| Birth Date: | 10 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | |
| Draft: | 76th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Team: | Quebec Nordiques |
| Career Start: | 1991 |
| Career End: | 2003 |
Éric Dubois (born May 10, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 500 career games in the American Hockey League (AHL), International Hockey League (IHL) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is currently an assistant coach with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
Dubois played his entire junior career with the Laval Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 1986 to 1991, during which the Titan captured two league titles (1988–89 and 1990–91). Over five full seasons, he amassed 222 points in 321 regular season games and earned QMJHL First Team All-Star honours in 1988–89.
After being drafted by the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fourth round of the 1989 Entry Draft, Dubois went on to play seven seasons in the minor leagues from 1991 to 1997, primarily with the IHL's Atlanta Knights, Chicago Wolves, and Manitoba Moose. This included a Turner Cup championship with the Knights in 1994. He also played another five seasons in Europe, including three in the DEL and two more in British Ice Hockey Superleague.[1] He retired from full-time professional hockey in 2002, but played one season for the semi-professional Sorel Royaux before retiring for good.[2]
After the end of his playing career, Dubois spent eleven seasons coaching in the QMJHL, including five full seasons as a head coach, with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and Rimouski Oceanic. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Manitoba Moose, now the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets, prior to the 2016–17 season.[3]
Dubois and his wife, Jill, currently make their home in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4] They have two children, one of whom is Washington Capitals player Pierre-Luc Dubois.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 132 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 68 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 55 | ||
| 1989–90 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 66 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | ||
| 1990–91 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 57 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 122 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | ||
| 1991–92 | Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 25 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 80 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 174 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 56 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 45 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 41 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Newcastle Riverkings | BISL | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 60 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 59 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sorel Royaux | QSPHL | 50 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
| AHL totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 324 | 30 | 90 | 120 | 413 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 82 | ||||
| DEL totals | 165 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||