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#86 Lukko / Liiga - 25/26
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 08, 1991
Position
D
Age
34
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Vanier, ON, CAN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LHM Saint-Jean
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2009 round 2 #54 overall by New Jersey Devils

Brother: Karl Gélinas (baseball player - external link)

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Éric Gélinas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Collège Charles-Lemoyne Riverains QMAAA 43* 5* 14* 19* 50* -* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 14 -
2007-08 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 54* 3* 16* 19* 34* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 3
2008-09 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 67* 10* 29* 39* 80* -9* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 12 -6
2009-10 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 33* 3* 16* 19* 33* -12* |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens “A” QMJHL 28* 3* 9* 12* 26* -22* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 6 1
2010-11 Chicoutimi Saguenéens “A” QMJHL 35* 9* 15* 24* 41* -10* |
Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 27* 3* 17* 20* 26* 25* | Playoffs 19 5 7 12 25 10
2011-12 Albany Devils AHL 75* 16* 21* 37* 55* 0* |
2012-13 New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Albany Devils AHL 57* 6* 16* 22* 46* 1* |
2013-14 New Jersey Devils NHL 60* 7* 22* 29* 22* -3* |
Albany Devils AHL 13* 1* 4* 5* 10* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
2014-15 New Jersey Devils NHL 61* 6* 13* 19* 42* -2* |
2015-16 New Jersey Devils NHL 34* 1* 5* 6* 16* -8* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2016-17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 27* 0* 1* 1* 12* -4* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 27* 3* 9* 12* 14* -22* |
2017-18 Laval Rocket AHL 64* 13* 13* 26* 52* -24* |
2018-19 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 52* 5* 10* 15* 32* -14* |
Rögle BK SHL 8* 1* 3* 4* 4* -4* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 0
2019-20 Rögle BK SHL 36* 5* 13* 18* 16* 2* |
2020-21 Rögle BK “A” SHL 46* 8* 26* 34* 53* 22* | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 10 4
2021-22 Chicago Wolves AHL 9* 2* 0* 2* 6* -2* |
Rögle BK SHL 12* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Djurgårdens IF SHL 13* 4* 2* 6* 10* 0* | Relegation 4 1 2 3 4 -3
2022-23 SC Bern NL 15* 0* 3* 3* 12* -2* |
2023-24 HC Ajoie NL 30* 5* 9* 14* 33* -10* |
2024-25 Lukko Liiga 21* 6* 11* 17* 12* 2* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 14 0
2025-26 Lukko “C” Liiga 29* 4* 7* 11* 16* -11* |
Projected Liiga 57* 8* 14* 22* 31* -22* |

Éric Gélinas Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs Memorial Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 4* |
QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2021-22 Rögle BK Champions HL 3* 0* 4* 4* 2* 4* |
2023-24 Team Canada Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2025-26 Lukko Champions HL 10* 4* 6* 10* 4* 3* |

Éric Gélinas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 245* 41* 63* 104* 0.42* 183* -41* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * -1 *
Champions HL 2 13* 4* 10* 14* 1.08* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 52* 5* 10* 15* 0.29* 32* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 50* 10* 18* 28* 0.56* 28* -9* | 1 11 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.55 * 14 * 0 *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 189* 14* 41* 55* 0.29* 92* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 2 45* 5* 12* 17* 0.38* 45* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 43* 5* 14* 19* 0.44* 50* -* | 1 10 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.50 * 14 * - *
QMJHL 4 244* 31* 102* 133* 0.55* 240* -29* | 4 34 6 * 12 * 18 * 0.53 * 45 * 8 *
SHL 4 115* 19* 45* 64* 0.56* 87* 23* | 3 20 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.55 * 16 * 1 *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Éric Gélinas Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/17/2025
03/17/2025 Extension Lukko Lukko
12/03/2024
12/03/2024 Confirmed No team Lukko
06/20/2023
06/20/2023 Confirmed SC Bern HC Ajoie
02/15/2022
02/15/2022 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF SC Bern
02/12/2022
02/12/2022 Confirmed Rögle BK Djurgårdens IF
11/23/2021
11/23/2021 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Rögle BK
11/21/2021
11/21/2021 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Unknown
06/13/2021
06/13/2021 Confirmed Rögle BK Carolina Hurricanes
11/22/2019
11/22/2019 Extension Rögle BK Rögle BK
04/26/2019
04/26/2019 Extension Rögle BK Rögle BK
02/17/2019
02/17/2019 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Rögle BK
08/23/2018
08/23/2018 Confirmed Laval Rocket HC Slovan Bratislava
10/02/2017
10/02/2017 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Laval Rocket
02/29/2016
02/29/2016 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche
07/14/2015
07/14/2015 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
09/15/2014
09/15/2014 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
01/05/2011
01/05/2011 Confirmed Chicoutimi Saguenéens Saint John Sea Dogs
05/19/2010
05/19/2010 Confirmed Chicoutimi Saguenéens New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 10 #68 overall by Thetford Mines Assurancia in the LNAH Draft

Drafted 2007, 1 #16 overall by Lewiston MAINEiacs in the QMJHL Entry Draft