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Canada Kazakhstan Nigel Dawes
#9 Adler Mannheim / DEL - 22/23
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
2-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
Feb 09, 1985
Position
LW
Age
39
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada / Kazakhstan
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Winnipeg Warriors
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 5 #149 overall by New York Rangers

Dawes is a diminutive winger with great speed and quick hands. Has a high work rate.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

Brother: Jeremy Dawes

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Nigel Dawes Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Winnipeg Warriors U18 AAA MMHL 36* 55* 41* 96* 74* -* | Playoffs 13 14 11 25 10 -
Winnipeg Saints MJHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2001-02 Kootenay Ice WHL 54* 15* 19* 34* 14* -1* | Playoffs 22 9 6 15 8 3
Canada Western U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
2002-03 Kootenay Ice WHL 72* 47* 45* 92* 54* 2* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 6 -4
2003-04 Kootenay Ice WHL 56* 47* 23* 70* 31* 2* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 10 -8
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 6* 5* 11* 10* 10* |
2004-05 Kootenay Ice “C” WHL 63* 50* 26* 76* 30* 26* | Playoffs 12 5 10 15 5 1
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 4* 6* 6* 8* |
2005-06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 77* 35* 32* 67* 21* 16* | Playoffs 13 6 6 12 9 4
2006-07 New York Rangers NHL 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 65* 27* 33* 60* 29* 10* | Playoffs 7 6 5 11 9 5
2007-08 New York Rangers NHL 61* 14* 15* 29* 10* 11* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 0 3
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 20* 14* 20* 34* 2* 8* |
2008-09 New York Rangers NHL 52* 10* 9* 19* 15* -2* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 0* -4* |
2009-10 Calgary Flames NHL 66* 14* 18* 32* 18* 1* |
2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* -6* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 47* 27* 17* 44* 17* 2* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 19* 14* 14* 28* 7* 13* | Playoffs 20 14 8 22 8 4
2011-12 Barys Astana KHL 52* 16* 17* 33* 34* 5* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 3
2012-13 Barys Astana KHL 51* 20* 14* 34* 28* 10* | Playoffs 7 7 2 9 4 1
2013-14 Barys Astana KHL 54* 26* 23* 49* 18* 7* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 4 -2
2014-15 Barys Astana KHL 60* 32* 24* 56* 48* 18* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 10 2
2015-16 Barys Astana KHL 55* 31* 22* 53* 16* 15* |
Kazakhstan “A” WC 7* 4* 4* 8* 4* -4* |
Kazakhstan (all) International 7* 4* 4* 8* 4* -4* |
2016-17 Barys Astana “C” KHL 59* 36* 27* 63* 31* 2* | Playoffs 10 7 3 10 4 2
Kazakhstan OGQ 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Kazakhstan WC D1A 5* 5* 4* 9* 0* 5* |
Kazakhstan (all) International 9* 7* 5* 12* 0* 4* |
2017-18 Barys Astana “C” KHL 46* 35* 20* 55* 26* 5* |
2018-19 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg “C” KHL 60* 28* 41* 69* 12* 20* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 0 -1
2019-20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg “C” KHL 59* 20* 30* 50* 13* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -2
Kazakhstan “A” OGQ 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |
Kazakhstan (all) International 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |
2020-21 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47* 23* 20* 43* 10* 9* | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 0 2
2021-22 Adler Mannheim DEL 54* 19* 23* 42* 10* 6* | Playoffs 6 4 2 6 8 -1
2022-23 Adler Mannheim DEL 36* 13* 11* 24* 20* 2* |

Nigel Dawes Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Kootenay Ice Memorial Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
2002-03 Canada U18 U18 JWC 5* 5* 6* 11* 2* -* |
2003-04 WHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2004-05 WHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2008-09 New York Rangers Victoria Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2012-13 Team Canada International 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -4* |
Team Canada Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2021-22 Adler Mannheim Champions HL 8* 3* 4* 7* 0* -1* |

Nigel Dawes Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 232* 117* 116* 233* 1.00* 76* 46* | 3 40 26 * 19 * 45 * 1.13 * 26 * 13 *
Champions HL 1 8* 3* 4* 7* 0.88* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 2 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 2 90* 32* 34* 66* 0.73* 30* 8* | 1 6 4 * 2 * 6 * 1.00 * 8 * -1 *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 5* 6* 11* 2.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 21* 13* 11* 24* 1.14* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 10 543* 267* 238* 505* 0.93* 236* 86* | 8 65 26 * 19 * 45 * 0.69 * 26 * 5 *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MMHL (MU18HL) 1 36* 55* 41* 96* 2.67* 74* -* | 1 13 14 * 11 * 25 * 1.92 * 10 * - *
NHL 5 212* 39* 45* 84* 0.40* 43* -4* | 2 11 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.36 * 0 * 1 *
OGQ 2 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 4* 4* 8* 1.14* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1A 1 5* 5* 4* 9* 1.80* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 245* 159* 113* 272* 1.11* 129* 29* | 4 49 19 * 26 * 45 * 0.92 * 29 * -8 *
WJC-20 2 12* 8* 9* 17* 1.42* 16* 18* | 0 * * * * * *

Nigel Dawes Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/14/2023
04/14/2023 Confirmed Adler Mannheim Retired
06/11/2021
06/11/2021 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Adler Mannheim
07/14/2020
07/14/2020 Confirmed Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Ak Bars Kazan
05/05/2018
05/05/2018 Confirmed Barys Astana Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
06/26/2015
06/26/2015 Extension Barys Astana Barys Astana
04/30/2013
04/30/2013 Extension Barys Astana Barys Astana
05/31/2011
05/31/2011 Confirmed Hamilton Bulldogs Barys Astana
02/24/2011
02/24/2011 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers Montréal Canadiens
09/08/2010
09/08/2010 Confirmed Calgary Flames Atlanta Thrashers
07/20/2009
07/20/2009 Extension Calgary Flames Calgary Flames
07/16/2009
07/16/2009 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 5 #73 overall by Kootenay Ice in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Barys Astana

Cult/Star player for Wenatchee Wild

Career transactions
- 2013-04-30 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Barys Astana
- 2011-05-31 • Signed to a one-year contract by Barys Astana
- 2011-02-24 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens with Brent Sopel for Ben Maxwell & a 2011 4th round pick (later traded back to Montreal: Olivier Archambault)
- 2010-08-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2010-07-04 • Bought out by the Calgary Flames
- 2009-07-20 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Calgary Flames
- 2009-07-16 • Claimed off waivers by the Calgary Flames
- 2009-03-04 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes w/ Dmitri Kalinin & Petr Prucha for Derek Morris
- 2008-07-16 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2004-09-01 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the New York Rangers