Nolan Pratt
| Nolan Pratt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Pratt in 2023 | ||||||
| Born |
August 14, 1975 Fort McMurray, Alberta , Canada | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Position | Defence | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft |
115th overall, 1993 Hartford Whalers | ||||
| Playing career | 1995–2011 | |||||
Nolan William Pratt (born August 14, 1975) is a
defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for his former club, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career
Pratt was selected in the 5th round, 115th overall, in 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
Tomas Kurka).[2]
After the
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
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
1997 NHL Entry Draft
who has played more than 900 games across North America and Europe.
Career statistics
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) | 2000–01 | |
| Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning) | 2003–04 | |
| Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche assistant coach) | 2021–22 | |
References
- ^ "Avalanche adds to coaching staff". Colorado Avalanche. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (June 25, 2000). "Avs send Ozolinsh south to Carolina". thegazette(coloradosprings). Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Nolan Pratt". sabres.nhl. November 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ Harringotn, Mike (February 20, 2008). "Sabres' blue-liners serve as deceptive duo". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 20, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Stars cut roster to 35". andrewstarspage.com. September 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ Klein, Jeff Z. (October 10, 2008). "Hockey night in Europe:update". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Nolan Pratt locks defense" (in Finnish). Lukko. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
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