Stephane_Veilleux_(ice_hockey)
Stéphane Veilleux
Canadian ice hockey player
Stéphane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning and the New Jersey Devils.
| Stéphane Veilleux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1981-11-16) November 16, 1981 (age 42) Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Wild Espoo Blues HC Ambrì-Piotta Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Oji Eagles | ||
| NHL draft |
93rd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2018 | ||
As a youth, Veilleux played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Beauce, Quebec.[1]
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.[2] On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins.[citation needed]
In October 2010, Veilloux signed for Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga.[3] 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.[citation needed]
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.[4]
Veilleux is known as an avid table tennis player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Lévis Commandeurs | QMAAA | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | Blues | SM-liiga | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Oji Eagles | ALH | 28 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oji Eagles | ALH | 48 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oji Eagles | ALH | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 35 | ||
| AHL totals | 396 | 73 | 115 | 188 | 469 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 506 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 348 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- "Lightning sign free agent left wing Stephane Veilleux". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 7, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- "NHL-pelaaja siirtyy Bluesiin". Espoo Blues. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- "Devils acquire Zidlicky from Wild for three players, picks". The Sports Network. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- "Bouchard and Veilleux are Wild about ping pong". wn.com. October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database