Bates Battaglia

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Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team	Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality	United States
Born	December 13, 1975, Chicago, IL USA
NHL Draft	132nd overall, 1994 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Pro Career	1997 – present

Jonathan Bates Battaglia (born December 13, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American professional hockey left winger. He is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having been called up from a year with their minor league affiliate, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.

Battaglia was drafted by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the sixth round (132nd overall selection) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the Capitals, Battaglia played for the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, where he was a third of the BBC line (Brind'Amour, Battaglia, Cole) during their 2001-2002 Stanley Cup run; the Capitals acquired him and Jonas Johansson in a trade that sent Steve Konowalchuk to the Avalanche. Because of the NHL lockout, Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL for the 2004-05 season on February 21, 2005. This was the first time that he had played on the same team with his younger brother.

Growing up, Bates played hockey in Park Ridge, Illinois, under Coach Tom Godwin. He won the NCAA National Championship while playing with Lake Superior State University.

Battaglia lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, the home of his former team, the Carolina Hurricanes. He owns a neighborhood bar called Lucky B's Around The Corner, located in the heart of Raleigh's Glenwood South District.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Lake Superior State University	NCAA	38	6	15	21	32
1995-96	Lake Superior State University	NCAA	40	13	22	35	48
1996-97	Lake Superior State University	NCAA	38	12	27	39	80
1997-98	Beast of New Haven	AHL	48	15	21	36	48	1	0	0	0	0
1997-98	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	33	2	4	6	10	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	60	7	11	18	22	6	0	3	3	8
1999-00	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77	16	18	34	39	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	80	12	15	27	76	6	0	2	2	2
2001-02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	21	25	46	44	23	5	9	14	14
2002-03	Carolina/Colorado	NHL	83	6	19	25	100	7	0	2	2	4
2003-04	Colorado/Washington	NHL	70	4	7	11	42	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Mississippi Sea Wolves	ECHL	25	6	11	17	24	4	0	0	0	10
2005-06	Toronto Marlies	AHL	79	20	47	67	86	5	1	1	2	6
2006-07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	18	4	2	6	8
NHL totals			502	72	101	173	341	42	5	16	21	28