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Eric Cairns

D · CAN
+ 3 other teams
Status
Retired 18 yrs ago
Career
2004–2008 (4 yrs)
Age
52 (33 in 2008)
Vitals
6'6" · 230 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 PHX 82 12 9 21 0.26 +16 257 4 1 0 92 13.0% 228
2005-06 CGY 61 1 10 11 0.18 +8 233 0 0 0 59 1.7% 130
2006-07 NYI 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
2007-08 TBL 40 1 1 2 0.05 -5 123 0 0 0 32 3.1% 64
CAREER 4 yrs 184 14 20 34 0.18 +19 617 4 1 0 -- 7.6% 424
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 PHX 20 0 2 2 0.10 +5 71 0 0 0 22 0.0% 37
2005-06 CGY 16 2 5 7 0.44 +7 20 0 0 0 17 11.8% 37
2007-08 TBL 14 0 1 1 0.07 0 33 0 0 0 11 0.0% 60
CAREER 3 app. 50 2 8 10 0.20 +12 124 0 0 0 -- 4.0% 134
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1996-97 NYR 40 0 1 1 0.03 -7 147 0 0 0 0.0% -
1997-98 NYR 39 0 3 3 0.08 -3 92 0 0 0 0.0% 10:18
1998-99 NYI 9 0 3 3 0.33 1 23 0 0 0 0.0% 10:15
1999-00 NYI 67 2 7 9 0.13 -5 196 0 0 0 3.6% 17:43
2000-01 NYI 45 2 2 4 0.09 -18 106 0 0 0 9.5% 16:24
2001-02 NYI 74 2 5 7 0.09 -2 176 1 0 0 5.9% 11:09
2002-03 NYI 60 1 4 5 0.08 -7 124 0 0 0 3.2% 11:50
2003-04 NYI 72 2 6 8 0.11 -5 189 0 0 0 8.3% 11:44
2005-06 FLA 23 0 1 1 0.04 1 37 0 0 0 0.0% 7:48
2005-06 PIT 27 1 0 1 0.04 0 87 0 0 0 12.5% 5:28
2006-07 PIT 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 0 0 0 - 0:42
Career NHL 457 10 32 42 0.09 -45 1182 1 0 0 4.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D PHX - - 37 62 90 82 82 - - 53 46 65 - 64 66 72
2005-06 31 D CGY - - 37 62 90 82 82 - - 53 46 65 - 64 66 72
2006-07 32 D NYI - - 37 62 90 82 82 - - 53 46 65 - 66 68 72
2007-08 33 D TBL - - 37 62 90 69 82 - - 53 46 65 - 67 69 72
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D PHX - - 37 62 90 82 82 - - 53 46 65 - 64 66 72
2005-06 31 D CGY - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 32 D NYI - - · · · · · - - · · · - +2 +2 ·
2007-08 33 D TBL - - · · · −13 · - - · · · - +1 +1 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 PHX $900,000 3 yr 1.8% 30 UFA
2005-06 CGY $747,000 2 yr 1.5% 31 UFA
2006-07 NYI $687,240 1 yr 1.8% 32 UFA
2007-08 TBL $500,000 1 yr 1.0% 33 UFA
2004-05
Aug 12 2004
2004-05
to LIGHTNING
to ISLANDERS
Sep 29 2004
2004-05
to SHARKS
  • Eric Cairns 72
  • Kelly Guard P
  • Mike Egener P
to LIGHTNING
Oct 10 2004
2004-05
to COYOTES
to SHARKS
2005-06
Sep 7 2005
2005-06
to PANTHERS
Oct 15 2005
2005-06
to COYOTES
Oct 21 2005
2005-06
to FLAMES
2006-07
Mar 17 2007
2006-07
to ISLANDERS
  • Eric Cairns 72
to FLAMES
2007-08
Mar 2 2008
2007-08
to RED WINGS
  • Eric Cairns 72
to SABRES
Mar 16 2008
2007-08
to LIGHTNING
  • Eric Cairns 72
to RED WINGS
  • $875,000

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