Rob Nolan | |||
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Nolan with the Chicago Express in 2011 | |||
Born | Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada | December 10, 1985||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | left | ||
Played for | Flint Generals Missouri Mavericks Chicago Express Toledo Walleye Colorado Eagles Frederikshavn White Hawks | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2009–2013 |
Rob Nolan (born December 10, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
After playing collegiately at Michigan Tech, he played professionally for the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League (IHL) for the 2009–10 IHL Season and for the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League during the 2010-2011 Central Hockey League season. [1]
On September 20, 2011, Nolan signed as a free agent with the Chicago Express of the ECHL. [1] On January 4, 2012, Nolan was traded to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL for future considerations. [2] That same season, Nolan was traded yet again to the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL, again for future considerations. [3] During that same season, Nolan was twice loaned to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League but was returned by the Aeros both times without playing any games for that team. [4] [5]
Nolan then spent the 2012-2013 season (the last of his professional career) with the Danish club Frederikshavn White Hawks (Frederikshavn IK) of the AL-Bank Liagen. [6]
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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2005-06 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 886 | 60 | 0 | 4.06 | 0.888 |
2006-07 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 1170 | 44 | 1 | 2.26 | 0.910 |
2007-08 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 18 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 992 | 44 | 0 | 2.66 | 0.899 |
2008-09 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 25 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 1356 | 69 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.894 |
2009-10 | Flint Generals | IHL | 49 | 19 | 22 | 4 | — | 2679 | 129 | 1 | 2.89 | 0.912 |
2010-11 | Missouri Mavericks | CHL | 44 | 26 | 13 | 5 | — | 2553 | 88 | 7 | 2.07 | 0.928 |
2011-12 | Chicago Express | ECHL | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 844 | 42 | 0 | 2.99 | 0.896 |
2011-12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 558 | 36 | 1 | 3.87 | 0.871 |
2011-12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 150 | 8 | 0 | 3.21 | 0.912 |
2012-13 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | AL-Bank Liagen | 9 | — | 555 | 15 | 0 | 1.62 | 0.947 |
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