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Patrick Campbell Eaves (born May 1, 1984) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks.

Key Information

Born in Calgary, Alberta, when his father, Mike was a member of the Calgary Flames, Eaves was raised in Faribault, Minnesota and holds both Canadian and American citizenship[1] and represented the United States in international ice hockey tournaments.

Playing career

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Amateur

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Eaves attended Shattuck-St Mary's School which is an Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota. He played his collegiate hockey at Boston College. After a very good freshman year the Senators drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 2003 NHL entry draft. He played two more years with the Eagles, where he won several awards, including Hockey East Player of the Year, earned All-America and All-Conference first-team honors, and was a Hobey Baker Finalist. Also during that time he represented his country at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, tallied one goal and five assists in six games. In 2005, he decided to leave Boston College to sign with the Ottawa Senators.

Professional

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Ottawa Senators

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Eaves started the 2005–06 season with the Binghamton Senators in the AHL, and after a good start he was called up to Ottawa, hitting the 20 goal plateau in the NHL. The playoffs, however were a disappointment as they lost to the Buffalo Sabres in the second round.

In the 2006–07 season, Eaves recorded career highs in points (32) and assists (18) which included 10 points (6–4) in 13 games in January. In game three of the first round of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday, April 15, 2007, Eaves took a violent shoulder check to the head after coming around the Penguins' net from Pittsburgh Penguins forward Colby Armstrong, causing him to be carried off the ice on a stretcher. He did not return to play the rest of the series. In the Eastern Conference finals against the Sabres, Eaves returned to the lineup in the series-deciding game five.

Carolina Hurricanes

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In the 2007–08 season, Eaves spent much of the season injured. On February 11, 2008, the Senators traded Eaves along with Joe Corvo to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Cory Stillman and Mike Commodore.[2] On June 4, 2008, he signed a three-year contract with the Hurricanes worth $4.2 million.

In the 2008–09 season, Eaves saw his production drop, recording only six goals and eight assists in 74 games, battling shoulder injuries much of the season.

Detroit Red Wings

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Eaves on his way to his first career hat-trick in a game vs. the Dallas Stars in December 2010.

On July 24, 2009, Eaves was traded by the Hurricanes to Boston Bruins along with a 2010 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for defenseman Aaron Ward. The Bruins then placed Eaves on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract.[3] On August 4, 2009, Eaves signed a one-year contract, valued at $500,000, with Detroit Red Wings.[4] Eaves scored his first goal with the Red Wings in a 6–5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2009. In early January, 2010, he scored his 50th career goal against the San Jose Sharks.

On July 7, 2010, Eaves signed a one-year extension with the Red Wings.[5]

On July 1, 2011, Eaves signed a three-year extension with the Red Wings.[6] The deal was worth $3.6 million, and had a cap hit of $1.2 million per year.[7]

Eaves played just ten games in the 2011–12 season before suffering a broken jaw and a concussion in a game against Nashville Predators on November 26, 2011. Predators defenceman Roman Josi's shot hit him in the side of the face; Eaves missed the rest of the season due to the concussion.[8]

On October 29, 2012, Eaves stated he was "not close" to returning and was still suffering headaches and post-concussion symptoms from the previous year's injury.[9] On January 18, 2013, the Red Wings announced that Eaves was cleared to return to play.[10]

Nashville Predators

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On March 5, 2014, Eaves was traded to Nashville Predators, along with Calle Järnkrok, as part of a deal that brought David Legwand to Detroit.[11] Eaves played five scoreless games with the Predators to close the 2013–14 season.

Eaves with the Dallas Stars signs autographs at Galleria Dallas in September 2014.

Dallas Stars

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Eaves brief tenure with the Predators came to an end on July 1, 2014, when he signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars.[12] On July 1, 2015, the Dallas Stars re-signed Eaves to a one-year contract.[13]

In the midst of the 2016–17 season, his third and final year of contract with the Stars, Eaves had already established career highs with 21 goals and 37 points, playing on the top offensive line, alongside Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin.

Anaheim Ducks

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With the Stars languishing in the standings, on February 24, 2017, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2017,[14] which eventually became a first round pick. Upon arrival in Anaheim, Eaves picked up right where he left off with the Stars. He recorded 11 goals and three assists to put him well above his previous career best numbers. Eaves played in seven playoff games with the Ducks before suffering a lower body injury that kept him out for the remainder of the playoffs.

