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Eric Gelinas

Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Person human Q12014196

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Date of birth
May 8, 1991
Place of birth
Vanier
Country of citizenship
Canada[4]
Occupation
ice hockey player
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Career plus-minus rating
-16[24]
Drafted by
New Jersey Devils[13]
Family name
杰里纳斯[14]
Given name
Éric[15]
Height
+191[18]
League or competition
National Hockey League, Swedish Hockey League[9]
Mass
+87[19]
Member of sports team
New Jersey Devils, Djurgårdens IF Hockey, Rögle BK[6][7][8]
Number of matches played/races/starts
+189[16]
Penalty minutes in career
+92[23]
Position played on team / speciality
defenseman[10]
Shooting handedness
left-handed shot[11]
Sport
ice hockey[12]
Total assists in career
+41[22]
Total goals in career
+14
Total points in career
+55[21]
Total shots in career
+321[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Gelinas ar إريك غيليناس de Éric Gélinas it Eric Gelinas nl Eric Gelinas ru Эрик Желина sv Éric Gelinas
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eric Gelinas.jpg ↗
Elite Prospects player ID
37536
Eurohockey.com player ID
497408
Freebase ID
/m/0mv0151
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
g/geliner01
HockeyDB player ID
106632
NHL.com player ID
8475199

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Member of sports team 3
New Jersey Devils, Djurgårdens IF Hockey, Rögle BK
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Drafted by 1
New Jersey Devils
Given name 1
Éric
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
League or competition 1
Swedish Hockey League
Occupation 1
ice hockey player
Place of birth 1
Vanier
Position played on team / speciality 1
defenseman
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ice hockey
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Summary

Eric Gelinas was born on May 8, 1991[1], in Vanier[2]. He has worked as an ice hockey player[3].

FAQs

Where was Eric Gelinas born?

Eric Gelinas was born in Vanier[2].

What did Eric Gelinas do for work?

Eric Gelinas worked as an ice hockey player[3].

Related Entities

Canada Vanier

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Kooma · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total assists in career → {'amount': '+41'}
    Penalty minutes in career → {'amount': '+92'}
    Occupation → ice hockey player
    Instance of → human
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Family name: 杰里纳斯"
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