Eric Boguniecki

Eric Boguniecki (born May 6, 1975) is an American former National Hockey League player.

Playing career As a youth, Boguniecki played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.

Drafted 193rd overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the St. Louis Blues, Boguniecki's scoring ability in the minor leagues led to him being signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers in 1999. He played just four games for the Panthers before returning to St. Louis in a trade also involving Andrej Podkonický.

A tough grinding forward, Boguniecki stood out on the ice due to his height, 5 feet 8 inches. He established himself in the NHL in the 2002–03 season, accumulating 49 points in 80 games. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Boguniecki played for the AHL's Worcester IceCats. A winner of the Les Cunningham award as the AHL's most valuable player in 2001–02, Eric Boguniecki was the first American born player to win this award since Eddie Olson (1952–53).

In December 2005, Boguniecki was traded to Pittsburgh Penguins scoring 6 goals and 10 assists before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, before being traded to the New York Islanders on October 25, 2006. He played 11 games in the 06–07 season and had no points and his plus/minus was even. He had 8 PIM. He played for the Islanders' affiliate AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers and had 23 goals and 32 assists in 48 games.

For the 2007–08 season, Boguniecki played for the German DEL Team ERC Ingolstadt. On July 22, 2008, Boguniecki signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. In the 2008-09 season, Eric was assigned to Ducks affiliate, the Iowa Chops, where he scored 34 points in 69 games.

On October 29, 2009, he signed with the ECHL's Alaska Aces.

Coaching career On July 12, 2011, Boguniecki was named the assistant coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Westminster School HS-Prep — — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Westminster School HS-Prep 24 30 24 54 55 — — — — — 1993–94 University of New Hampshire HE 40 17 16 33 66 — — — — — 1994–95 University of New Hampshire HE 34 12 19 31 62 — — — — — 1995–96 University of New Hampshire HE 32 23 29 52 46 — — — — — 1996–97 University of New Hampshire HE 36 26 31 57 58 — — — — — 1997–98 Dayton Bombers ECHL 26 19 18 37 36 — — — — — 1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 35 4 8 12 29 4 1 2 3 10 1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 72 32 34 66 100 2 0 1 1 2 1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL 57 33 42 75 148 4 3 2 5 20 1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 28 13 12 25 56 — — — — — 2000–01 Worcester IceCats AHL 45 17 28 45 100 9 3 2 5 10 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 63 38 46 84 181 3 2 0 2 4 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 22 27 49 38 7 1 2 3 2 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 6 4 10 20 1 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL 5 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2004–05 SC Langenthal NLB 10 5 3 8 47 — — — — — 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 5 6 11 29 — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 48 22 32 54 48 — — — — — 2006–07 New York Islanders NHL 11 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 16 4 14 18 24 3 1 3 4 2 2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 69 18 16 34 52 — — — — — 2009–10 Alaska Aces ECHL 51 19 28 47 52 4 0 2 2 2 AHL totals 351 155 188 343 643 16 8 4 12 34 NHL totals 178 34 42 76 105 9 1 3 4 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2000 United States WC 5th 7 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors Award Year College All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1993–94 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1994 All-Hockey East All-Star 1996–97 AHL All-Star Game 2000, 2001, 2002 First All-Star Team 2002 Willie Marshall Award 2002 Les Cunningham Award 2002