On June 23, 2017, Eaves opted to give up his impending free agent status to sign a three-year, $9.45 million contract to remain with the Ducks.[15] On February 19, 2019, the Ducks placed Eaves on waivers.[16]

Personal life

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Eaves was born in Calgary, spent some years in Blackwood, New Jersey, and grew up in Faribault, Minnesota. He is the son of former Calgary Flames and Minnesota North Stars player Mike Eaves, formerly the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's men's hockey team and head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate Cleveland Monsters, who coached Patrick at the 2004 World Juniors.

Eaves met his wife Katie in Chicago in 2007 while driving home to Minnesota after his Ottawa Senators lost the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[17] They married in 2009 and have two daughters born in 2010 and 2012,[18][8] and a son born in 2013. The family also has a Newfoundland dog named Reuben, an occasional visitor to Joe Louis Arena during Eaves' time with Detroit.[19]

On October 23, 2017, after experiencing trouble breathing and weakness in his legs, Eaves was initially diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome, an autoimmune nervous disorder.[20] However, when he visited a Guillain–Barré specialist, it was determined he did not have GB, but something else entirely.[17] Eaves went to numerous doctors and physical therapists and eventually regained strength in his limbs and lungs.[17] The eventual diagnosis was post-viral syndrome.[17]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Shattuck–Saint Mary's HSMN 50 23 24 47 — — — — — —
2000–01 US NTDP U18 USDP 13 7 8 15 — — — — — —
2000–01 US NTDP U18 NAHL 34 12 11 23 75 — — — — —
2001–02 US NTDP U18 USDP 32 19 21 40 87 — — — — —
2001–02 US NTDP Juniors USHL 9 1 4 5 18 — — — — —
2001–02 US NTDP U18 NAHL 8 5 3 8 37 — — — — —
2002–03 Boston College HE 14 10 8 18 61 — — — — —
2003–04 Boston College HE 34 18 23 41 66 — — — — —
2004–05 Boston College HE 36 19 29 48 36 — — — — —
2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 18 5 8 13 10 — — — — —
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 58 20 9 29 22 10 1 0 1 10
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 73 14 18 32 36 7 0 2 2 2
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 4 6 10 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 11 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74 6 8 14 31 18 1 2 3 13
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 65 12 10 22 26 8 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 13 7 20 14 11 3 1 4 6
2011–12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 2 6 8 4 13 1 2 3 4
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 8 4 2 6 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Nashville Predators NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 47 14 13 27 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 54 11 6 17 27 9 3 3 6 2
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 59 21 16 37 16 — — — — —
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 20 11 3 14 8 7 2 2 4 6
2017–18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 7 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 633 132 110 242 210 83 11 12 23 45

International

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Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Helsinki
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4 8 12 45
2004 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 5 6 8
Junior totals 14 5 13 18 53

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-Hockey East Second Team 2003–04
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2003–04
All-Hockey East First Team 2004–05
Hockey East Itech "Three Stars" Award 2004–05
Hockey East Player of the Year 2004–05
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2004–05
NHL YoungStars Game 2006–07

References

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Patrick Eaves (born May 1, 1984) is a Canadian-born American former forward who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2005 to 2019. Born in , , into a prominent hockey family—his father Mike Eaves was an NHL player and college coach, his grandfather Cecil Eaves an player and coach, and his uncle Murray Eaves an NHL player—Eaves represented the in international competition, winning gold medals at the 2002 and the 2004 . Eaves honed his skills at from 2002 to 2005, where he tallied 107 points in 84 games, served as assistant captain in his junior year, earned Player of the Year honors in 2005, and finished as a finalist for the as the top U.S. college player. Selected by the in the first round, 29th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, he made an immediate impact in his rookie 2005–06 season, scoring 20 goals in 58 games. Throughout his NHL career, Eaves suited up for six franchises: the Senators, , , , , and , appearing in 633 regular-season games and registering 132 goals, 110 assists, and 242 points. His breakout year came in 2016–17, when he achieved career highs of 32 goals and 51 points across 79 games split between (21 goals in 59 games) and Anaheim (11 goals in 20 games) after being traded midseason. Eaves also contributed in the , playing 83 games and accumulating 23 points, including during Detroit's 2009 Final run and Anaheim's 2017 Western Conference Finals appearance. Following his retirement in 2019, he served as a scout for the from 2020 to 2022. As of 2025, he works in at Fairmarkit, a .

