Brandon Nolan
Nolan with the Albany River Rats in 2007
Born (1983-07-18) July 18, 1983
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 2001
New Jersey Devils
111th overall, 2003
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 20032008

Brandon Nolan (born July 18, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who is a member of the Ojibway group of Indigenous Peoples from the Garden River First Nations in Northern Ontario.[1] He last played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He is the son of Sandra Nolan and former NHL player and NHL coach Ted Nolan who received the Jack Adams Award in 1997.[2] His brother Jordan Nolan also played hockey in the NHL.

Playing career

By the end of Nolan's three-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with the Oshawa Generals, he finished with 81 goals and 103 assists, eventually becoming the top scorer during his three years of playing.[2] Nolan was called up from the Albany River Rats on December 21, 2007, due to the Carolina Hurricanes forward Chad LaRose being placed on injured reserve. In his first NHL game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nolan earned his first NHL point with an assist on an Andrew Ladd goal in the first period. On December 28, he was reassigned to the River Rats. Since that time, he was recalled multiple times from Albany to fill in roster spots on the Hurricanes as injuries were taking their toll on the team.

Nolan missed the entire 2008–09 season with a concussion, and was subsequently released from the Carolina Hurricanes.[3]

Post-playing career

Since his retirement from ice hockey Nolan has been involved in charity and other work:[4]

After the end of Nolan's career and being gone for two years due to a concussion, he attended Durham College and graduated with an advanced diploma in Business Administration and Marketing.[1] Upon completing his studies, he created and ran a business alongside his father and brother, 3NOLANS First Nation Hockey School. This hockey camp was intended to inspire the lives of First Nation adolescence across Canada and to make a hockey skills camp available for the youth.[5] Nolan is also the Vice president of the Ted Nolan Foundation, which has helped change the lives of many Aboriginal youths by sending them to leadership camps.[6]

He and his brother Jordan both have a recurring role as ice hockey players called Jim in the 2022 television series Shoresy.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 St. Catharines Falcons GHL 4718133110
2000–01 Oshawa Generals OHL 5215233821
2001–02 Oshawa Generals OHL 5730285878 52464
2002–03 Oshawa Generals OHL 6836528857 13107174
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 487101718
2003–04 Columbia Inferno ECHL 195101538 301117
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 48481216
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 18381110
2005–06 Columbia Inferno ECHL 4320315194
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 409132259
2006–07 Växjö Lakers Allsv 196101644
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 4822264872
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 60110
AHL totals 2024565110175
NHL totals 60110

Awards and honours

  • Nolan received awards, including the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for academic excellence.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brandon Nolan – Three Nolans". 3nolans.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Brandon Nolan". www.hhof.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. "Darren (Brandon) Nolan". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  4. "Brandon Nolan - Canada | LinkedIn". ca.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. "About – Three Nolans". 3nolans.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. "Ted Nolan Foundation". www.tednolanfoundation.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. Greg David, "Game faces on. Production underway on Letterkenny spin-off series Shoresy". TV, eh?, November 19, 2021.
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