Éric Houde

Éric Pierre Joseph Houde (born December 19, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 30 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He is an assistant coach for PWHL Montreal.

Career Houde was drafted 216th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995 NHL entry draft and made his debut for the team during the 1996–97 NHL season, playing 13 games for Montreal. He would play 17 more games over two seasons for a total of 30 games, scoring two goals and three assists for five points. Over the next two seasons, Houde had spells in the American Hockey League for the Hamilton Bulldogs and Springfield Falcons and the International Hockey League for the Utah Grizzlies and the Chicago Wolves.

In 2001, Houde moved to Italy's Serie A for Asiago and then moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2002 with the SERC Wild Wings. He returned to Quebec in 2003, signing for the Verdun Dragons of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League before returning to Europe, joining Swiss Nationalliga B side SC Langenthal.

In 2004, Houde returned to Germany, spending three seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga for the Essen Mosquitoes and the Landshut Cannibals. He moved to France in 2007 with Dragons de Rouen.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Saint–Hubert Selects QMAAA 35 45 40 85 — — — — — — 1992–93 Richelieu Riverains QMAAA 14 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Saint–Jean Lynx QMJHL 71 16 16 32 14 5 1 1 2 4 1994–95 Saint–Jean Lynx QMJHL 40 10 13 23 23 — — — — — 1994–95 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 28 13 23 36 8 3 2 1 3 4 1995–96 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 69 40 48 88 35 6 3 4 7 2 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 66 30 36 66 20 — — — — — 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 71 28 42 70 24 4 5 2 7 4 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 69 27 37 64 32 14 2 7 9 4 1999–2000 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 18 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 1999–2000 Springfield Falcons AHL 57 28 34 62 43 5 2 2 4 2 2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 34 2 13 15 18 — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 30 2 4 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 2001–02 HC Asiago ITA 30 25 22 47 26 4 1 2 3 4 2002–03 SERC Wild Wings DEL 52 9 17 26 60 — — — — — 2003–04 Verdun Dragons QSMHL 29 20 30 50 20 22 14 27 41 12 2003–04 SC Langenthal SUI.2 18 6 9 15 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Moskitos Essen GER.2 51 25 50 75 75 — — — — — 2005–06 Moskitos Essen GER.2 51 23 32 55 97 — — — — — 2006–07 Landshut Cannibals GER.2 52 16 20 36 72 8 1 1 2 12 2007–08 Dragons de Rouen FRA 26 9 21 30 20 9 2 4 6 38 2008–09 Saint–Hyacinthe Chiefs LNAH 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Sorel–Tracy GCI LNAH 11 5 9 14 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Sorel–Tracy Carvena HC LNAH 24 4 9 13 10 — — — — — NHL totals 30 2 3 5 4 — — — — — AHL totals 281 116 153 269 129 23 9 11 20 10 GER.2 totals 154 64 102 166 244 8 1 1 2 12