Early life

Family background

Patrick Eaves was born on May 1, 1984, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to American parents Mike and Beth Eaves, which granted him dual Canadian-American citizenship. His father, Mike Eaves, enjoyed an eight-year career as a forward in the National Hockey League from 1978 to 1985, playing for the Minnesota North Stars and Calgary Flames, before transitioning into coaching roles at various universities and with USA Hockey. This direct hockey lineage immersed Patrick in the sport from an early age, with his father's professional experience and subsequent coaching positions—such as head coach of the University of Wisconsin Badgers (2002–2016), where he led the team to the 2006 NCAA championship, and head coach of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (2000–2002)—providing constant exposure to elite-level training and competition. His grandfather, Cecil Eaves, was a referee, and his uncle, Murray Eaves, was an NHL player. Eaves has one sibling, an older brother named Ben Eaves, who pursued a professional hockey career, including stints in Finland's SM-Liiga with and time in North American . The family relocated from to , during Patrick's childhood, coinciding with Mike Eaves' tenure as head coach at School in the mid-1990s, a renowned hockey academy that further shaped the brothers' development by integrating them into a structured U.S. high school hockey system. This move reinforced Patrick's American identity and access to top-tier youth programs, while his father's later role with USA Hockey's national teams helped facilitate Patrick's eventual representation of the internationally.

Youth and education

Patrick Eaves was born on May 1, 1984, in , , , but his family relocated multiple times during his early years due to his father Mike Eaves' coaching career in professional and collegiate hockey. By age 10, the family had settled in , following Mike's appointment as of the boys' hockey program at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in 1994. This move marked the beginning of Eaves' formative years in the small town of Faribault, where he was raised and developed a strong sense of community amid the frequent relocations that included stints in , Hershey, , and . Growing up in Faribault, Eaves attended local schools in the community, immersing himself in the town's Midwestern culture and participating in everyday youth activities that fostered his personal growth. The town's emphasis on and local involvement shaped his early experiences, providing stability after the family's nomadic lifestyle. During this period, Eaves navigated the challenges of adapting to new environments, which strengthened family bonds. At age 15, Eaves enrolled at Shattuck-St. Mary's School, the Episcopal-affiliated boarding and day prep school in Faribault renowned for its rigorous academic curriculum alongside its athletic programs. He attended during the 1999-2000 academic year, focusing on a college-preparatory education that required balancing demanding studies with extracurricular commitments. The school's structured environment emphasized intellectual development without mention of any pre-college degrees for Eaves, preparing him for future endeavors while he resided in his hometown.

Playing career

Amateur

Eaves developed his game with the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP), competing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2001–02 season, where he skated in 9 games and posted 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists). Influenced by his family's hockey legacy—his father, Mike Eaves, was a standout player and winner at —Patrick enrolled there in fall 2002. In his freshman campaign (2002–03), a injury sidelined him for much of the year, limiting him to 14 games in which he tallied 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points. As a in 2003–04, Eaves emerged as a key contributor, playing all 34 games and notching 18 goals along with 23 assists for 41 points, which earned him spots on the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and the NCAA East Second All-American Team. His junior year (2004–05) marked a breakout, as he captained the Eagles and led the squad with 19 goals and 29 assists for 48 points in 36 games despite missing time to injury. Eaves' offensive prowess that season garnered major accolades, including Player of the Year, the First All-Star Team, and the NCAA East First All-American Team; he also finished as a finalist for the Memorial Award, given annually to the top NCAA men's hockey player. Following the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, where the selected him 29th overall, Eaves opted to turn professional after his junior season, signing a three-year entry-level with the team.

Professional

Patrick Eaves made his NHL debut with the during the 2005–06 season, where he recorded 20 goals and 29 points in 58 games as a . In the following 2006–07 season, he contributed 14 goals and 32 points in 73 games before being traded to the on February 11, 2008, in exchange for and , transitioning to a more limited bottom-six role. With Carolina, Eaves appeared in 11 games during the remainder of the 2007–08 season (1 goal) and played a full 74 games in 2008–09, scoring 6 goals. Eaves signed with the as a on August 4, 2009, providing consistent depth scoring over the next four seasons, including 12 goals in 65 games in 2009–10 and 13 goals in 63 games in 2010–11. His play was hampered by injuries, notably a in November 2011 that limited him to 10 games in 2011–12 with no goals scored. He posted 2 goals in 34 games for amid the shortened 2012–13 season. On March 5, 2014, he was traded to the , appearing in 5 games without recording a point. Eaves signed a one-year contract with the on July 1, 2014, where he achieved 14 goals in 47 games during the 2014–15 season and 11 goals in 54 games in 2015–16. In 2016–17, he reached a career-high 21 goals in 59 games with before being traded to the on February 24, 2017, for a conditional second-round pick, adding 11 goals in 20 games to finish the year with 32 goals overall. Eaves' time with Anaheim was limited by serious health issues, including post-viral syndrome initially misdiagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome in October 2017; he appeared in only 2 games in 2017–18, scoring 1 goal. His 2018–19 season was severely limited to 7 games due to the ongoing effects of post-viral syndrome, compounded by a injury requiring , leading to his placement on long-term injured reserve and effective after the contract expired in 2020. Over his 14-year NHL career, Eaves played 633 regular-season games across six teams, accumulating 132 goals, 110 assists, and 242 points, while battling a history of injuries including multiple concussions and post-viral syndrome.

