Owen Nolan

Date of Birth: Feb 12, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Belfast, GBR
Nation: Canada / Northern Ireland
Youth Team: Thorold MHA
Position: RW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Owen Nolan Facts

Player Type: Heavy HitterPower Forward
Drafted: 1990 round 1 #1 overall by Québec Nordiques

Son : Dylan Nolan

Nolan scored 42 goals and 73 points in his 2nd NHL season after being drafted 1st overall in 1990. The big power forward went on to play 5 All-Star games and win gold at the Olympics and World Championship. He retired from the NHL in 2010 with 422 goals and 463 assists.

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Owen Nolan Statistics

									Post
1986-1987	Thorold Blackhawks U15 BB	U15 BB	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987-1988	Thorold Blackhawks U15 BB	U15 A	28	53	32	85	24	-
1987-1988	Thorold Blackhawks	GHL	3	1	0	1	2	-
1988-1989	Cornwall Royals	OHL	62	34	25	59	213	-	Playoffs	18	5	11	16	41	-
1989-1990	Cornwall Royals	OHL	58	51	60	111	240	-	Playoffs	6	7	5	12	26	-
1990-1991	Québec Nordiques	NHL	59	3	10	13	109	-19
1990-1991	Halifax Citadels	AHL	6	4	4	8	11	-
1991-1992	Québec Nordiques	NHL	75	42	31	73	183	-9
1992-1993	Québec Nordiques	NHL	73	36	41	77	185	-1	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-2
1993-1994	Québec Nordiques	NHL	6	2	2	4	8	2
1994-1995	Québec Nordiques	NHL	46	30	19	49	46	21	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	6	2
1995-1996	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	9	4	4	8	9	-3
1995-1996	San Jose Sharks	NHL	72	29	32	61	137	-30
1996-1997	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	72	31	32	63	155	-19
1996-1997	Canada	WC	10	4	3	7	31	4
1997-1998	San Jose Sharks "A"	NHL	75	14	27	41	144	-2	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	26	-1
1998-1999	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	78	19	26	45	129	16	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	6	0
1999-2000	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	78	44	40	84	110	-1	Playoffs	10	8	2	10	6	-2
2000-2001	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	57	24	25	49	75	0	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	8	-5
2001-2002	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	75	23	43	66	93	7	Playoffs	12	3	6	9	8	-2
2001-2002	Canada Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	2	-2
2002-2003	San Jose Sharks "C"	NHL	61	22	20	42	91	-5
2002-2003	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	14	7	5	12	16	2	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	2	-4
2003-2004	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	65	19	29	48	110	4
2004-2006	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Phoenix Coyotes "A"	NHL	76	16	24	40	56	-2
2007-2008	Calgary Flames "A"	NHL	77	16	16	32	71	6	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	2	0
2008-2009	Minnesota Wild	NHL	59	25	20	45	26	5
2009-2010	Minnesota Wild	NHL	73	16	17	33	40	-12
2010-2011	ZSC Lions	NLA	24	7	19	26	53	-2	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	2	-1

Owen Nolan Career Totals by League


AHL	1	6	4	4	8	1.33	11	-	0
GHL	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	-	0
NHL	18	1200	422	463	885	0.74	1793	-40	9	65	21	18	39	0.60	66	-14
NLA (NL)	1	24	7	19	26	1.08	53	-2	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	2	-1
OG	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	2	-2	0
OHL	2	120	85	85	170	1.42	453	-	2	24	12	16	28	1.17	67	-
U15 A	1	28	53	32	85	3.04	24	-	0
U15 BB	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	10	4	3	7	0.70	31	4	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Owen Nolan Career Totals by Team


Calgary Flames	1	77	16	16	32	0.42	71	6	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	2	0
Canada	1	10	4	3	7	0.70	31	4	0
Canada Olympics	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	2	-2	0
Colorado Avalanche	1	9	4	4	8	0.89	9	-3	0
Cornwall Royals	2	120	85	85	170	1.42	453	-	2	24	12	16	28	1.17	67	-
Halifax Citadels	1	6	4	4	8	1.33	11	-	0
Minnesota Wild	2	132	41	37	78	0.59	66	-7	0
Phoenix Coyotes	1	76	16	24	40	0.53	56	-2	0
Québec Nordiques	5	259	113	103	216	0.83	531	-6	2	11	3	3	6	0.55	8	0
San Jose Sharks	8	568	206	245	451	0.79	934	-34	5	40	15	11	26	0.65	54	-10
Thorold Blackhawks	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	-	0
Thorold Blackhawks U15 BB	2	28*	53*	32*	85*	3.04*	24*	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	79	26	34	60	0.76	126	6	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	2	-4
ZSC Lions	1	24	7	19	26	1.08	53	-2	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	2	-1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Owen Nolan Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1988-1989	OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award)
1989-1990	OHL First All-Star Team OHL Top Scoring Right Winger (Jim Mahon Trophy)
1991-1992	NHL All-Star Game
1994-1995	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (8)
1995-1996	NHL All-Star Game
1996-1997	NHL All-Star Game World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Scorer of the CWG
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game
2001-2002	NHL All-Star Game Olympic Best Face-Off Percentage (79.17%) Olympic Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/04/2012	Confirmed	No team	Retired
09/26/2011	Confirmed	Vancouver Canucks	Unknown
08/04/2011	Confirmed	ZSC Lions	Vancouver Canucks
11/21/2010	Extension	ZSC Lions	ZSC Lions
10/21/2010	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	ZSC Lions

Owen Nolan Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1988, 2 #26 by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild
Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques
Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks
Cult/Star player for Thunder Bay Hornets
Cult/Star player for ZSC Lions

Career transactions
- 2012-02-04 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-10-21 • Signed by ZSC
- 2008-07-06 • Signed by the Minnesota Wild
- 2007-07-02 • Signed by the Calgary Flames
- 2006-08-16 • Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2003-03-05 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Alyn McCauley, Brad Boyes & a 2003 1st round pick (traded to Boston; Mark Stuart)
- 1995-10-26 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks for Sandis Ozolinsh
- 1995-06-21 • Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after the Quebec Nordiques franchise relocated

Other memorable dates
- 2009-03-09 • Scored his 400th career NHL goal