Eric Regan Explained

Eric Regan
Team:Anyang Halla
League:ALH
Ntl Team:South Korea
Former Teams:Iowa Chops
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
Hannover Scorpions
Nippon Paper Cranes
High1
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:1988 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2008

Eric Regan (born May 20, 1988) is a Canadian-South Korean professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Anyang Halla in the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALH).

Playing career

Regan played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters and the Oshawa Generals from 2004 to 2008.

Undrafted, on September 22, 2008, he was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract.[1] Following the completion of his entry-level contract within the Ducks affiliations, Regan signed a one-year contract with German DEL team, the Hannover Scorpions, on June 7, 2011.[2]

Following two seasons with the Scorpions, Regan opted to leave Germany and sign a contract in Asia with Japanese club, Nippon Paper Cranes, on August 9, 2013.

On May 29, 2015, Regan left High1 and joined his third Asia League club in as many seasons, signing with Anyang Halla initially on a one-year contract.[3]

International play

After two years within South Korea, Regan was granted citizenship and made his debut for the national team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I. He was a part of the historic South Korean team that gained promotion at the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I to their first ever top ranked tournament at the 2018 IIHF World Championship in Denmark.

He was a member of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics team, in which they gained entry as the host nation.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2004–05Erie OttersOHL61224660000
2005–06Erie OttersOHL2503314
2005–06Oshawa GeneralsOHL353101316
2006–07Oshawa GeneralsOHL64342456491127
2007–08Oshawa GeneralsOHL6784048561517826
2008–09Iowa ChopsAHL5917836
2009–10Bakersfield CondorsECHL5916345046102464
2009–10San Antonio RampageAHL50006
2010–11Elmira JackalsECHL541328416140224
2010–11Syracuse CrunchAHL120119
2011–12Hannover ScorpionsDEL33591467
2012–13Hannover ScorpionsDEL517132054
2013–14Nippon Paper CranesALH35624305072574
2014–15High1ALH461736535261234
2015–16Anyang HallaALH47932416880660
2016–17Anyang HallaALH441129402862352
2017–18Anyang HallaALH2367131081234
2018–19Anyang HallaALH3471926840112
2019–20Anyang HallaALH3651318630222
AHL totals7618951
ALH totals26561160221222426212718

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2016South KoreaWC D1A21st510110
2017South KoreaAWG30110
2017South KoreaWC D1A18th40000
2018South KoreaOG12th40110
2018South KoreaWC16th70002
2019South KoreaWC D1A19th50000
Senior totals 2812312

Awards and honours

AwardYear
ECHL
All-Star Game2010
First All-Star Team 2010, 2011[5]
Defenseman of the Year2011

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 327. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Web site: Eric Regan joins the Scorpions . . 2011-06-07 . 2011-06-07 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819082955/http://www.hannoverscorpions.de/index.php . 2012-08-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: Eric Regan signs player contract with Anyang . . 2015-05-29 . 2015-05-29.
  4. Web site: Korea's Olympic hockey Canadians . . 2018-03-04 . 2018-03-04.
  5. Eric Regan player profile . The Hockey News . 2011-03-13 . 2011-03-13.