ERIK COLE
RW
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2017-18
2017-09-20 Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-day contract and announced his retirement.
2014-15
2015-04-29 Missed the last 10 regular season and all 7 playoff games (upper body injury).
2015-03-25 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2015-03-01 Acquired from the Dallas Stars. The Detroit Red Wings acquired winger Erik Cole and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2015 from the Dallas Stars for defenseman Mattias Backman, forward Mattias Janmark and a second-round draft pick in 2015.
2015-02-03 Missed 3 games (upper body injury).
2015-01-21 Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2015-01-13 Missed 1 game (illness).
2015-01-10 Illness, day-to-day.
2013-14
2014-04-05 Missed 7 games (upper body injury).
2014-03-22 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2012-13
2013-02-26 Acquired from the Montreal Canadiens. The Dallas Stars acquired winger Erik Cole from the Montreal Canadiens for winger Michael Ryder and a third-round draft pick in 2013.
2011-12
2012-03-09 Fined $2,500 by the NHL.
2011-07-01 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a four-year contract.
2009-10
2010-03-11 Missed 1 game (illness).
2010-03-10 Illness, day-to-day.
2010-03-02 Missed 31 games (upper body injury).
2009-12-11 Upper body injury, early January.
2009-11-01 Missed 10 games (leg injury).
2009-10-04 Leg injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2009-07-01 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a two-year contract.
2008-09
2009-03-04 Acquired from the Edmonton Oilers. In a three-way trade, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired forward Patrick O'Sullivan and a second-round draft pick in 2009 from the Los Angeles Kings for winger Justin Williams. Then, the Edmonton Oilers acquired O'Sullivan and a second-round draft pick
2008-07-01 Acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Edmonton Oilers acquired winger Erik Cole from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Joni Pitkanen.
2007-08
2008-02-19 Missed 1 game (flu).
2008-02-18 Flu, day-to-day.
2007-11-23 Missed 4 games (cervical injury).
2007-11-14 Cervical injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2007-10-27 Missed 4 games (foot injury).
2007-10-20 Foot injury, day-to-day.
2006-07
2007-03-09 Missed 7 games (hip injury).
2007-02-20 Hip injury, early March.
2007-02-17 Missed 3 games (hip injury).
2007-02-09 Hip injury, day-to-day.
2007-02-01 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2007-01-30 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2006-07-05 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year contract.
2005-06
2006-06-17 Missed the last 22 regular season and first 23 playoff games (vertebrae).
2006-03-05 Vertebrae, remainder of the regular season.
2006-03-04 Arm injury, left game.
2005-08-12 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year contract.
2004-05
2004-10-24 NHL lockout: Signed with the Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
2004-07-26 Re-signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year contract.
2004-07-16 Filed for salary arbitration.
2003-04
2004-03-25 Missed 1 game (hamstring).
2004-03-23 Hamstring, day-to-day.
2003-11-12 Missed 1 game (hyperextended elbow).
2003-11-09 Hyperextended elbow, day-to-day.
2003-11-08 Hyperextended elbow, left game.
2003-08-13 Re-signed by the Carolina Hurricanes.
2002-03
2003-04-06 Missed the last 19 regular season games (broken bone in left leg).
2003-01-31 Broken bone in left leg, remainder of the regular season.
2003-01-30 Broken bone in left leg, left game.
2000-01
2000-09-21 Assigned to the Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL).
1997-98
1998-06-27 Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round (71st overall) in 1998.