Doug Nolan

Doug Nolan (born January 5, 1976, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was formerly on the collegiate coaching staff at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Playing career Nolan was drafted 282nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1994 NHL entry draft, but never managed to play in the NHL. Nolan spent most of his career in the minor leagues of North American hockey, most notably playing with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League for five seasons before opting to pursue a European career.

Nolan joined Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League in 2007. After one season he then moved on to HC Dinamo Minsk in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. He left Minsk after only 12 games on November 27, 2008, and moved to try out with Finnish club, Lukko Rauma. His trial with Lukko ended unsuccessfully and moved further to Frankfurt Lions without making an appearance before he left on January 9, 2009, to Austrian club the, Vienna Capitals.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 UMass Lowell HE 30 1 1 2 23 — — — — — 1996–97 UMass Lowell HE 38 10 14 24 66 — — — — — 1997–98 UMass Lowell HE 35 8 15 23 57 — — — — — 1998–99 UMass Lowell HE 25 8 5 13 41 — — — — — 1999–00 Dayton Bombers ECHL 52 6 8 14 64 3 0 1 1 6 1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Dayton Bombers ECHL 42 1 12 13 137 — — — — — 2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 13 0 4 4 6 3 0 1 1 2 2001–02 Dayton Bombers ECHL 60 5 4 9 166 14 1 2 3 38 2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Dayton Bombers ECHL 49 4 13 17 85 — — — — — 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 10 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 49 0 3 3 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 7 0 2 2 16 15 1 3 4 16 2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 60 1 5 6 167 4 0 0 0 21 2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 58 1 3 4 92 7 0 1 1 13 2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 64 2 9 11 124 16 0 3 3 25 2007–08 Graz 99ers EBEL 39 2 8 10 90 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Dinamo Minsk KHL 12 0 2 2 28 — — — — — 2008–09 Lukko Rauma SM-l 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Vienna Capitals EBEL 4 0 0 0 6 7 0 2 2 10 2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 19 0 3 3 31 — — — — — 2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 1 1 11 — — — — — 2010–11 HK Acroni Jesenice EBEL 39 7 8 15 115 — — — — — AHL totals 287 5 31 36 471 30 0 5 5 66