Marc Chouinard

Position Center/Right Wing ShootsRight Height
Weight6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
206 lb(93 kg/14 st 10 lb) Nationalliga ATeam
F. teams Fribourg-Gotteron
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Minnesota Wild
Vancouver Canucks Nationality Canada Born May 6, 1977(1977-05-06) (age 31),
Charlesbourg, PQ, CAN NHL Draft32nd overall, 1995
Winnipeg JetsPro career 1999 – present

Marc Chouinard (born May 6, 1977 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center/winger for Fribourg-Gotteron of the Nationalliga A.

Marc Chouinard started his career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1993. After two successful seasons he was drafted in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Winnipeg Jets during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has never actually played for the Winnipeg Jets, as he was later traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After a few years of playing with the teams American Hockey League affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Chouinard was called up during the 2000–01 NHL season.

His success in the minors has not translated into success in the NHL, as his slow skating abilities have hampered his potential to score. He is used primarily as a checking line center, used to kill off penalties and to shutdown the opposing teams top forwards. He has, however, had some success on the powerplay, as his large 6'5" frame is a hard for the opposing team's defenceman to move when placed in front of the net.

Transactions

July 8, 1995 - Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round, 32nd overall.
February 7, 1996 - Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim along with Teemu Selänne and a 4th round selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Montreal Canadiens - Kim Staal) in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a 3rd round selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (Per-Anton Lundstrom).
July 28, 2003 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
During the NHL Lockout of 2004/05 he played in Norway, for Frisk Asker
July 10, 2006 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.
February 26, 2007 - Placed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.
February 27, 2007 - Cleared waivers and assigned to the Manitoba Moose.

Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL62 11 19 30 23 -- -- -- -- -- 1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 68 24 40 64 32 18 1 6 7 4 1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 30 14 21 35 19 -- -- -- -- -- 1995–96 Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL 24 6 12 18 17 -- -- -- -- -- 1996–97 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 63 24 49 73 52 -- -- -- -- -- 1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL8 1 2 3 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1998–99Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 69 7 8 15 20 3 0 0 0 4 1999–00Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 70 17 16 33 29 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 32 10 9 19 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL44 3 4 7 12 -- -- -- -- -- 2001–02Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 45 4 5 9 10 -- -- -- -- -- 2002–03Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 70 3 4 7 40 15 1 0 1 0 2003–04 Minnesota WildNHL 45 11 10 21 17 -- -- -- -- -- 2005–06Minnesota Wild NHL 74 14 16 30 34 -- -- -- -- -- 2006–07 Vancouver CanucksNHL 42 2 2 4 10 -- -- -- -- -- 2006–07 Manitoba MooseAHL 13 3 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 4 2007–2008 Fribourg-GottéronSwiss-A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NHL Totals 320 37 41 78 123 15 1 0 1 0