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 (1976-01-05) 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 19992011

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

  1. "Lukko bring in Nolan on trial" (in Finnish). Lukko Rauma. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Chris Drury
Hockey East Best Defensive Forward
1998–99
Succeeded by
John Sadowski
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