International

Eaves represented the at the junior international level, earning gold medals with Team USA at the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in and , , and the 2004 in and , . His performance statistics across these tournaments are summarized below:
TournamentYearGPGAPtsPIM
IIHF U18 Worlds20028481245
IIHF World Juniors200461568
Total145131853
In the 2002 U18 tournament, Eaves emerged as a standout forward, tying for the team lead in scoring with 12 points while helping secure the ' first-ever title in the competition with an undefeated run through the medal round. His offensive output, including four goals, underscored his role in powering the top-ranked U.S. attack that outscored opponents 51-13 overall. At the 2004 World Juniors, Eaves contributed steadily with six points, including an assist on Patrick O'Sullivan's goal during the dramatic third-period comeback in the gold medal game against , which ended in a 4-3 victory capped by an own-goal. This marked Team USA's inaugural World Junior gold, achieved with a perfect 6-0-0 preliminary round record. Overall, Eaves' junior international totals reflect his scoring prowess and defensive reliability (+9 across both events), building on his experience with the U.S. National Team Development Program.

Post-playing career

Business ventures

After retiring from the NHL in 2019, following health challenges that led to him missing the entire 2019-20 season with the , Patrick Eaves transitioned from playing to professional roles in the hockey industry. Eaves joined the organization as a pro scout, where he utilized his extensive on-ice experience and connections to evaluate professional talent for the team during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. This advisory position marked his initial post-retirement involvement in hockey-related business activities, drawing on his NHL background to support team operations in a non-playing capacity. As of 2024, Eaves works as an Enterprise Business Development Representative at Fairmarkit, a software company.

Education and philanthropy

Following his retirement from the National Hockey League in 2019, Patrick Eaves completed his degree in at . He had enrolled in the online program in 2014, shortly after leaving early to begin his professional hockey career, in fulfillment of a promise to his mother to obtain his . The program's flexible structure enabled him to manage coursework alongside his demanding NHL schedule. Eaves has contributed to through participation in high-profile charity events, most notably the annual Smashfest ping-pong tournament founded by NHLPA member . He won the event four consecutive times from 2015 to 2018, helping raise a record $200,000 in 2018 for cancer research, the Katie Moore Foundation, concussion awareness, and the Steve Moore Foundation. Additionally, during his time with the , Eaves supported initiatives with the Humane Society of Huron Valley and raised funds for Children's Hospital of Michigan through the Hockey to House program, contributing nearly $20,000 by 2011.

Personal life

Family

Eaves met his wife, , in in 2007, shortly after his lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the . The couple married in 2009 and have maintained a strong partnership throughout Eaves' professional career, with Katie frequently supporting his relocations across NHL teams. The Eaves family includes three children: daughters Norah, born in July 2010, and Della, born in 2012, along with son Axel, born in 2013. As Eaves was traded multiple times during his NHL tenure—including to the in January 2015 and the in February 2017—the family relocated accordingly, adapting to new cities while prioritizing stability for the children. Following ' retirement from professional hockey in 2019, the family adjusted to a more settled lifestyle in the Raleigh-Durham area of , where he played early in his NHL career for the . Katie and the children played a pivotal role in his recoveries from injuries, with Eaves publicly crediting their emotional support for helping him navigate challenging periods, such as his 2018 health ordeal when he was unable to engage actively as a .

