Erik Condra

Erik Condra
With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs.
Born	August 6, 1986 Trenton, MI, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	211th overall, 2006 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2009–present

Erik Paul Condra^[1] (born August 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player. Condra is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Condra played for the University of Notre Dame in the CCHA. Condra was born in Trenton, Michigan, but grew up in Livonia, Michigan.

Playing career

Amateur career

Condra played junior hockey with the Texarkana Bandits of the NAHL in 2003-04, where in 56 games, he scored 20 goals and 44 points to lead the club in points. He moved to the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for the 2004-05 season. In 60 games with Lincoln, Condra tied for the team high with 30 goals, while finishing second on the club with 60 points, helping the Stars to a playoff berth. In four post-season games, Condra had two assists.

Condra joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the CCHA for the 2005-06 season. As a freshman, Condra had six goals, and a team high 34 points in 36 games with Notre Dame, and placed him on the All-Rookie team of the CCHA. After the season, the Ottawa Senators drafted Condra with the 211th overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. While at Notre Dame, Condra studied pre-med in psychology.^[2]

His offensive numbers improved in the 2006-07, as Condra once again led the Fighting Irish in points, as he scored 14 goals and 48 points in 42 games. In 2007-08, Condra led the team in scoring once again, scoring 15 goals and 38 points in 41 games played. Condra finished his collegiate career in 2008-09, leading Notre Dame in scoring for the fourth consecutive season, as he scored 13 goals and 38 points in 40 games.

Ottawa Senators

After a very successful college career, the Ottawa Senators assigned Condra to their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators for the 2009–10 season. In his first professional season, Condra had 11 goals and 38 points while appearing in all 80 games for the Senators. However, Binghamton failed to reach the playoffs.

Condra began the 2010–11 season with Binghamton, scoring 17 goals and 47 points in 55 games before being called up by the Ottawa Senators. He made his NHL debut on February 15, 2011, recording an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. Condra scored his first NHL goal on February 26, 2011, scoring twice against goaltender Brian Boucher in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He had another two goal game on March 8, 2011, against Martin Brodeur as Ottawa defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1. In total, Condra registered six goals and 11 points in 26 games with Ottawa. After Ottawa's season concluded, Condra was sent back to Binghamton for their playoff run, where he scored five goals and 17 points in 23 games, as the Senators won the 2011 Calder Cup.

In his first full NHL season, Condra earned a regular roster spot in Ottawa. Though he struggled offensively at times, he established himself as a dependable defensive forward and recorded 8 goals and 25 points in 81 games.

During the 2012 NHL Lockout, Condra spent time with the Fussen Leopards, a third division club in Germany.^[3] After dominating at that level, he moved up to the second-tier league Eishockey-Bundesliga, joining fellow NHLers Matt D'Agostini and Rick DiPietro with SC Riessersee.^[4]

Tampa Bay Lightning

On July 1, 2015, Condra signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning, which has a $1.25 million annual average. Condra has previous ties to Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, who he played for while Cooper was coach of Texarkana of the NAHL.^[5] On October 8, 2015, Condra played in his 300th career NHL game in a 3-2 OT Lightning victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Condra also took part in the first ever 3 on 3 regular season overtime game under the new overtime format during that same game.^[6]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Texarkana Bandits	NAHL		56	20	24	44	71		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lincoln Stars	USHL		60	30	30	60	56		4	0	2	2	4
2005–06	Notre Dame	CCHA		36	6	28	34	32		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Notre Dame	CCHA		42	14	34	48	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Notre Dame	CCHA		41	15	23	38	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Notre Dame	CCHA		40	13	25	38	34		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Binghamton Senators	AHL		80	11	27	38	61		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Binghamton Senators	AHL		55	17	30	47	28		23	5	12	17	8
2010–11	Ottawa Senators	NHL		26	6	5	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	8	17	25	30		7	1	0	1	0
2012–13	EV Füssen	3.GBun		7	8	11	19	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	SC Riessersee	2.GBun		10	10	5	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Ottawa Senators	NHL		48	4	8	12	34		10	1	6	7	2
2013–14	Ottawa Senators	NHL		76	6	10	16	30		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Ottawa Senators	NHL		68	9	14	23	30		6	1	0	1	0
NHL totals				299	33	54	87	136		23	3	6	9	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	2005–06
CCHA All-Tournament Team	2007	[7]
All-CCHA Second Team	2008–09	[8]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2008–09
Calder Cup Binghamton Senators	2010-11

References

1. Ellen Reynolds engaged to Erik Condra
2. "Getting to know ... Senators forward Erik Condra". Ottawa Senators. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
3. "Sens leaving on a jet plane". Ottawa Citizen. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
4. "Condra moving up to SC Riessersee of Germany's second tier pro league". silversevensens.com. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
5. Smith, Joe (July 1, 2015). "Erik Condra signs three-year deal with Lightning". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
6. Long, Corey (October 8, 2015). "Lightning defeat Flyers in NHL's first 3-on-3 OT". NHL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
7. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
8. "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.

External links

• Erik Condra's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Erik Condra's player profile at NHL.com