Doug Nolan

Doug Nolan
Nolan with the Manchester Monarchs in 2006
Born	(1976-01-05) January 5, 1976 (age 49) 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

Doug Nolan (born January 5, 1976, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was formerly on the collegiate coaching staff at Wentworth Institute of Technology. ^[1]

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. ^[2] 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. Murphy, Rachel (January 5, 2016). "All-Time Monarchs: Doug Nolan". Manchester Monarchs. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
2. "Lukko bring in Nolan on trial" (in Finnish). Lukko Rauma. November 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2008.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chris Drury	Hockey East Best Defensive Forward 1998–99	Succeeded by John Sadowski