Nolan Pratt
Nolan Pratt | |||
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Born |
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | August 14, 1975||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Amur Khabarovsk Lukko | ||
NHL draft |
115th overall, 1993 Hartford Whalers | ||
Playing career | 1995–2011 |
Nolan William Pratt (born August 14, 1975) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for his former club, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career
Nolan Pratt was selected in the 5th round, 115th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers from the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. Pratt made his NHL debut in the 1996–97 season with the Hartford Whalers, in the last year of the franchise. Pratt would then move with the team to the Carolina Hurricanes.
On June 24, 2000, he was traded along with a 2000 1st round pick (Vaclav Nedorost), a 2000 2nd round pick (Jared Aulin), and Philadelphia's 2nd round pick in 2000 (Argis Saviels) to Colorado for Sandis Ozolinsh and a second round pick (Tomas Kurka).[2]
After the 2000–01 season, on June 24, 2001, Pratt was traded by the newly crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2001 NHL Entry Draft 6th round pick (Scott Horvath).
Pratt would help the Lightning, in the 2003–04 season, win the Stanley Cup. This marked Pratt's second Cup win.
Pratt was signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Sabres on November 1, 2007.[3] With the Sabres, Pratt was most often paired with Dmitri Kalinin.[4]
On September 23, 2008, Pratt, a free agent, was invited to the Dallas Stars training camp however was released just three days later.[5] With no other NHL opportunities, Pratt signed with Russian team Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL on October 10, 2008.[6]
After two seasons with Khabarovsk, Pratt left as a free agent and on November 8, 2010, signed a one-year contract with Lukko of the Finnish SM-Liiga.[7]
Personal
Pratt is the older brother of Harlan Pratt, a professional ice hockey defenseman who was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft who has played over 900 games across North America and Europe.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
1992–93 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | ||
1993–94 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 105 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
1994–95 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 196 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
1995–96 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 62 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 66 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 127 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
1996–97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 54 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 61 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1999–00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | EV Duisburg | 2.GBun | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 35 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Lukko | SM-l | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
NHL totals | 592 | 9 | 56 | 65 | 537 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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NHL | ||
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) | 2000–01 | |
Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning) | 2003–04 |
References
- ^ "Avalanche adds to coaching staff". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (2000-06-25). "Avs send Ozolinsh south to Carolina". thegazette(coloradosprings). Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Nolan Pratt". sabres.nhl. 2007-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Harringotn, Mike (2008-02-20). "Sabres' blue-liners serve as deceptive duo". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2008-02-20.[dead link ]
- ^ "Stars cut roster to 35". andrewstarspage.com. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ Klein, Jeff Z. (2008-10-10). "Hockey night in Europe:update". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Nolan Pratt locks defense" (in Finnish). Lukko. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 births
- Amur Khabarovsk players
- Beast of New Haven players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Colorado Avalanche coaches
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Hartford Whalers draft picks
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Living people
- Lukko players
- People from Fort McMurray
- Portland Winterhawks players
- Richmond Renegades players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Bonnyville Pontiacs players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Canadian ice hockey coaches