Nolan Pratt

Nolan Pratt
Born	(1975-08-14) August 14, 1975 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Amur Khabarovsk Lukko
NHL Draft	115th overall, 1993 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1995–2011

Nolan William Pratt (born August 14, 1975) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for the Lake Erie Monsters.

Playing career

Nolan Pratt was selected in the 5th round, 115th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers from 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 2000 1st round pick (Vaclav Nedorost), a 2000 2nd round pick (Jared Aulin), and Philadelphia's 2nd round pick in 2000 (Argis Saviels) to Colorado for Sandis Ozolinsh and a second round pick (Tomas Kurka).

After the 2000–01 season, on June 24, 2001, Pratt was traded by the newly crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 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. With the Sabres, Pratt was most often paired with Dmitri Kalinin.

On September 23, 2008, Pratt, a free agent, was invited to the Dallas Stars training camp however was released just three days later. With no other NHL opportunities, Pratt signed with Russian team Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL on October 10, 2008.

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.

Personal

Pratt is the older brother of Harlan Pratt, a professional ice hockey defenseman who was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft who has played over 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

External links

• Nolan Pratt's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nolan Pratt's player profile at NHL.com