Nick Bonino

Nick Bonino
Bonino in February 2015
Born April 20, 1988
Hartford, CT, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams 		Vancouver Canucks
Anaheim Ducks
National team  United States
NHL Draft 173rd overall, 2007
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2010–present

Nicholas Lawrence Bonino (born April 20, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bonino was born in Hartford, Connecticut, but grew up in Farmington, Connecticut.

Playing career

Minor

Bonino began his high school career at Farmington High School in Connecticut, where he amassed 91 points in 24 games as a junior and led the school to its first state championship.[1] He then transferred to Avon Old Farms, playing for legendary coach John Gardner.[2] While at Avon Old Farms, Bonino captained a New England Championship hockey team in 2007.[3]

Collegiate

Bonino played his collegiate career at Boston University.[4] While a sophomore at the university, Bonino led the Boston Terriers to a NCAA National Championship over Miami University by first providing an assist to Zach Cohen to bring the Terriers within one goal, and then by scoring the game-tying goal with 17.4 seconds left in the third period to force overtime.[5]

Professional

Bonino was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the sixth round, 173rd overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. His rights were later traded to the Anaheim Ducks with goaltender Timo Pielmeier in exchange for Travis Moen and Kent Huskins on March 4, 2009. On March 21, 2010, Bonino signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks.[6] After signing with Anaheim, he immediately joined the team, making his NHL debut on March 26, 2010, in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first NHL goal in Anaheim's next game, three nights later, against the Dallas Stars; the goal was assisted by Teemu Selänne.[7] He finished the year playing in nine games and registering one goal and one assist with six penalties in minutes.[8]

In 2012–13, Bonino scored a hat-trick in his team's 7–4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on February 2, 2013.[9]

On June 27, 2014, after a breakout season in 2013–14 in which he scored 22 goals and 27 assists (49 points), Bonino was traded to the Vancouver Canucks with defenseman Luca Sbisa and a first- and third-round pick in 2014 in exchange for Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Boston University HE 39 16 13 29 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston University HE 44 18 32 50 30 — — — — —
2009–10 Boston University HE 33 11 27 38 12 — — — — —
2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 9 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 12 33 45 32 — — — — —
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 26 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 19 6 16 22 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 50 5 13 18 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Anaheim Ducks NHL 27 5 8 13 8 7 3 1 4 4
2013–14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 77 22 27 49 22 13 4 4 8 8
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 15 24 39 22 6 1 2 3 4
NHL totals 264 48 73 121 70 30 8 7 15 18

Awards and honors

Award Year
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2009 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "TSN Nick Bonino Player Card".
  2. ↑ "USHS: Q&A with Avon Old Farms' Nick Bonino".
  3. ↑ "Ducks Sign Farmington’s Nick Bonino".
  4. ↑ "Nick Bonino's career statistics".
  5. ↑ "Boston University player profile: # 13 Nick Bonino".
  6. ↑ "Ducks Sign Nick Bonino". Anaheim Ducks. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  7. ↑ Greg Beacham (2010-03-29). "Nick Bonino scores 1st NHL goal, Corey Perry gets 2 points in Ducks’ 3-1 win over Dallas". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  8. ↑ "Nick Bonino #63 - C Anaheim". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  9. ↑ "Ducks win 7-4 over Kings on Bonino Hat-trick". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  10. ↑ Canucks, Vancouver (2014-06-27). "Canucks acquire Bonino, Sbisa & picks for Kesler". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  11. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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