Éric Castonguay (born September 18, 1987) is a Canadian

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coach and former professional player. He is currently an assistant coach for

HC Sierre HC Sierre is a professional ice hockey team, in Switzerland currently playing in the Swiss League (SL). Sierre has played in each of the top Swiss hockey leagues the National League (NL) and Swiss League (SL). It has also played several years in t ...

in the

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(SL).

Playing career

Castonguay's career included time with

Collège Antoine-Girouard Collège Antoine-Girouard is a private mixed-sex high school located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. History It was founded in 1811 by Antoine Girouard. * 1811: Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe * 1970: École du Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe * ...

, followed by 3 seasons with the

Lewiston Maineiacs The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine, United States. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the Unite ...

of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

for his

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career. After completing his and

careers, he began his professional

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career starting with the 2007-08 season. He has played professionally for the

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and

Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Santander Arena located in downtown R ...

of the

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. On June 2, 2011, the

of the

announced that they had included Castonguay on their protected list. He has also played professionally for the

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and

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the franchise. The team started in 200 ...

of the

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and

Dragons de Rouen The Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons), are a French professional ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years after its founding, the cl ...

and

Diables Rouges de Briançon The Diables Rouges de Briançon ''(: Briançon Red Devils)'' (''Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club'' and before ''Hockey Club Briançon'') is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger. Awar ...

, both of the

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. On September 21, 2013, Castonguay signed with the

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of the

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for the 2013–14 season. During that season, in a game against the

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on March 23, 2014, Castonguay set a Mavericks single-season franchise record of 31 Goals, which itself would ultimately be broken later that same season by Andrew Courtney, who ended the season with 34 Goals. That same season, in the ''Central Hockey League 2013-14 Season "Best of The Best" Poll'', he came in 2nd place in the poll for ''Most Gentlemanly Player''. On April 18, 2014, Castonguay was loaned to the

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of the

. On May 17, 2014, Castonguay signed with

Frisk Asker Ishockey Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known as Frisk Asker, is a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker, Norway. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, EliteHockey Ligaen. They are based in the municipality of Ask ...

of the Norwegian

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. In 2017, Castonguay signed a contract with

AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club AIK based in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2014, AIK's men's ...

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. After having a productive season where he ranked third in the league for scoring, Castonguay signed an extension with the team.

Coaching career

Castonguay retired from playing after the 2023–24 season, then was named an assistant coach for HC Sierre for the 2024–25 season, and as a coach for the club's junior teams. He worked alongside his father-in-law

Mario Pouliot Mario Pouliot (born September 30, 1963) is a Canadian Coach (ice hockey), ice hockey coach who is the head coach of the Oshawa Generals. He began coaching in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as an assistant coach with the Saint-Hya ...

as the head coach, who had coached him in the previous season, and as a 16-year-old with the Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castonguay, Eric 1987 births Living people 21st-century Canadian sportsmen AIK IF players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Chicago Wolves players Diables Rouges de Briançon players Dragons de Rouen players Frisk Asker Ishockey players Ice hockey people from Granby, Quebec Leksands IF players Lewiston Maineiacs players Lowell Devils players Missouri Mavericks players Reading Royals players Tingsryds AIF players Trenton Devils players