Health challenges

Throughout his NHL career, Patrick Eaves endured multiple s that significantly impacted his availability and performance. One notable incident occurred on November 26, 2011, while playing for the , when he was struck by a puck, resulting in a and a broken that sidelined him for over a year. Another struck on February 13, 2015, during his tenure with the , after teammate accidentally shot a puck into his head, leaving him dazed on the . These injuries, among others, contributed to a history of head trauma that Eaves later reflected on as part of his broader health struggles. In October 2017, shortly after signing with the Anaheim Ducks, Eaves experienced a severe flu-like illness following exposure to a family respiratory virus, leading to progressive weakness in his legs and back, breathing difficulties, and neurological shutdown. Initially hospitalized and diagnosed with suspected Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder, he spent time in the ICU before specialists at UCLA and the Mayo Clinic revised the diagnosis to post-viral syndrome two months later. This condition caused extreme fatigue and limited his play to just two games in the 2017-18 season, forcing him to miss the remainder while undergoing treatment. Eaves' rehabilitation involved intensive therapy, including sessions with trainer Mike Barwis in , where he progressed from walking at 0.8 mph to more rigorous workouts, though a subsequent injury required in March 2018. Despite returning briefly for seven games in the 2018-19 season, ongoing symptoms from the post-viral syndrome persisted, exacerbating his fatigue and preventing full participation. In September 2019, after being placed on long-term injured reserve for the 2019-20 season due to these recurring health issues, Eaves decided to retire from professional hockey at age 35. Post-retirement, Eaves has advocated for greater awareness of player health challenges by publicly sharing his experiences with concussions and post-viral syndrome in interviews, emphasizing the importance of early intervention and support for athletes facing similar issues. His provided crucial emotional support during recoveries, helping him navigate the uncertainties of his conditions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Eaves enjoyed a 14-year NHL career spanning multiple teams, accumulating 633 games played, 132 goals, 110 assists, and 242 points, while accruing 210 penalty minutes and posting a +4 plus-minus rating. The following table summarizes his NHL regular season statistics by season and team:
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPIM+/-
2005–06Ottawa Senators582092922+7
2006–07Ottawa Senators7314183236+1
2007–08Ottawa Senators26461060
2007–08Carolina Hurricanes111454–2
2008–09Carolina Hurricanes74681431+7
2009–10Detroit Red Wings65121022260
2010–11Detroit Red Wings631372014–2
2011–12Detroit Red Wings1001120
2012–13Detroit Red Wings342684–1
2013–14Detroit Red Wings252352–4
2013–14Nashville Predators50000–3
2014–15Dallas Stars471413278+12
2015–16Dallas Stars541161727–5
2016–17Dallas Stars5921163716–10
2016–17Anaheim Ducks20113148+8
2017–18Anaheim Ducks210100
2018–19Anaheim Ducks70004–4
Career Total633132110242210+4
In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Eaves appeared in 83 games across several teams, recording 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points, along with 45 penalty minutes and a –4 plus-minus rating. His postseason contributions included stints with the , , , , and . The following table summarizes his NHL playoff statistics by season and team:
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPIM+/-
2005–061010110–3
2006–07702220
2008–091812313–1
2009–1080002–3
2010–11113146+1
2012–13131234–1
2015–1693362+3
2016–17722460
Career Total8311122345–4
Eaves also spent time in the (AHL) with affiliates such as the Binghamton Senators and , appearing in limited action due to his NHL commitments. Notable stints include the 2005–06 season with Binghamton, where he recorded 5 goals and 8 assists in 18 games, and the 2013–14 season with Grand Rapids, posting 4 goals and 2 assists in 8 games. Eaves reached his offensive peak during the 2016–17 season, scoring 21 goals with the before being traded to the , where he added 11 more for a career-high 32 goals overall. However, his production declined sharply in subsequent seasons due to recurring injuries, including a diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2017 and ongoing issues with and concussions that limited him to just 9 games over his final two years and ultimately led to his retirement in 2019.

International

Eaves represented the at the junior international level, earning gold medals with Team USA at the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in and , , and the 2004 in and , . His performance statistics across these tournaments are summarized below:
TournamentYearGPGAPtsPIM
IIHF U18 Worlds20028481245
IIHF World Juniors200461568
Total145131853
In the 2002 U18 tournament, Eaves emerged as a standout forward, tying for the team lead in scoring with 12 points while helping secure the ' first-ever title in the competition with an undefeated run through the medal round. His offensive output, including four goals, underscored his role in powering the top-ranked U.S. attack that outscored opponents 51-13 overall. At the 2004 World Juniors, Eaves contributed steadily with six points, including an assist on Patrick O'Sullivan's goal during the dramatic third-period comeback in the gold medal game against , which ended in a 4-3 victory capped by an own-goal. This marked Team USA's inaugural World Junior gold, achieved with a perfect 6-0-0 preliminary round record. Overall, Eaves' junior international totals reflect his scoring prowess and defensive reliability (+9 across both events), building on his experience with the U.S. National Team Development Program.

Awards and honors

Junior

Collegiate

  • All-Hockey East Second Team, 2003
  • AHCA East Second-Team All-American, 2003–04
  • First All-Star Team, 2004
  • Itech "Three Stars" Award (shared with Ryan Shannon), 2005
  • Player of the Year, 2005
  • AHCA East First-Team All-American, 2005
  • Finalist, 2005

Professional

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