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'Éric Bélanger' (born December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.

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Playing career

Career Statistics

Playing career

He was drafted in the fourth round, ninety-sixth overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Before making his NHL debut, Belanger played with the Beauport Harfangs and Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Fredericton Canadiens, Springfield Falcons and Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League. Belanger made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000. During the 2004-2005 NHL Lockout, Belanger played for Bolzano HC in Italy.
On September 29, 2006, Belanger and Tim Gleason were traded to the Hurricanes for Oleg Tverdovsky and Jack Johnson. On February 9, 2007, Belanger was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for center Josef Vasicek. The following day, he was sent to Atlanta for defensemen Vitaly Vishnevski.

Career Statistics

                                     Regular Season              

Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   

2000-01 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   62   9   12   21   16

2001-02 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   53   8   16   24   21

2002-03 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   62   16  19   35   26

2003-04 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   81   13  20   33   44

2005-06 Los Angeles Kings          NHL   65   17  20   37   62

2006-07 Carolina/Atlanta           NHL   80   17  38   55   26

                   NHL Totals            403  80  105  205  195