- Nolan Baumgartner
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Nolan Baumgartner Born March 23, 1976
Calgary, AB, CANHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right NHL team
Former teamsVancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Dallas StarsNational team Canada
NHL Draft 10th overall, 1994
Washington CapitalsPlaying career 1996–present Nolan Baumgartner (born March 23, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Coming off a 1994 Memorial Cup championship with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, Baumgartner was chosen by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 10th overall of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted, he returned to the WHL and joined future NHLers Darcy Tucker, Shane Doan and Jarome Iginla to capture a second consecutive Memorial Cup in 1995. Baumgartner was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. En route to the CHL championship, Baumgartner was distinguished with the airBC Trophy as the WHL playoffs MVP after scoring 17 points in 21 games and at the season's end, he was also awarded the Bill Hunter Trophy as the league's best defenceman.
Baumgartner's NHL career got off to an uneven start due to a serious shoulder injury. After playing the majority of his tenure in Washington with the Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 20, 2000, for Rémi Royer.[1] Baumgartner would continue to play in the AHL with Chicago's minor league affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.
On July 11, 2002, he was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.[1] After one season with the Canucks, he was placed on waivers and picked up by the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 3, 2003.[1] However, after just five games with the Penguins, he was placed on waivers again and reclaimed by Vancouver on November 1.[1] Playing with the Canucks' AHL affiliate, Baumgartner captained the Manitoba Moose in the season of 2003–04 and scored, 27 points. As the Moose began play at the newly opened MTS Center in 2004–05, Baumgartner earned the distinction of scoring the first ever professional goal at the arena, on November 17, 2004.[2] When NHL play resumed the following season, Baumgartner cracked the Canucks regular lineup and set NHL career highs in every statistical category, as well as leading all team defencemen with 34 points.
Following Baumgartner's breakout season, he became an unrestricted free agent, and on July 1, 2006, he signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] However, after six games, he was waived on October 17, 2006, and assigned to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL a week later. Baumgartner was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Dallas Stars on February 24, 2007, and after spending the 2007–08 season with Dallas's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Stars, Baumgartner was re-assigned by Dallas to the Manitoba Moose.[clarification needed]
On July 2, 2008, he returned for a third stint with the Canucks, signing a one-year, two-way contract.[3] He continued to play in the AHL for the Moose in 2008–09 and recorded 33 points in 72 games. He helped the Moose to the 2009 Calder Cup Finals, where they were defeated by the Hershey Bears. The following season, Baumgartner was named captain of the Canadian team for the 2010 AHL All-Star Game.[4] He was called up by the Canucks on January 22, 2010, to replace injured defenceman Sami Salo.[5]
On October 20, 2010, Baumgartner was named captain of the Manitoba Moose. This is Baumgartner's second stint as Moose captain, when he held this position during the 2005-06 AHL season.
International play
Baumgartner represented Team Canada twice in the World Junior Championships (1995, 1996), captaining the team in 1996 and capturing gold both years
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Kamloops Blazers WHL 43 0 5 5 30 11 1 1 2 0 1993–94 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 13 42 55 109 19 3 14 17 16 1994–95 Kamloops Blazers WHL 62 8 36 44 71 21 4 13 17 16 1995–96 Kamloops Blazers WHL 28 13 15 28 45 16 1 9 10 26 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 8 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 70 2 24 26 70 10 1 4 5 10 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 38 5 14 19 62 — — — — — 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 71 5 18 23 56 4 1 2 3 10 1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 63 5 28 33 75 9 2 3 5 11 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 76 10 24 34 72 4 0 1 1 2 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 59 8 31 39 82 1 0 0 0 4 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 9 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 55 6 21 27 101 — — — — — 2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 78 9 30 39 51 14 0 4 4 10 2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 70 5 29 34 30 — — — — — 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 0 1 1 21 — — — — — 2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 51 6 20 26 46 — — — — — 2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 7 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 56 5 13 18 47 — — — — — 2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL 18 0 6 6 10 3 0 1 1 4 2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL 72 11 22 33 50 22 0 5 5 22 2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 37 3 9 12 22 — — — — — 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 66 4 25 29 36 14 0 3 3 10 NHL totals 143 7 40 47 69 4 0 0 0 10 AHL totals 827 81 287 368 784 81 4 23 27 73 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Canada Ice Hockey World Junior Championships 7 0 1 1 4 1996 Canada WJC 6 1 1 2 22 Junior int'l totals 13 2 1 3 26 Awards
Medal record Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey World Junior Championships Gold 1996 United States Gold 1995 Canada Major Junior
- Memorial Cup championship (Kamloops Blazers) - 1994, 1995
- Memorial Cup All-Star Team - 1994, 1995
- airBC Trophy (WHL playoff MVP) - 1995
- Bill Hunter Trophy (WHL's best defenceman) - 1995
- CHL Defenceman of the Year - 1995[1]
- WHL West First All-Star Team - 1995, 1996[1]
AHL
- AHL All-Star Game appearance - 2005, 2007*, 2010**[2]
*starter, **captain of Canadian All-Stars
International
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nolan Baumgartner (under 'Career Stats', 'Career notes')". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8460500&service=page&tab=crst. Retrieved 2008-07-12.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Dallas Stars recall Nolan Baumgartner". Manitoba Moose. 2008-04-08. http://www.moosehockey.com/news/press_releases2.php?press_id=1423. Retrieved 2008-09-12.[dead link]
- ^ "Baumgartner signs two-way deal with Vancouver". TSN. 2008-07-02. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242270&lid=sublink03&lpos=headlines_nhl. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Baumgartner, Mink named All-Star captains". American Hockey League. 2009-12-03. http://theahl.com/baumgartner-mink-named-all-star-captains-p139275. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Defenceman Baugartner called upon to fill in for Canucks". The Sports Network. 2010-01-22. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=307249. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
External links
- Nolan Baumgartner's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Nolan Baumgartner at Hockey-Reference.com
- Nolan Baumgartner's NHL player profile
Preceded by
Jason AllisonWashington Capitals first round draft pick
1994Succeeded by
Alexander KharlamovCategories:- 1976 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of German descent
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Dallas Stars players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
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- Memorial Cup winners
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Calgary
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Portland Pirates players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players
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