Nolan Schaefer
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Nolan Schaefer (born January 15, 1980 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Canada) is a goaltender for the National Hockey League (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
Nolan was selected by the San Jose Sharks in fifth round (166th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 24, 2000. He followed in his brother Peter Schaefer's footsteps and became the second person from Yellow Grass to be drafted and play in the NHL.
Nolan signed a contract with San Jose, August 19, 2003, and spent three seasons playing with the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliated Cleveland Barons ( The Cleveland Barons moved to Worcester, Massachusetts and changed the team name to the Sharks in 2006). On August 15, 2005 he was re-signed to one-year contract as restricted free agent by San Jose.
Nolan made his first NHL appearance by being called up to replace the injured Vesa Toskala on October 26, 2005. He would end up playing 7 games in total with very respectable statistics. He currently bounces back and forth between San Jose and Worcester serving as the third string goaltender. Nolan did not see play during the Sharks 2006 Stanley Cup playoff run.
On February 27, 2007, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2007 late-round draft pick.
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[edit] Career Stats
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 654 | 34 | 1 | 3.12 |
| 2003-2004 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1592 | 62 | 2 | 2.34 |
| 2004-2005 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 43 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 2417 | 110 | 3 | 2.73 |
| 2005-2006 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 36 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2059 | 118 | 2 | 3.44 |
| 2005-2006 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 352 | 11 | 1 | 1.87 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 352 | 11 | 1 | 1.87 | ||
[edit] Trivia
- Schaefer was a studio art major and 2003 Graduate of Providence College. He played in 99 games and recorded a school record 2,848 saves. He enjoyed his most successful season as a Friar in 2000-01 when he posted 15 wins, led PC to the NCAA Tournament and was named to the All-America second team.
- Schaefer was the first Sharks goaltender to earn a win in the regular season shootout implemented in the 2005-06 NHL season.
- Schaefer was featured as an answer on the January 11, 2006 episode of Jeopardy: “Nolan Schaefer of Yellow Grass, Sask., and Glenn Olson of Port McNeil, B.C., play this sport for the Cleveland Barons”.
- Nolan is the younger brother of Peter Schaefer, a left-winger of the Ottawa Senators
