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Canada Northern Ireland Owen Nolan

#17 ZSC Lions / NLA - 10/11

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Owen Nolan Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 12, 1972
Position
RW
Age
52
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Belfast, GBR
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Canada / Northern Ireland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Thorold MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 1 #1 overall by Québec Nordiques
Highlights
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1

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

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Thorold Blackhawks U15 BB U15 BB -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1987-88 Thorold Blackhawks U15 BB U15 A 28* 53* 32* 85* 24* -* |
Thorold Blackhawks GHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
1988-89 Cornwall Royals OHL 62* 34* 25* 59* 213* -* | Playoffs 18 5 11 16 41 -
1989-90 Cornwall Royals OHL 58* 51* 60* 111* 240* -* | Playoffs 6 7 5 12 26 -
1990-91 Québec Nordiques NHL 59* 3* 10* 13* 109* -19* |
Halifax Citadels AHL 6* 4* 4* 8* 11* -* |
1991-92 Québec Nordiques NHL 75* 42* 31* 73* 183* -9* |
1992-93 Québec Nordiques NHL 73* 36* 41* 77* 185* -1* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -2
1993-94 Québec Nordiques NHL 6* 2* 2* 4* 8* 2* |
1994-95 Québec Nordiques NHL 46* 30* 19* 49* 46* 21* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 6 2
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9* 4* 4* 8* 9* -3* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 72* 29* 32* 61* 137* -30* |
1996-97 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 72* 31* 32* 63* 155* -19* |
Canada WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 31* 4* |
1997-98 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 75* 14* 27* 41* 144* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 26 -1
1998-99 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 78* 19* 26* 45* 129* 16* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 0
1999-00 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 78* 44* 40* 84* 110* -1* | Playoffs 10 8 2 10 6 -2
2000-01 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 57* 24* 25* 49* 75* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -5
2001-02 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 75* 23* 43* 66* 93* 7* | Playoffs 12 3 6 9 8 -2
Canada OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* -2* |
2002-03 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 61* 22* 20* 42* 91* -5* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14* 7* 5* 12* 16* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -4
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65* 19* 29* 48* 110* 4* |
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Did not play * * * * * * |
2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes “A” NHL 76* 16* 24* 40* 56* -2* |
2007-08 Calgary Flames “A” NHL 77* 16* 16* 32* 71* 6* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 2 0
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 59* 25* 20* 45* 26* 5* |
2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 73* 16* 17* 33* 40* -12* |
2010-11 ZSC Lions NLA 24* 7* 19* 26* 53* -2* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 -1
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 San Jose Jr. Sharks QC Int PW Asst. Coach
2023-24 Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAA T1EHL 16U Asst. Coach
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Owen Nolan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 6* 4* 4* 8* 1.33* 11* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GHL 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 200* 422* 463* 885* 0.74* 1 793* -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 * * * * * *
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Owen Nolan Connections

Player Period Teams
Mike Ricci (F) 1992-2007 11 Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Québec Nordiques, San Jose Sharks
Mike Rathje (D) 1995-2003 8 San Jose Sharks
Marcus Ragnarsson (D) 1995-2003 8 San Jose Sharks
Joe Sakic (F) 1990-2002 7 Canada (OG), Colorado Avalanche, Québec Nordiques
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/04/2012
02/04/2012 Confirmed No team Retired
09/26/2011
09/26/2011 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Unknown
08/04/2011
08/04/2011 Confirmed ZSC Lions Vancouver Canucks
11/21/2010
11/21/2010 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
10/21/2010
10/21/2010 Confirmed Minnesota Wild ZSC Lions

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Owen Nolan Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1988, 2 #26 overall 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

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

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