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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ted Nolan
Selected in fifth round
No.
78 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born April 7, 1958
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Kenora | NOHA |
60 | 10 |
36 | 46 |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
60 | 8 |
16 | 24 |
109 | | 1977-78 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
66 | 14 |
30 | 44 |
106 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 3, 1982 (Detroit at Chicago)
Numbers: 29, 8 (Detroit); 25, 34 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1982-1986 |
Detroit, Pittsburgh | 78 |
6 | 16 | 22 |
105 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jack Adams Award: 1996-97 (Buffalo)
Coaching
Career: Named Hartford assistant coach on June 29, 1994, and remained in
position until July 18, 1995. ... Named Buffalo head coach on July 18,
1995, and remained in position until June 30, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 12 in Detroit's 1982 training camp. ... Missed
part of 1983-84 season with knee injury suffered in October 1983. ... Signed with Buffalo
organization as unrestricted free agent in
March 1985, but never played for parent team. ... Missed remainder of
1985-86 season with two ruptured discs in lower back, a career-ending injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 25, 1986,
game at Calgary. ... Was candidate for Calgary Flames head coaching position
in December 2002, but the job instead went to Darryl Sutter.
Nolan's Buffalo
Saga: Days after winning the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL's Coach of the
Year, Nolan was fired by the Buffalo Sabres. The strange turn of events began
on June 11, 1997, when the Sabres hired Darcy Regier as their new general
manager. Nolan's contract was due to expire on June 30, 1997, but the Sabres
had only been willing to offer a one-year contract, rather than a multiyear
deal Nolan was seeking. Nolan rejected the one-year deal, and Regier fired him
as head coach. The decision sent shockwaves through Buffalo, as many fans and
players rallied to show their support for Nolan. Superstar goalie, Dominik
Hasek, however, was not so supportive. Hasek, who had a personal feud with his
coach, had said he thought Nolan should not return to the team, and this played
a role in the move to fire Nolan, a decision that was likely made by team
president Larry Quinn, who did not want to alienate Hasek. As a result, Nolan
became the first Jack Adams winner to lose his job before the following season
began. Nolan was also accused of having undermined the authority of former
Buffalo general manager John Muckler, which prompted Muckler's departure from
the team. This led to a common perception that Nolan had been black-listed
from coaching by many NHL general managers. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Rochester (AHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1981 (Adirondack)
Memorial Cup: 1993 (Sault Ste. Marie) (as head coach)
Rochester Captain: January 1985
through 1984-85 season
Coaching Career: Named Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) assistant coach prior to
1987-88 season and remained in that position through 1987-88 season. ... Named Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
head coach on Nov. 27, 1988, and remained in that position until June 29,
1994. ... Named Moncton (QMJHL) head coach on April 26, 2005.
Management
Career: Named Moncton (QMJHL) director of hockey operations on April 26,
2005.
Education: Studied business administration at Lake Superior State
University.
Miscellaneous: Spent 1986-87 season traveling through
Canada to work with First Nations children. ... Moved to St. Catharines,
Ontario, after his departure from Buffalo and devoted himself to First Nations
causes, including teaching hockey to First Nations children. His work in this
area has earned him the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, the Sault Ste.
Marie Medal of Merit and the Order of Ontario.
Personal: Full name is Theodore
John Nolan. ... Full-blooded Ojibway Indian. ... Spent childhood on the Garden
River First Nation Reservation. ... One of 12 children (six brothers, five sisters).
... Father of major-junior player and 2003 NHL draft pick Brandon Nolan. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Detroit did not offer Nolan a
contract after the 1983-84 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent.
He signed with Buffalo on March 7, 1985, after spending most of the 1984-85
season with the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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