Eric Belanger

Éric Bélanger
January 2012 with Edmonton Oilers
Born	(1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 39) Sherbrooke, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings HC Bolzano Carolina Hurricanes Atlanta Thrashers Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
NHL Draft	96th overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1997–2013

Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his professional career as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL), representing the Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Phoenix Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by Los Angeles.

Bélanger was drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft from the Beauport Harfangs. Before making his NHL debut, he played with Beauport and Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL); the Fredericton Canadiens, Springfield Falcons and Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL); and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League (IHL). He made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bélanger played for HC Bolzano in Italy.