Doug Nolan
Doug Nolan (born January 5, 1976 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently on the collegiate coaching staff at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
| Doug Nolan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 5, 1976 Quincy, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hamilton Bulldogs Manchester Monarchs Graz 99ers HC Dinamo Minsk Lukko Rauma Vienna Capitals Providence Bruins HK Acroni Jesenice | ||
| NHL Draft |
282nd overall, 1994 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2011 | ||
Playing career
Nolan was drafted 282nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, but never managed to play in the NHL. Nolan spent most of his career in the minor leagues of North American hockey, most notably playing with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League for five seasons before opting to pursue a European career.
Nolan joined Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League in 2007. After one season he then moved on to HC Dinamo Minsk in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. He left Minsk after only 12 games on November 27, 2008 and moved to try out with Finnish club, Lukko Rauma.[1] His trial with Lukko ended unsuccessfully and moved further to Frankfurt Lions without making an appearance before he left on January 9, 2009, to Austrian club the, Vienna Capitals.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | UMass Lowell | HE | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | UMass Lowell | HE | 38 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | UMass Lowell | HE | 35 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | UMass Lowell | HE | 25 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 52 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 42 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 60 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 166 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | ||
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 49 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 167 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 124 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 2007–08 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lukko Rauma | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Acroni Jesenice | EBEL | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 287 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 471 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 66 | ||||
References
- "Lukko bring in Nolan on trial" (in Finnish). Lukko Rauma. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chris Drury |
Hockey East Best Defensive Forward 1998–99 |
Succeeded by John Sadowski |