Eric Himelfarb
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player 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
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
Himelfarb, who is Jewish,[6] was born in Thornhill, Ontario.
Career statistics
| 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
References
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External links
- Pages with script errors
- 1983 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Barrie Colts players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- EHC Biel players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Kingston Frontenacs players
- Lausanne HC players
- Linköping HC players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Rögle BK players
- Sarnia Sting players
- SC Langenthal players
- Swiss League coaches