| Cody Eakin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Eakin with theVegas Golden Knights in 2018 | |||
| Born | (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 (age 33) Winnipeg,Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals Dallas Stars Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 85th overall,2009 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Cody Eakin (born May 24, 1991) is a Canadian professionalice hockeyforward. He was selected by theWashington Capitals in the third round, 85th overall, of the2009 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Capitals,Dallas Stars,Vegas Golden Knights,Winnipeg Jets andBuffalo Sabres.
Eakin was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by theSwift Current Broncos in the 2006 WHL Draft.[1] At the2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by theWashington Capitals in the third round, 85th overall.
In 2010, Eakin was named to the WHL (East) Second All-Star Team.[2] On January 9, 2011, he was traded to theKootenay Ice in exchange for Christian Magnus, Ryan Bloom, Jarett Zentner,Colby Cave, Steven Myland and three draft picks ranging from 2011 to 2012.[3] In his first year with the Ice, Eakin was named to the WHL (East) Second All-Star Team.[4]
Eakin began the2011–12 season with the Washington Capitals'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theHershey Bears.[5] On November 1, 2011, the Capitals called-up Eakin to their roster,[6] and the following day, he made his NHL debut with in 13 minutes 19 seconds of ice time, but no points, in 5–4 overtime win over the visitingAnaheim Ducks.[7][8] Eakin scored his first NHL goal on November 4 againstCam Ward of theCarolina Hurricanes.[9]
On June 22, 2012, during the2012 NHL Entry Draft, Eakin was traded to theDallas Stars (along with a second-round draft pick) in exchange forMike Ribeiro.[10]
Eakin scored his first careerStanley Cup playoff goal on April 23, 2014, againstFrederik Andersen of the Anaheim Ducks. The goal ended up being the game-winner in a 4–2 victory as the Stars tied the series at two games apiece.[11]
On December 16, 2016, Eakin was suspended for four games for chargingNew York Rangers' goaltenderHenrik Lundqvist.[12] Through injury and a lack of production, Eakin endured his worst season in the NHL during the2016–17 campaign, scoring just 3 goals and 9 assists (12 points) in 60 games.
On June 21, 2017, Eakin was left exposed by the Stars and chosen by theVegas Golden Knights in the2017 NHL Expansion Draft.[13] In his first season with Vegas, Eakin scored 11 goals and 27 points in 80 games. The team fell in five games to Eakin's former club, the Capitals, in the2018 Stanley Cup Finals.[14] During the2018 playoffs, Eakin scored 3 goals in 20 games.
The Golden Knights matched up with theSan Jose Sharks during the first round of the2019 playoffs. In Game 7 on April 23, Eakin cross-checkedJoe Pavelski in the chest following a faceoff. Pavelski landed awkwardly on his head, causing the referees to issue Eakin a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct, despite neither of them seeing the infraction as they mistakenly assumed that Pavelski had been checked in the head. At the time of the penalty, the Golden Knights were leading 3–0 with just over ten minutes remaining. However, the Sharks would score four goals on the ensuing five-minute power play. When a major penalty is called, the entire penalty must be served, regardless of how many goals are scored. Vegas tied the game with less than a minute left in the game, but the Sharks eventually won 5–4 in overtime, eliminating the Golden Knights.[15] According to Golden Knights general managerGeorge McPhee, the league called him days after their elimination to apologize for the call, while refereesEric Furlatt andDan O'Halloran did not officiate another game in the remainder of the 2019 playoffs.[16]
In the following2019–20 season, Eakin struggled to produce offensively with the Golden Knights positing just 10 points through 41 games. On February 21, 2020, Eakin was traded by the Golden Knights to his hometownWinnipeg Jets in exchange for a2021 conditional fourth-round pick.[17] Later, on March 9, 2020, Eakin scored his first goal as a Winnipeg Jet - the game-winning goal - in a 4–2 win vs the Arizona Coyotes.
On October 10, 2020, having left the Jets as a free agent, Eakin was signed to a two-year, $4.5 million contract with theBuffalo Sabres.[18]
On September 11, 2022, Eakin signed a professional tryout agreement with theCalgary Flames.[19] On October 6, he, alongsideSonny Milano, were released from their tryouts.[20]
Eakin grew up in an athletic family, as both his father and his uncleBruce Eakin played professional hockey.[21]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2015 Czech Republic | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2011 United States | |
Eakin was a member ofCanada's gold medal-winning team at the2015 World Championships, where Canada won the title for the first time since 2007 with a perfect 10–0 record.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Winnipeg Wild AAA | MMHL | 38 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 55 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 54 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 70 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 30 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 26 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 80 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 78 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2019–20 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SCL Tigers | NL | 34 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 701 | 110 | 146 | 256 | 278 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada | IH18 |  | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Canada | WC | | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 2010,2011 | [22] |