Eric Nickulas

Eric Nickulas (born March 25, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, and Chicago Blackhawks between 1999 and 2006.

Biography Nickulas was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.

Nickulas was drafted 99th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1994 NHL entry draft. In three years with Boston, he played mostly for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

Nickulas scored his first NHL Goal on March 2, 2000, in Boston's 5-2 home loss Versus Montreal.

He also played for the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks before returning to Boston in 2005. In 2006. Nickulas moved to Germany, signing with the Hannover Scorpions. After two seasons with Hannover, he played for the ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.

On September 12, 2025, Nickulas was arrested and charged by Barnstable Police with one count of electronic enticement of a child. He entered a plea of not guilty.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Barnstable High School HS-MA 24 30 25 55 — — — — — — 1992–93 Tabor Academy HS-MA 28 25 25 50 — — — — — — 1993–94 Cushing Academy HS-MA 25 46 36 82 — — — — — — 1994–95 University of New Hampshire HE 33 15 9 24 32 — — — — — 1995–96 University of New Hampshire HE 34 26 12 38 66 — — — — — 1996–97 University of New Hampshire HE 39 29 22 51 80 — — — — — 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 76 22 9 31 77 6 0 0 0 10 1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Providence Bruins AHL 75 31 27 58 83 18 8 12 20 33 1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 20 5 6 11 12 — — — — — 1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 40 6 6 12 37 12 2 3 5 20 2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Providence Bruins AHL 62 20 23 43 100 12 4 4 8 24 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 54 11 25 36 48 3 0 1 1 2 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 39 17 16 33 40 3 0 0 0 2 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 44 7 11 18 44 — — — — — 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 53 11 11 22 32 6 0 3 3 8 2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 16 2 4 6 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 38 10 16 26 46 5 1 1 2 4 2006–07 Hannover Scorpions DEL 48 13 17 30 129 4 2 0 2 6 2007–08 Hannover Scorpions DEL 41 6 8 14 56 3 1 0 1 8 2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 21 3 3 6 34 — — — — — AHL totals 361 106 124 230 386 59 15 24 39 93 NHL totals 118 15 23 38 82 1 0 0 0 0