Eric Boulton

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size=
team=Atlanta Thrashers
former_teams = Buffalo Sabres
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 225
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|8|17
birth_place = Halifax, NS
draft = 234th overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team = New York Rangers
career_start = 1996

Eric Boulton (born August 17, 1976 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional hockey leftwinger for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League

Boulton currently plays for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted in the ninth round, 234th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

In October 2005, Boulton was suspended for 6 games after he elbowed Tampa Bay Lightning rookie Paul Ranger causing a hairline fracture of the jaw and a concussion. The incident occurred at the end of a 6–0 rout of the Thrashers on October 20, 2005. NHL vice-president Colin Campbell said, "It is clear Mr. Boulton's actions were careless and caused injury. There is no circumstance that can justify this type of action." Only a week earlier Boulton had made a similar move in a game against Toronto, almost injuring Eric Lindros. Both Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella and Toronto coach Pat Quinn have made angry comments about Boulton's style of play. Tortorella said "no one wants to see him on the ice." [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=140802&hubname=nhl]

ee also

* List of NHL players

External links

*hockeydb|23908