| Adam Courchaine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | (1984-05-23)May 23, 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Houston Aeros Füchse Duisburg Düsseldorfer EG Graz 99ers Krefeld Pinguine EHC Olten HK Hradec Kralove Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Coventry Blaze | ||
| NHL draft | 219th overall,2003 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2018 | ||
Adam Courchaine (born May 23, 1984) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeycentre. He last played with theCoventry Blaze in theElite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Courchaine was born inWinnipeg,Manitoba. Growing up in Winnipeg], Courchaine dominated at theminor hockey level with the AAA-midgetWinnipeg Warriors,[1] putting up 119 points in 50 games. In2001–02, he joined themajor junior ranks with theMedicine Hat Tigers of theWestern Hockey League (WHL). He was traded during his rookie season to theVancouver Giants during their inaugural season and became a cornerstone for the franchise in its beginning years. Courchaine put up a team-high 85 points in his first full season with the Giants, helping them to their first playoff appearance in 2003. His 43 goals established aGiants' franchise record which remained unbroken untilEvander Kane surpassed the mark in2008–09.[2] Courchaine was also named a WHL West Second Team All-Star[3] and was subsequently chosen in the off-season by theMinnesota Wild, 219th overall, in the2003 NHL Entry Draft.
He played two more seasons with the Giants, leading them in scoring for a second consecutive season in2003–04 with 82 points while being named to the WHL West First All-Star Team.[3] In four seasons with the Giants, Courchaine led the team in scoring twice and accumulated a franchise all-time leading 126 goals and 273 points in 241 games until both records were broken in 2012 byBrendan Gallagher.[4][5] His 147 assists was also a franchise record until it was surpassed by defencemanJonathon Blum on February 7, 2009.[6]
Graduating from major junior in2005–06, Courchaine was assigned to the Wild'sAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theHouston Aeros.[7] However, he was a regular healthy scratch and was demoted to theECHL where he played with thePensacola Ice Pilots andGwinnett Gladiators.[1][8]
Although Courchaine was signed overseas byEK Zell am See ofAustria,[3] he spent the 2006–07 season inactive. The following season, Courchaine played in theGermanDeutsche Eishockey Liga with theFüchse Duisburg. He enjoyed more success than his rookie season in the minors and led Duisburg in scoring with 50 points.[9] In the following 2008–09 season, he joined fellow German team,Düsseldorfer EG. After four year with the team and short stints with Austrian teamGraz 99ers and Füchse Duisburg for a second time, he joined theKrefeld Pinguine. In 2013–14, Courchaine led the DEL in scoring, tallying 29 goals and 45 assists in 51 contests.[10]
He parted company with the Krefeld team in January 2015[11] and signed withEHC Olten of the second divisionNLB in Switzerland the same month. He had six points (one goal, five assists) in five games for EHC.[12]
Courchaine signed with Czech sideHK Hradec Kralove for the 2015–16 campaign. He played for the Hungarian clubAlba Volán Székesfehérvár in the early stages of the2016–17 season, before returning to Germany, joiningDüsseldorfer EG for a second stint. At DEG, he inked a deal for the remainder of the season.[13]
On 31 July 2017, Courchaine moved to the UK'sEIHL to sign with theCoventry Blaze.[14][15]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Winnipeg Warriors AAA | MMHL | 37 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 29 | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 44 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 29 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 71 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 70 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 71 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 42 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | EK Zell am See | AUT.2 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 91 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 2007–08 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 56 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 39 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 50 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Graz 99ers | AUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Füchse Duisburg | GER.3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 33 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 27 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Olten | SUI.2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 48 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 51 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DEL totals | 392 | 148 | 188 | 336 | 144 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| West Second All-Star Team | 2003 | |
| West First All-Star Team | 2004 | |
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