Nolan Schaefer
Nolan Schaefer | ||||||
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Born |
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan , Canada | January 15, 1980|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Catches | Right | |||||
team Former teams |
Free Agent NHL Draft |
166th overall, 2000 San Jose Sharks | ||||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Nolan Schaefer (born January 15, 1980) is a
Playing career
Schaefer began a four-year tenure with
Following his freshman year with Providence, Schaefer was selected by the
Schaefer signed a contract with San Jose on August 19, 2003, and spent three seasons playing with the Sharks' AHL affiliate Cleveland Barons (The Barons moved to Worcester, Massachusetts and changed the team name to the Sharks in 2006). On August 15, 2005, he was re-signed to a one-year contract as a restricted free agent by San Jose.
Schaefer made his first NHL appearance with the Sharks by being called up to replace the injured Vesa Toskala on October 26, 2005.[2] He played 7 games in total that season, recording 5 wins. During that stint, Schaefer was the first Sharks goaltender to earn a win in a shootout, which had been implemented in the NHL, beginning that season in 2005–06.[3] Schaefer subsequently bounced back and forth between San Jose and Cleveland serving as the Sharks' third string goaltender.
On February 27, 2007, he was traded to the
Schaefer returned to North America the following season, signing a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins on July 5, 2010.[4] He was placed on waivers by Boston on October 11 to make room for Brian McGrattan. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the AHL's Providence Bruins.
On April 2, 2015, Schaefer signed a two-year contract to return to HC Ambrì-Piotta where he spent three previous seasons before playing as a backup with
Personal life
Schaefer is the younger brother of former NHL player Peter Schaefer, a left winger who played over 500 games in the NHL, split between the Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, and the Boston Bruins. Younger sister Falin was a member of the Canadian National Volleyball team.[citation needed] While playing for Providence College, Schaefer was a studio art major and graduated in 2003. Schaefer was also featured as an answer on the January 11, 2006 episode of Jeopardy!: “Nolan Schaefer of Yellow Grass, Sask., and Glenn Olson of Port McNeil, B.C., play this sport for the Cleveland Barons”.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1999–00
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Providence College | HE | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 778 | 42 | 0 | 3.24 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Providence College | HE | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1529 | 63 | 3 | 2.47 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Providence College | HE | 35 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2062 | 113 | 0 | 3.29 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Providence College | HE | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1440 | 71 | 0 | 2.96 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 654 | 34 | 1 | 3.12 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1592 | 62 | 2 | 2.34 | .925 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 573 | 24 | 0 | 2.51 | .927 | ||
2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 43 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 2417 | 110 | 3 | 2.73 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 36 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2059 | 118 | 2 | 3.44 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 352 | 11 | 1 | 1.87 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 921 | 43 | 0 | 2.80 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 10 | 0 | 2.70 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 804 | 30 | 1 | 2.24 | .914 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 699 | 32 | 0 | 2.75 | .908 | ||
2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 34 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1980 | 68 | 6 | 2.06 | .924 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 2.05 | .934 | ||
2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 51 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2711 | 114 | 1 | 2.52 | .903 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 4.46 | .823 | ||
2009–10
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CSKA Moscow | KHL | 22 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1107 | 49 | 1 | 2.66 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | .900 | ||
2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1604 | 83 | 0 | 3.10 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 607 | 24 | 0 | 2.37 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
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HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA
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24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1459 | 61 | 3 | 2.47 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 36 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2036 | 117 | 3 | 3.45 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 26 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1481 | 52 | 2 | 2.10 | .938 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 4.54 | .878 | ||
2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 522 | 19 | 0 | 2.19 | .923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4.97 | .750 | ||
AHL totals | 265 | 115 | 119 | 15 | 12646 | 662 | 18 | 2.63 | .907 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1537 | 71 | 0 | 2.77 | .911 | ||||
NHL totals | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 352 | 11 | 1 | 1.87 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East Second Team | 2000–01 | |
AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2000–01 | |
AHL Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2007–08
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See also
- List of family relations in the National Hockey League
References
- ^ "Nolan Schaefer And Devin Rask Earn All-America Honors". friars.com. April 5, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Schaefer Enjoys His First NHL Victory". NHL.com. October 27, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ McKeon, Ross (October 30, 2005). "Sharks win first shootout at Tank / Ekman wins it for weary San Jose". sfgate.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "B's sign McIver, Schaefer". Boston Bruins. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Nolan Schaefer returns to Ambri" (in Italian). HC Ambrì-Piotta. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- HC Ambri-Piotta. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
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