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2009-10 san jose sharks
SCOTT NICHOL
Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 180 pounds
Born: 12/31/74 in Edmonton, Alberta
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 15, 2009.
21 CENTER
players
2008-09: Third among team forwards in average
shorthanded time on ice (2:40)…Missed 38 games
with a concussion sustained on Dec. 9 vs. Vancouver.
At the time of his injury, ranked first among club
forwards, and third overall, in hits...Second on
Nashville in faceoffs (54.6)…Notched his lone multipoint
effort on Nov. 25 vs. St. Louis.
Career 2007-08: Established career highs in goals,
shorthanded goals (two), plus/minus rating (plus-12)
and faceoff winning percentage (441-297, 59.8)…
Also tied a personal best in points…Led the NHL in
faceoff percentage among those taking at least 500
draws…Ranked second on the club in hits among
forwards with a career-high 110…Ranked second
among club forwards in average shorthanded time
on ice (2:35)…Set a Nashville franchise record
for shorthanded goals in a game/period with two
in the second period of a 5-2 victory at St. Louis
on Jan. 19…One of just three players (along with
Chicago’s Rene Bourque and Patrick Sharp) to tally
two shorthanded goals in a period during the 2007-
08 season…Playoffs: Missed four games (broken
thumb)…2006-07: Led Nashville and ranked fifth in
the NHL (among players with at least 100 draws) in
faceoff winning percentage (57.9)…Posted a career
high in game-winning goals (two)...Entered 2006-
07 with one game-winner in 268 career games
before scoring two game-winners in a four-game
span from Nov. 15-20…Second among Nashville
forwards in average shorthanded ice time per game
(3:14)…Playoffs: Led the club in faceoff winning
percentage (63.3)…2005-06: Ranked second on
the club in faceoff winning percentage (58.3)…
Posted his first two-goal game on March 20 at St.
Louis…Playoffs: Appeared in three of Nashville’s
five postseason games, making his NHL playoff
debut on April 21 vs. San Jose…2004-05: Played
in London (EIHL) during lockout…2003-04: Posted
NHL career highs in games played, assists, points
and average ice time (15:46) with Chicago…Led
the team in PIM and faceoff winning percentage
(57.4)…2002-03: Recorded a team leading careerhigh
149 PIM with Calgary…Ranked among NHL
leaders in faceoff percentage (58.3)…2001-02:
Spent his first full season in the NHL with Calgary
and ranked third on the Flames in PIM…2000-01:
Finished second on Detroit (IHL) in PIM…1999-00:
NHL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
First NHL game — April 13, 1996 at Washington (with
Buffalo)
First NHL goal — Oct. 10, 2001 at Detroit (with Calgary
— Dominic Hasek)
First NHL assist — Oct. 8, 2001 vs. Phoenix (with
Calgary)
Most points, game — 3, 2 times, most recent, Feb. 19,
2008 vs. Edmonton (with Nashville)
Most goals, game — 2, 2 times, most recent, Jan. 19,
2008 at St. Louis (with Nashville)
Most assists, game — 2, 4 times, most recent, Feb.
19, 2008 (with Nashville)
Most consecutive games, point — 3, 2 times, most
recent, Dec. 21 thru Dec. 26, 2003 (with Chicago)
Most consecutive games, goal — 2, 4 times, most
recent, Jan. 19 thru Jan. 21, 2008 (with Nashville)
Most consecutive games, assist — 2, Dec. 15 thru
Dec. 17, 2002 (with Calgary)
Most consecutive games played — 64, Dec, 15, 2007
thru Nov. 1, 2008 (with Nasvhille)
Best plus/minus — +3, 2 times, most recent, Jan. 13,
2007 at Columbus (with Nashville)
300th NHL game — April 5, 2007 at St. Louis (with
Nashville)
Missed the majority of the season recovering from
a knee injury…1998-99: Served as Rochester’s
(AHL) team captain…1997-98: Posted 113 PIM in
just 35 games with Rochester (AHL)…1996-97: Led
Rochester in shorthanded (four) and game-winning
goals (six)…1995-96: A member of the AHL Calder
Cup Champion Rochester Americans.
Personal: “Scooter” or “Scotty” lists these favorites:
U2, Nickelback and Foo Fighters (musicians); the
“Bourne Supremacy” series (movies); “Criminal
Minds” (television show); Mark Wahlberg and Reese
Witherspoon (actor/actress); Calgary Flames (NHL
team while growing up); Chicago (NHL road city
— “Great restaurants and atmosphere”); Original
Joe’s (San Jose area restaurant); Chicago (vacation
spot); tsn.ca (web site); ribeye steak and potatoes
(foods); SOCOM (video game); Christmas (holiday
— “Because of the kids”); Lance Armstrong
(professional athlete — “For his work ethic and how
he battles”)…owns a Jack Russell terrier…likes to
wakeboard…first job was in landscaping…Wayne
Gretzky was his hockey idol…most memorable NHL
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