Canadian ice hockey player
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 .
Playing career
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]
Personal life
Veilleux is known as an avid table tennis player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.[5]
Career statistics
References
^ "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 .
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