Brian Bonin

Brian Raymond Bonin (born November 28, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the ninth round, 211th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1992 NHL entry draft.

Playing career After being named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1992 for his play at White Bear Lake Area High School, Bonin entered the University of Minnesota. His stellar time with the Golden Gophers culminated with winning the Hobey Baker Award, given to the most outstanding collegiate hockey player in the NCAA, in his senior season. Bonin led the nation in scoring during the 1995-1996 season at the University of Minnesota, and was named a first-team All-American, WCHA Player of the Year, first-team All-WCHA, and team Most Valuable Player in both his junior and senior seasons

Bonin made his professional debut with the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks in the 1996–97 season. He then joined the AHL's Syracuse Crunch for the 1997–98 season, tallying 69 points in 67 games.

Bonin made his NHL debut with the Penguins in the 1998–99 season, appearing in five regular-season and three playoff games. The rest of the season was split between the IHL's Kansas City Blades and the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings. After another full season with the Syracuse Crunch and most of one with the Cleveland Lumberjacks, Bonin joined the Minnesota Wild for seven NHL games in the 2000–01 season.

In his 12 career NHL games, Bonin was held off the scoresheet. He also went scoreless in his three career Stanley Cup playoff games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 White Bear Lake High School HS-MN 23 22 35 57 8 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 10 18 28 10 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 24 20 44 14 — — — — — 1994–95 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 32 31 63 28 — — — — — 1995–96 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 34 47 81 30 — — — — — 1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 60 13 26 39 18 1 1 0 1 0 1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 67 31 38 69 46 5 1 3 4 6 1998–99 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 54 19 16 35 31 2 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 19 2 5 7 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 67 19 28 47 20 4 0 1 1 0 2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 72 35 42 77 45 4 2 0 2 0 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 SC Langnau NLA 40 19 18 37 26 — — — — — 2002–03 SC Langnau NLA 44 15 22 37 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — IHL totals 151 50 73 123 73 5 3 0 3 0 AHL totals 192 70 82 152 97 11 1 4 5 6 NHL totals 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1996 United States WC 8 1 0 1 2 Senior totals 8 1 0 1 2

Awards and honors Award Year Ref College All-WCHA Rookie Team 1992–93 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1994 All-WCHA First Team 1994–95 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1994–95 All-WCHA First Team 1995–96 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1995–96 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1996 Hobey Baker Award 1996 IHL Second All-Star Team 2001