Bruce Eakin

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| played_for = Calgary Flames
Detroit Red Wings

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| draft = 204th overall

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_team = Calgary Flames

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 1999

}}

Bruce Glen Eakin (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Eakin was drafted 204th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, where he played nine games. He later moved to the Detroit Red Wings where he played four games. He spent much of his time in the AHL and the CHL. He was later traded to the Edmonton Oilers in December 1985, but never played a game for the Oilers. From 1986 through till his retirement in 1999, Eakin played in Europe, including ten seasons in Germany. He also made one season stops in Switzerland, Finland and the United Kingdom.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1980–81

| Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 4

1342

| —

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| 1980–81

| Saskatoon Blades

| WHL

| 52

18466454

| —

1981–82

| Saskatoon Blades

| WHL

| 66

42125167120

| 5

46100
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| 1981–82

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

1981–82

| Oklahoma City Stars

| CHL

| 3

0330

| 4

2022
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| 1982–83

| Colorado Flames

| CHL

| 73

24467045

| 6

1672
1983–84

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 7

2134

| —

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| 1983–84

| Colorado Flames

| CHL

| 67

336910218

| 6

4260
1984–85

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

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| 1984–85

| Moncton Golden Flames

| AHL

| 78

35488360

| —

1985–86

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 4

0110

| —

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| 1985–86

| Adirondack Red Wings

| AHL

| 25

8101823

| —

1985–86

| Nova Scotia Oilers

| AHL

| 14

6121812

| —

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| 1986–87

| Springfield Indians

| AHL

| 11

0556

| —

1986–87

| New Haven Nighthawks

| AHL

| 4

1234

| —

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| 1986–87

| EHC Olten

| NLA

| 23

12263833

| —

1987–88

| KalPa

| Liiga

| 36

6172350

| —

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| 1988–89

| SC Herisau

| NLB

| 1

0000

| —

1988–89

| Neusser SC

| Germany2

| 23

18234152

| —

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| 1989–90

| EHC Essen-West

| Germany2

| 52

589515380

| 18

18264433
1990–91

| EHC Essen-West

| Germany2

| 49

426911172

| —

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| 1991–92

| EHC 80 Nürnberg

| Germany2

| 34

17395640

| 5

0116
1992–93

| Krefelder EV

| Germany

| 42

28346284

| 4

1236
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| 1993–94

| Krefelder EV

| Germany

| 44

20284880

| 6

1458
1994–95

| Düsseldorfer EG

| DEL

| 19

55104

| 10

2101218
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| 1995–96

| Düsseldorfer EG

| DEL

| 10

0008

| —

1995–96

| Kassel Huskies

| DEL

| 38

15213644

| 8

3584
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| 1996–97

| Kassel Huskies

| DEL

| 49

13344738

| 10

27924
1997–98

| Kassel Huskies

| DEL

| 45

10223269

| 4

1234
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| 1998–99

| London Knights

| BISL

| 11

3121522

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! ALIGN="center" | 13

! ALIGN="center" | 2

! ALIGN="center" | 2

! ALIGN="center" | 4

! ALIGN="center" | 4

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! ALIGN="center" | 161

! ALIGN="center" | 43

! ALIGN="center" | 82

! ALIGN="center" | 125

! ALIGN="center" | 163

! ALIGN="center" | 32

! ALIGN="center" | 8

! ALIGN="center" | 24

! ALIGN="center" | 32

! ALIGN="center" | 50

Awards

  • WHL First All-Star Team – 1982