Lawrence Nycholat

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Lawrence Nycholat
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Nycholat with the Hershey Bears in 2010
Born (1979-05-07) May 7, 1979 (age 45)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Washington Capitals
Ottawa Senators
Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Avalanche
Krefeld Pinguine
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2012

Lawrence D. Nycholat (born May 7, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche.

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Playing career

As a youth, Nycholat played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Calgary Junior Flames minor ice hockey team from Crowchild, Alberta. [1]

After playing midget hockey with Notre Dame of the SMHL, he joined the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League for a four-year tenure, beginning in 1996–97. In his final year with the Broncos, 1999–2000, he recorded a junior career-high 80 points in 70 games.[ citation needed ]

Undrafted, Nycholat signed with the Minnesota Wild in August 2000. He played the following three seasons in Minnesota's farm system with the Jackson Bandits of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) and the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL).[ citation needed ]

After scoring 11 goals and 39 points through 66 games with Houston in 2002–03, he was traded in March 2003 to the New York Rangers. Joining the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack, he completed the season with 11 points in 15 games. The following year, in 2003–04, Nycholat made his NHL debut with the Rangers, appearing in 9 games. He remained with the Rangers organization in Hartford until the end of the 2004–05 season.[ citation needed ]

In August 2005, he signed with the Washington Capitals as a free agent. He played the entirety of the 2005–06 season in the AHL with the Capitals' affiliate, the Hershey Bears, scoring an AHL career-high 57 points in 73 games. He added 14 points in 16 playoff games as the Bears captured the 2006 Calder Cup. In 2006–07, Nycholat appeared in 18 games for the Capitals and recorded his first NHL goal against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils on December 29, 2006. [2] Serving as team captain with the Bears in the AHL, he was named as a starter for Team Canada at the 2007 AHL All-Star Classic. [2]

On February 26, 2007, just before the 2006–07 NHL trade deadline, Nycholat was traded from Washington to the Ottawa Senators. [3] In the off-season, Nycholat was re-signed to a multi-year contract by the Senators. [4] He played two seasons with the Senators' organization, primarily in Binghamton. He recorded 49 points in 77 games with the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's AHL affiliate, in 2007–08.

Just prior to the 2008–09 season, he was traded once more, this time to the Vancouver Canucks. [5] Nycholat was used primarily as a depth defenceman for the Canucks in 2008–09, playing in only 14 games before being placed on waivers. Picked up by his hometown team, the Calgary Flames on March 3, 2009, [6] he was traded the next day to the Colorado Avalanche. [7] Nycholat played in 5 games with the Avalanche before his season ended after suffering a concussion in a 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on March 22, 2009. [8]

On July 2, 2009, Nycholat returned to the Vancouver Canucks, signing a one-year contract. [9] He again linked up with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, to provide a veteran presence. He scored 22 points in 37 games in an injury affected season before he was recalled to the Canucks to cover as an extra defenseman during the 2010 playoffs. [10]

On July 8, 2010 Nycholat signed a one-year American Hockey League contract to return to the team he previously captained in 2006–07, the Hershey Bears. [11] In his final professional season, Nycholat signed for the first time in Europe with Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL. He contributed 6 points in just 23 games to end his professional hockey career with the intention to join his family owned logistics company. [12]

Personal life

Lawrences brother, Dan Nycholat, played as a defenseman in collegiate hockey at Dartmouth College. He played with the Braehead Clan of the EIHL Lawrence also has three sisters. Lawrence is a coach for his children's hockey teams.[ citation needed ]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Notre Dame Midget HoundsSMHL4210364666—————
1996–97 Swift Current Broncos WHL 678132182—————
1997–98 Swift Current BroncosWHL7113354810810000
1998–99 Swift Current BroncosWHL72164460125622412
1999–00 Swift Current BroncosWHL702258809220000
2000–01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 51235—————
2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 4237106940002
2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 7231114921410123
2002–03 Houston AerosAHL66112839155—————
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL152911622020
2003–04 Hartford Wolf PackAHL7262632130—————
2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 90006—————
2004–05 Hartford Wolf PackAHL7953843132603311
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL7313445794162121412
2006–07 Hershey BearsAHL293252839—————
2006–07 Washington Capitals NHL1826818—————
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL10000—————
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL7712374974—————
2007–08 Ottawa SenatorsNHL30000—————
2008–09 Vancouver Canucks NHL140116—————
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL30334—————
2008–09 Colorado Avalanche NHL50000—————
2009–10 Manitoba MooseAHL37517224940114
2010–11 Hershey BearsAHL325232821—————
2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 2315642—————
NHL totals5027924—————

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  2. 1 2 3 "2007 AHL All-Star roster announced". American Hockey League. 2007-01-09. Archived from the original on August 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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