Erik Cole is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York State, United States. NHL winger who was instrumental in leading the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2002. He and then assisted in winning the Stanley Cup Championship in 2006. Following his stint in Carolina the team, he was a part of the Montreal Canadiens for a season and a half. He then played for two years with the Dallas Stars before a 2015 deal sent them to Detroit Red Wings.
He was a part of the Hurricanes famous BBC Line, along with He was part of the Hurricanes’ famed BBC Line, along with Rod Brind’Amour and Bates Battaglia. and Bates Battaglia.
Early in his career, Cole played high school ice hockey for the Oswego Buccaneers in his hometown of Oswego, New York. He was then drafted by the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) after a family friend based out of Des Moines, Mark Pierce, had multiple scouts take a look. He played one season in the USHL, in 1996–97, playing in 48 games for the Buccaneers and scoring 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points.
Cole then attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, where he played college hockey for the Golden Knights ice hockey team in the NCAA’s ECAC conference. At the end of his first season, he was then selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round, 71st overall, at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Cole would play two more collegiate seasons with the Golden Knights, departing in 2000.
The city of his birth was Oswego, New York – the first NHL player from the city.
