Eric Himelfarb
| Eric Himelfarb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Himelfarb with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2005 | |||
| Born |
January 1, 1983 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| NHL draft |
171st overall, 2001 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2022 | ||
Eric Himelfarb (born January 1, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the sixth round, 171st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Himelfarb was 171st overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Himelfarb signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings on March 30, 2004 and was assigned to the Griffins, their AHL affiliate.[2] After four seasons in Grand Rapids, Himelfarb signed with HC Lausanne of the Swiss League on May 30, 2007.[3] For the 2008/2009 Season Himelfarb was traded to EHC Biel in Swiss National League A, the highest division in Swiss Ice Hockey.
On April 23, 2014, Himelfarb left Linköpings HC after two seasons and signed a contract with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF.[4] He played next for the Malmö Redhawks in 2014-16, for Hockey Thurgau in 2016-17, and in 2017-18 for the SCL Tigers, SC Langenthal, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Himelfarb, who is Jewish,[6] was born in Thornhill, Ontario.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 49 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 67 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2002–03 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 67 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 67 | 37 | 70 | 107 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 62 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 69 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 36 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | NLA | 47 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 52 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 49 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 38 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | SCL Tigers | NL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | SUI.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | ||
| AHL totals | 214 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 181 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 158 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eric Himelfarb Hockey statistics and profile". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Roster: #19 Eric Himelfarb, C". Grand Rapids Griffins. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Grand Rapids Griffins: News Releases
- ^ "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ Eric Himelfarb - Eliteprospects.com
- ^ "Professional Hockey Review: 2012–13". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (95): 2. January–February 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1983 births
- Barrie Colts players
- EHC Biel players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Kingston Frontenacs players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- SC Langenthal players
- Lausanne HC players
- Linköping HC players
- Living people
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Rögle BK players
- Sarnia Sting players
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1980s births stubs