Stéphane Veilleux

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.

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. On December 28, 2009, he skated in his 400th career NHL game, playing against the Boston Bruins.

In October 2010, Veilloux signed for Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga. 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.

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.

Personal life Veilleux is known as an avid table tennis player in his spare time, and also plays before games as warm-ups.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 14 3 5 8 12 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 65 6 13 19 35 6 1 3 4 2 1999–2000 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 22 1 4 5 17 — — — — — 1999–2000 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 50 14 28 42 100 — — — — — 2000–01 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 68 48 67 115 90 21 15 18 33 42 2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 77 13 22 35 113 14 2 4 6 20 2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 29 8 4 12 43 23 7 11 18 12 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 38 3 2 5 23 — — — — — 2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 64 13 25 38 66 2 1 1 2 2 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 19 2 8 10 20 — — — — — 2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 59 15 24 39 35 — — — — — 2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 71 7 9 16 63 — — — — — 2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 75 7 11 18 47 5 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL 77 11 7 18 61 6 0 0 0 27 2008–09 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 13 10 23 40 — — — — — 2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 3 6 9 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Blues SM-liiga 25 1 6 7 18 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 40 11 11 22 53 — — — — — 2011–12 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 21 0 2 2 15 — — — — — 2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 33 3 5 8 45 3 0 1 1 6 2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL 34 5 9 14 33 — — — — — 2013–14 Minnesota Wild NHL 34 3 0 3 21 4 0 0 0 4 2014–15 Iowa Wild AHL 60 5 15 20 81 — — — — — 2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 12 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 2015–16 Oji Eagles ALH 28 13 17 30 108 2 0 1 1 2 2016–17 Oji Eagles ALH 48 12 30 42 123 2 1 2 3 14 2017–18 Oji Eagles ALH 28 8 8 16 56 12 6 4 10 35 AHL totals 396 73 115 188 469 42 10 18 28 40 NHL totals 506 50 56 106 348 17 0 0 0 35