Adam Courchaine (born May 23, 1984) is a

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retired professional

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. He last played with the

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in the

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(EIHL).

Playing career

Courchaine was born in

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. Growing up in Winnipeg], Courchaine dominated at the

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level with the AAA-midget

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, putting up 119 points in 50 games. In 2001–02, he joined the

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ranks with the

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of the

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(WHL). He was traded during his rookie season to the

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during their inaugural season and became a cornerstone for the franchise in its beginning years. Courchaine put up a team-high 85 points in his first full season with the Giants, helping them to their first playoff appearance in 2003. His 43 goals established a Giants' franchise record which remained unbroken until

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surpassed the mark in 2008–09. Courchaine was also named a WHL West Second Team All-Star and was subsequently chosen in the off-season by the

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, 219th overall, in the

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. He played two more seasons with the Giants, leading them in scoring for a second consecutive season in 2003–04 with 82 points while being named to the WHL West First All-Star Team. In four seasons with the Giants, Courchaine led the team in scoring twice and accumulated a franchise all-time leading 126 goals and 273 points in 241 games until both records were broken in 2012 by

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. His 147 assists was also a franchise record until it was surpassed by defenceman

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on February 7, 2009. Graduating from major junior in 2005–06, Courchaine was assigned to the Wild's

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(AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros. However, he was a regular healthy scratch and was demoted to the

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where he played with the

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and

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. Although Courchaine was signed overseas by

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, he spent the 2006–07 season inactive. The following season, Courchaine played in the

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with the

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. He enjoyed more success than his rookie season in the minors and led Duisburg in scoring with 50 points. In the following 2008–09 season, he joined fellow German team,

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. After four year with the team and short stints with Austrian team

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and Füchse Duisburg for a second time, he joined the

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. In 2013–14, Courchaine led the DEL in scoring, tallying 29 goals and 45 assists in 51 contests. He parted company with the Krefeld team in January 2015 and signed with

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of the second division NLB in Switzerland the same month. He had six points (one goal, five assists) in five games for EHC. Courchaine signed with Czech side

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for the 2015–16 campaign. He played for the Hungarian club

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in the early stages of the 2016–17 season, before returning to Germany, joining

for a second stint. At DEG, he inked a deal for the remainder of the season. On 31 July 2017, Courchaine moved to the UK's

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to sign with the

Career statistics

Awards and honours

Records

' all-time leading point scorer – 273 (Broken in 2012 by Brendan Gallagher) *Vancouver Giants' all-time leading goal scorer – 126 (Broken in 2012 by Brendan Gallagher)

References

External links

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