He was named the Cougars All-Scholastic Player in 1996-1997 and the
Cougars Rookie of the Year in 1995-1996.
Obtained by the Edmonton Oilers from New York Islanders on June 24,
2000, along with Josh Green and New York's 2nd choice (Brad Winchester)
in 2000 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Roman Hamrlik.
Played for Canada in both Olympics and in the World Hockey
Championships in the 2001-2002 season
Eric scored his first goal on November 5 1998, vs Carolina's Trevor
Kidd.
Part of Team Canada that won the gold medal at the 2003 World Hockey
Championships in Finland on May 11, 2003
Resides in his hometown of Kamloops, British Columbia during the
off-season
Won Olympic gold with Team Canada at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter
Olympics on February 24, 2002
Helped Canada win gold in The World Championships 2004 in Prague.
Named to the World Cup roster for Team Canada, along with 13 other
NHLers who also won gold in the 2002 Olympics, in Salt Lake
City.
Won the World Cup in 2004
Playing hockey for the Edmonton Oilers (April 2003)
(August 2) Traded to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Pronger. (2005)
Invited to attend Team Canada's 5-day Olympic orientation
camp on Aug 15th that starts in Vancouver. (August 2005)