Norman Batherson (born March 27, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Batherson had a long career in the North American minor leagues and European leagues. He was also a member of the 1993 Acadia Axemen Canadian University men's ice hockey champions.
Batherson was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. He is the father of professional ice hockey player Drake Batherson.[1] After ice hockey, he, his wife Deeann and children Drake and Anna, returned to the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. Batherson works for the Nova Scotia Dept. of Justice and was an assistant coach with St. Francis Xavier University. He currently lives in New Minas, Nova Scotia.[2] Batherson's brother-in-law is former professional ice hockey player Dennis Vial.[3] His daughter Anna is a junior player in the Provincial Women's Hockey League with Kingston, Ontario's Junior Ice Wolves.[4]
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Batherson played junior ice hockey with the Antigonish Bulldogs, Belleville Bulls and the Medicine Hat Tigers from 1987 until 1990. Undrafted, Batherson went to Acadia University, where he played three years with the Acadia Axemen, winning a Canadian University championship in 1993 and was 1st All-Star in the Kelly Division of the CIAU.
Batherson turned professional in 1993, joining the Ottawa Senators' organization playing for their affiliate Thunder Bay Senators of the Colonial Hockey League and the Prince Edward Island Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1994, Batherson joined the Washington Capitals' organization and played for their Portland Pirates affiliate in the AHL from 1994 until 1998, with a stint with the Fort Wayne Komets in the 1997–98 season. In 1996, Batherson was a member of their Calder Cup finalist team, scoring 11 goals and 19 points in 24 playoff games. In all, Batherson played 259 games in the AHL, scoring 65 goals and 111 assists.[5] When he retired, Batherson still held the Pirates' franchise record for most short-handed goals in a season with six.[2]
In 1998, he moved to Germany where he joined the Revier Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). After one season, Batherson played a further seven seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga league with Hamburg Crocodiles, SC Riessersee and Straubing Tigers before retiring in 2006. In his final season, he was a member of the Tigers' German Cup championship. He retired as the league's all-time scorer.[2]
Awardsedit
1993 - 1st Team All-Star, Kelly Division CIAU
2008 - added to Acadia Axemen Hockey Honour Roll[2]
2014 - inducted into Acadia University Sports Hall of Fame[2]
Referencesedit
^Garrioch, Bruce (November 16, 2018). "Sens' Batherson makes an impact in NHL debut". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ abcde"Norman Batherson". Acadia University Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^"Norm Batherson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^"Anna Batherson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^"Norm Batherson". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
External linksedit
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
December 18, 2023
norm, batherson, norman, batherson, born, march, 1969, canadian, former, professional, hockey, player, batherson, long, career, north, american, minor, leagues, european, leagues, also, member, 1993, acadia, axemen, canadian, university, hockey, champions, bor. Norman Batherson born March 27 1969 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player Batherson had a long career in the North American minor leagues and European leagues He was also a member of the 1993 Acadia Axemen Canadian University men s ice hockey champions Norm BathersonBorn 1969 03 27 March 27 1969 age 54 North Sydney Nova Scotia CanadaHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Weight195 lb 88 kg 13 st 13 lb PositionCentreShotLeftPlayed forThunder Bay Senators ColHL Prince Edward Island Senators AHL Portland Pirates AHL Fort Wayne Komets IHL Revier Lions DEL Playing career1994 2006 Contents 1 Personal biography 2 Career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPersonal biography editBatherson was born in North Sydney Nova Scotia He is the father of professional ice hockey player Drake Batherson 1 After ice hockey he his wife Deeann and children Drake and Anna returned to the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia Batherson works for the Nova Scotia Dept of Justice and was an assistant coach with St Francis Xavier University He currently lives in New Minas Nova Scotia 2 Batherson s brother in law is former professional ice hockey player Dennis Vial 3 His daughter Anna is a junior player in the Provincial Women s Hockey League with Kingston Ontario s Junior Ice Wolves 4 Career editBatherson played junior ice hockey with the Antigonish Bulldogs Belleville Bulls and the Medicine Hat Tigers from 1987 until 1990 Undrafted Batherson went to Acadia University where he played three years with the Acadia Axemen winning a Canadian University championship in 1993 and was 1st All Star in the Kelly Division of the CIAU Batherson turned professional in 1993 joining the Ottawa Senators organization playing for their affiliate Thunder Bay Senators of the Colonial Hockey League and the Prince Edward Island Senators of the American Hockey League AHL In 1994 Batherson joined the Washington Capitals organization and played for their Portland Pirates affiliate in the AHL from 1994 until 1998 with a stint with the Fort Wayne Komets in the 1997 98 season In 1996 Batherson was a member of their Calder Cup finalist team scoring 11 goals and 19 points in 24 playoff games In all Batherson played 259 games in the AHL scoring 65 goals and 111 assists 5 When he retired Batherson still held the Pirates franchise record for most short handed goals in a season with six 2 In 1998 he moved to Germany where he joined the Revier Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga DEL After one season Batherson played a further seven seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga league with Hamburg Crocodiles SC Riessersee and Straubing Tigers before retiring in 2006 In his final season he was a member of the Tigers German Cup championship He retired as the league s all time scorer 2 Awards edit1993 1st Team All Star Kelly Division CIAU 2008 added to Acadia Axemen Hockey Honour Roll 2 2014 inducted into Acadia University Sports Hall of Fame 2 References edit Garrioch Bruce November 16 2018 Sens Batherson makes an impact in NHL debut Ottawa Citizen Retrieved November 16 2018 a b c d e Norman Batherson Acadia University Hall of Fame Retrieved November 16 2018 Norm Batherson eliteprospects com Retrieved November 16 2018 Anna Batherson eliteprospects com Retrieved November 16 2018 Norm Batherson hockeydb com Retrieved November 16 2018 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norm Batherson amp oldid 1179378151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
