| Eric Himelfarb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Himelfarb with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2005 | |||
| Born |
January 1, 1983 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| NLB team Former teams |
HC Thurgau Grand Rapids Griffins Genève-Servette HC EHC Biel Linköpings HC Leksands IF Malmö Redhawks | ||
| NHL Draft |
171st overall, 2001 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2022 | ||
Eric Himelfarb (born January 1, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for HC Thurgau of the NLB. SCL Tigers Langnau 2017 - 2018
Himelfarb was 171st overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Himelfarb signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings on March 30, 2004 and was assigned to the Griffins, their AHL affiliate.[2] After four seasons in Grand Rapids, Himelfarb signed with HC Lausanne of the Swiss League on May 30, 2007.[3] For the 2008/2009 Season Himelfarb was traded to EHC Biel in Swiss National League A, the highest division in Swiss Ice Hockey.
On April 23, 2014, Himelfarb left Linköpings HC after two seasons and signed a contract with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF.[4] He played next for the Malmö Redhawks in 2014-16, for Hockey Thurgau in 2016-17, and in 2017-18 for the SCL Tigers, SC Langenthal, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[5]
Himelfarb, who is Jewish,[6] was born in Thornhill, Ontario.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 49 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 67 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2002–03 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 67 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 67 | 37 | 70 | 107 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 62 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 69 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 36 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | NLA | 47 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 52 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 49 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 38 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | SCL Tigers | NL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | SUI.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Langenthal | SUI.2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | EHC Basel | SUI.3 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | ||
| AHL totals | 214 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 181 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 158 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||