Éric Landry Explained

Played For:HC Dynamo Moscow
Atlant Mytishchi
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
HC Lausanne
EHC Basel
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:January 20, 1975
Birth Place:Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1995
Career End:2012

Joseph Éric Lucien Landry (born January 20, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Landry played 68 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens from 1997 to 2002. He also played in the Kontinental Hockey League for HC Dynamo Moscow and Atlant Mytishchi and in the Swiss National League A (NLA) for Lausanne HC, EHC Basel, and HC Ambrì-Piotta from 2003 to 2012. In 2017, he became head coach of the Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League,[1] staying in that role until 2020.

Playing career

Born in Gatineau, Landry played midget hockey for Abitibi-Temiscamingue Forestiers, then played two seasons of junior hockey for Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Although he was not drafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Landry pursued a professional hockey career. For the 1995–96 season, he joined the Cape Breton Oilers of the American Hockey League (AHL) to start his career. Landry moved on to the Hamilton Bulldogs for 1996–97. He was then signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames. He played two seasons for the Flames' organization, split between the Saint John Flames and Calgary. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks in July 1999. Landry played one season in the Sharks organization, for their Kentucky Thoroughblades affiliate. In 2000, he was signed by the Montreal Canadiens and played in the organization for three years, split between Montreal and Quebec Citadelles and the Utah Grizzlies of the AHL. In 2003, Landry left North America to play with Lausanne of the Swiss league. He left North America having played parts of four seasons in the NHL, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points in 68 games. Landry was the first player in Canadiens' history to wear the jersey number of 78.

After playing four seasons in the NLA in Switzerland for Lausanne and Basel, Landry moved to Russia, where he played two seasons with Moscow Dynamo and a season with Atlant Mytishchi. Landry returned to the NLA in 2010, to play for HC Ambrì-Piotta.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1991–92Abitibi-Témiscamingue ForestiersQMAAA40 15 11 26 981 0 0 0 19
1993–94Saint-Hyacinthe LaserQMJHL69 42 34 76 1287 4 2 6 13
1994–95Saint-Hyacinthe LaserQMJHL68 38 36 74 2495 2 1 3 10
1995–96Saint-Hyacinthe LaserQMJHL7 7 3 10 40
1995–96Cape Breton OilersAHL74 19 33 52 187
1996–97Hamilton BulldogsAHL74 15 17 32 13922 6 7 13 43
1997–98Calgary FlamesNHL12 1 0 1 4
1997–98Saint John FlamesAHL61 17 21 38 19420 4 6 10 58
1998–99Calgary FlamesNHL3 0 1 1 0
1998–99Saint John FlamesAHL56 19 22 41 1587 2 5 7 12
1999–00Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL79 35 31 66 1709 3 6 9 2
2000–01Montreal CanadiensNHL3 0 1 1 0
2000–01Quebec CitadellesAHL27 14 18 32 909 4 4 8 35
2001–02Montreal CanadiensNHL2 0 1 1 0
2001–02Quebec CitadellesAHL63 32 43 75 1253 1 1 2 16
2002–03Utah GrizzliesAHL73 26 36 62 1192 0 1 1 2
2003–04Lausanne HCNLA47 21 27 48 90
2004–05Lausanne HCNLA41 18 21 39 88
2005–06EHC BaselNLA40 20 15 35 1165 0 1 1 12
2006–07EHC BaselNLA16 4 5 9 40
2006–07SC BernNLA27 5 6 11 3210 3 3 6 8
2007–08Dynamo MoscowRSL41 10 6 16 529 4 4 8 2
2008–09Dynamo MoscowKHL42 14 15 29 5211 5 3 8 22
2009–10Atlant MystishchiKHL54 5 10 15 743 0 0 0 2
2010–11HC Ambri-PiottaNLA31 10 12 22 14
2011–12HC Ambri-PiottaNLA25 5 6 11 28
AHL totals507 177 221 398 118272 19 30 50 168
NHL totals68 5 9 14 47

Notes and References

  1. News: Olympiques fire head coach Duhamel . . January 23, 2017.