Stéphane Veilleux
| Stéphane Veilleux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 16, 1981 Saint-Georges, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL Draft |
93rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Stéphane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger, currently an unrestricted free agent who last played in the Minnesota Wild organization of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Veilleux was drafted in the third round, 93rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play a total of six seasons for the Wild, playing many games alongside star forward Marián Gáborík. After the 2008–09 season, the Wild decided not to renew his contract, and he was released into unrestricted free agency. On July 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1] On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins.
In October 2010, Veilloux signed for Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga.[2] He left the team in January and signed with Swiss National League A team HC Ambrì-Piotta. On July 29, 2011, he then signed a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils.
On February 24, 2012, Veilleux was traded, along with Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri and the Washington Capitals' second-round pick in 2012, back to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenceman Marek Židlický.[3]
Personal life
Veilleux is known as an avid table tennis player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 50 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 68 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 90 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 42 | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 77 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 113 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 64 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 59 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 77 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 40 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 60 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 506 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 348 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Lightning sign free agent left wing Stephane Veilleux". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ↑ "NHL-pelaaja siirtyy Bluesiin". Espoo Blues. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Devils acquire Zidlicky from Wild for three players, picks". The Sports Network. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ "Bouchard and Veilleux are Wild about ping pong". wn.com. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
External links
- Stéphane Veilleux's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Stéphane Veilleux's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database