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Erik Cole

American ice hockey player
Person Human Q687420

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
November 6, 1978
Place of birth
Oswego
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
ice hockey player
Educated at
Clarkson University, Oswego High School[5][6]
Award received
Stanley Cup[7]
Career plus-minus rating
-7[29]
Country for sport
United States[22]
Drafted by
Carolina Hurricanes[17]
Family name
Cole[18]
Given name
Erik[19]
Height
+188[23]
League or competition
National Hockey League
Mass
+205[24]
Member of sports team
Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings[9][10][11][12][13]
Number of matches played/races/starts
+892[21]
Participant in
2006 Winter Olympics[20]
Penalty minutes in career
+659[28]
Position played on team / speciality
winger[14]
Shooting handedness
left-handed shot[15]
Sport
ice hockey[16]
Total assists in career
+267[27]
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Total goals in career
+265
Total points in career
+532[26]
Total shots in career
+2050[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
4025151247945444270006
GND ID
1147422303
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Erik Cole 001.jpg ↗
Elite Prospects player ID
8732
Eurohockey.com player ID
69879
Freebase ID
/m/086vv0
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
c/coleer01
HockeyDB player ID
35409
Hokej.cz player ID
4778
JRC Names ID
132850
NHL.com player ID
8467396
Olympedia people ID
110633
Show all 15 identifiers +3
Prabook ID
1713190
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
co/erik-cole-1
Trading Card Database name ID
14230

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars
Award received 1
Stanley Cup
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Carolina Hurricanes
Educated at 1
Clarkson University
Family name 1
Cole
Given name 1
Erik
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
ice hockey player
Participant in 1
2006 Winter Olympics
Place of birth 1
Oswego
Position played on team / speciality 1
winger
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ice hockey
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Summary

Erik Cole was born on November 6, 1978[1], in Oswego[2]. He has worked as an ice hockey player[3].

FAQs

Where was Erik Cole born?

Erik Cole's place of birth was Oswego[2].

What did Erik Cole do for work?

Erik Cole worked as an ice hockey player[3].

Where did Erik Cole go to school?

Erik Cole was educated at Clarkson University[5] and Oswego High School[6].

What awards did Erik Cole receive?

Honors received include Stanley Cup[7].

Related Entities

Clarkson University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total goals in career → 265
    Sex or gender → male
    Drafted by → Carolina Hurricanes
    Award received → Stanley Cup
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