Thrashers Re-Sign Eric Boulton
Wednesday, Jul. 11th, 2007
Atlanta, GA - The Atlanta Thrashers have re-signed forward Eric Boulton, according to Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell.
Boulton, 30, appeared in 45 games for the Thrashers last season, recording seven points (three goals, four assists), 49 penalty minutes and a plus-two rating. He also appeared in four post-season games with Atlanta.
The 6-1, 220-pound left wing has spent six seasons in the NHL, recording 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists) in 268 career games with Buffalo and Atlanta. He recorded a career-high nine points (four goals, five assists) in 51 contests during the 2005-06 campaign, his first with the Thrashers.
The native of Halifax, Nova Scotia was signed as a free agent by Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2005. He was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the ninth round, 234th overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Prior to making his NHL debut in 2000-01, Boulton recorded 131 points (65 goals, 66 assists) in 319 career minor-league games with Charlotte (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL), Fort Wayne (IHL), Kentucky (AHL), Rochester (AHL) and Columbia (ECHL).
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