{{Short description|American ice hockey player and coach (born 1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | caption = Boguniecki in 2001 | alt = | image = Eric Boguniecki (31499571842).jpg | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 195 | position = Center | shoots = Right | played_for = Florida Panthers<br />St. Louis Blues<br />Pittsburgh Penguins<br />New York Islanders | ntl_team = USA | draft = 193rd overall | draft_year = 1993 | draft_team = St. Louis Blues | career_start = 1997 | career_end = 2010 }}

'''Eric Boguniecki''' (born May 6, 1975) is an American former National Hockey League player.

== Playing career == As a youth, Boguniecki played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Drafted 193rd overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the St. Louis Blues, Boguniecki's scoring ability in the minor leagues led to him being signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers in 1999. He played just four games for the Panthers before returning to St. Louis in a trade also involving Andrej Podkonický.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

A tough grinding forward, Boguniecki stood out on the ice due to his height, 5 feet 8&nbsp;inches. He established himself in the NHL in the 2002–03 season, accumulating 49 points in 80 games. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Boguniecki played for the AHL's Worcester IceCats. A winner of the Les Cunningham award as the AHL's most valuable player in 2001–02, Eric Boguniecki was the first American born player to win this award since Eddie Olson (1952–53).{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

In December 2005, Boguniecki was traded to Pittsburgh Penguins scoring 6 goals and 10 assists before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, before being traded to the New York Islanders on October 25, 2006. He played 11 games in the 06–07 season and had no points and his plus/minus was even. He had 8 PIM. He played for the Islanders' affiliate AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers and had 23 goals and 32 assists in 48 games.

For the 2007–08 season, Boguniecki played for the German DEL Team ERC Ingolstadt. On July 22, 2008, Boguniecki signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=368881&page=NewsPage&service=page | title = Ducks ink forwards Green & Boguniecki | publisher = Anaheim Ducks | date = 2008-07-22 | accessdate = 2009-07-23}}</ref> In the 2008-09 season, Eric was assigned to Ducks affiliate, the Iowa Chops, where he scored 34 points in 69 games.

On October 29, 2009, he signed with the ECHL's Alaska Aces.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.alaskaaces.com/news/aces/200910/aces-add-nhl-veteran | title = Aces add NHL veteran | publisher = Alaska Aces | date = 2009-10-29 | accessdate = 2010-07-12}}</ref>

==Coaching career== On July 12, 2011, Boguniecki was named the assistant coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/West-Haven-s-Eric-Boguniecki-named-Sound-Tigers-1462898.php | title = West Haven's Eric Boguniecki named Sound Tigers assistant coach | newspaper = Connecticut Post | publisher = CTPost.com | date = 2011-07-12 | accessdate = 2011-07-12}}</ref>

== Career statistics == ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1991–92 | Westminster School | HS-Prep | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Westminster School | HS-Prep | 24 || 30 || 24 || 54 || 55 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1993–94 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 40 || 17 || 16 || 33 || 66 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 34 || 12 || 19 || 31 || 62 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1995–96 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 32 || 23 || 29 || 52 || 46 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 36 || 26 || 31 || 57 || 58 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1997–98 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 26 || 19 || 18 || 37 || 36 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 35 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 29 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 10 |- | 1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 72 || 32 || 34 || 66 || 100 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 57 || 33 || 42 || 75 || 148 | 4 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 20 |- | 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 28 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 56 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 45 || 17 || 28 || 45 || 100 | 9 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 10 |- | 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 63 || 38 || 46 || 84 || 181 | 3 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 || 22 || 27 || 49 || 38 | 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 20 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2004–05 | SC Langenthal | NLB | 10 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 47 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 9 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 38 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 48 || 22 || 32 || 54 || 48 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 16 || 4 || 14 || 18 || 24 | 3 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2 |- | 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 69 || 18 || 16 || 34 || 52 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 51 || 19 || 28 || 47 || 52 | 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 351 !! 155 !! 188 !! 343 !! 643 ! 16 !! 8 !! 4 !! 12 !! 34 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 178 !! 34 !! 42 !! 76 !! 105 ! 9 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 2 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2000 | United States | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 7 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | College |- | All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1993–94 | |- | Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1994 | <ref name= award>{{cite news | title = 2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide | url = http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide | publisher = Hockey East | accessdate = 2014-05-19}}</ref> |- | All-Hockey East All-Star | 1996–97 | |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | AHL |- | All-Star Game | 2000, 2001, 2002 | <ref>{{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1005940 | title = Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10 | publisher = American Hockey League | date = 2001-01-15 | accessdate = 2019-02-01}}</ref> |- | First All-Star Team | 2002 | |- | Willie Marshall Award | 2002 | |- | Les Cunningham Award | 2002 | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{icehockeystats}} * {{ECHL profile | 2886 }}

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