	-	1 975 000
2001-02	28	700 000	-	2 675 000
2002-03	29	700 000	-	3 375 000
2003-04	30	800 000	-	4 175 000
TOTAL			4 175 000	-

AWARDS

ÉRIC MESSIER

2000-01	NHL	Stanley cup CHAMPION Colorado Avalanche
NHL TROPHIES

TRANSACTIONS

ÉRIC MESSIER

July 18, 2003

Éric Messier is traded to the Florida Panthers with Vaclav Nedorost. In return, the Colorado Avalanche acquired 2nd round draft pick in 2004 (#37: David Shantz).

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