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Ted Nolan

Theodore John Nolan (born April 7, 1958) is an Indigenous Canadian former professional hockey left winger, former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres and Latvia men's national ice hockey team. From July 2017 until May 2018 he was head coach of the Poland men's national ice hockey team. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also coached the New York Islanders, after serving as assistant coach for one season with the Hartford Whalers. On November 13, 2013, the Buffalo Sabres re-hired Nolan as interim head coach; he remained in the position until April 12, 2015.

Ted Nolan
Ted Nolan at the 2006 NHL awards
Born (1958-04-07) April 7, 1958 (age 65)
Garden River First Nation, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 78th overall, 1978
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1978–1986

Nolan has two sons who played in the NHL, Brandon Nolan, a Vancouver Canucks draft pick who last played for the AHL's Albany River Rats, and Jordan Nolan, who last played for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

He is a member of the Ojibwe tribe, a First Nations people.

Playing career Edit

As a player, he played left-wing for the Ontario Hockey Association's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, the Kansas City Red Wings of the Central Hockey League, and the Adirondack Red Wings, Rochester Americans and Baltimore Skipjacks of the American Hockey League. He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from early to mid-1980s.

Coaching career Edit

Ontario Hockey League Edit

Nolan became head coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1988, as a mid-season replacement and coached there until the end of the 1994 season. Nolan led the Greyhounds to the three consecutive Memorial Cup tournament berths, winning the Canadian national junior championship in 1993.

Buffalo Sabres, 1995–1997 Edit

Nolan was hired before the 1994–95 NHL season as an assistant coach by the Hartford Whalers for one season before accepting the position of head coach of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres where he had his greatest success. In his second season in Buffalo, he led the team to a strong regular season, culminating in the Northeast Division title. He was rewarded with the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach.

However his relationships with goaltender Dominik Hašek and general manager John Muckler were strained. The regular season success was all overshadowed by what took place during the playoffs. Tensions between Nolan and Hašek had been low for most of the season. However, Hašek abruptly left the game being scored upon in game three of the first-round against the Ottawa Senators, forcing backup Steve Shields to step in. Hašek claimed he felt his knee pop, and the team doctor pronounced him day-to-day. Buffalo News columnist Jim Kelley wrote a column that night for the next day's newspaper that detailed the day's events, which irked Hašek. After the Senators won game five, Hašek came out of the Sabres' training room and physically attacked Kelley, tearing his shirt. Despite issuing an apology, things went downhill afterwards. Shields starred as the Sabres rallied to win the series against Ottawa. But before the next series against the Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL announced that Hašek had been suspended for three games for the altercation with Kelley. Hašek was set to return in game four with the team down 3–0, but told the Sabres' coaching staff after the pregame skate that he felt a twinge in his knee and left the ice. Shields turned in another season-saving performance as Buffalo staved off the almost inevitable sweeping elimination with a win. Again before the fifth game, Hašek declared himself unfit to play and Buffalo lost 6–3, losing the series in five games.

Hašek, who sided with Muckler, stated in an interview during 1997 NHL Awards Ceremony that "it would be better for me if he (Nolan) did not return." But Hašek initially made his dislike for Nolan known first on a local radio station morning show, "Norton In The Morning" on 97 Rock WGRF-FM, Buffalo, NY a few days after the Sabres were eliminated from the playoffs during his (Hasek's) weekly call-in show. Audio of Hašek saying he would not return to the Sabres if Nolan was coach the following year was immediately[citation needed] picked up by every local news outlet, as well as all the major sports TV channels (ESPN, Fox). Hašek's comments went viral[citation needed] and became national news within just a few hours.

Muckler, fresh off of being voted the NHL's 1996–97 Executive of the Year, was the first casualty of this toxic situation and was fired prior to the 1997–98 season. New general manager Darcy Regier was given the option to choose his own coach. Rather than fire Nolan, whose two-year contract had just expired, Regier offered him a one-year extension, reportedly for $500,000. After such a successful 1996–97 season working with a "blue collar" team full of grinders and with only one star, Hašek, and receiving Coach of the Year honors, Nolan found the offer insulting and rejected it. Regier then pulled the contract off the table and did not offer another one, and named Lindy Ruff as the Sabres' new coach. This capped a bizarre situation in which the Sabres had parted with both their general manager and head coach, despite both being honored for the 1996–97 season as the best at their positions.

Post-Sabres career Edit

Following his departure from Buffalo, Nolan was offered NHL coaching jobs in 1997 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (head coach) and in 1998 by the New York Islanders (assistant coach). Nolan declined both offers. Nolan was not offered an NHL coaching job again until May 2006, a span of eight years, and speculation as to why ranged from outright racism to a perceived fear that Nolan is a "GM killer" based on his acrimonious working relationship with former boss Muckler.[1]

In 2003, Nolan was in talks to become the coach for the Toronto Toros of the new World Hockey Association, but it never got past talks, and the new WHA never formed. On 26 April 2005, he was hired as the coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, who would host the 2006 Memorial Cup.

On December 16, 2005, Nolan was the victim of racial harassment during a Wildcats road game against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Fans in the stands shouted racial slurs at him and directed gestures such as the "tomahawk chop" and shooting a bow and arrow towards him as he stood behind the Moncton bench. Fans continued to taunt Nolan outside the arena after the game as he boarded the team bus with his players. The incident, he said later, left him shaking with anger and humiliation. The fans' behavior was condemned both by the QMJHL commissioner and Saguenéens management, the latter of which issued a formal apology to Nolan. As a result of the events that transpired in Chicoutimi, he referred to the Saguenay Region as being the "Alabama" of the QMJHL. After, he also had criticized the Gatineau Olympiques organisation for putting the 'Tomahawk Chop' song, which he said was racist. Because of the incident, the QMJHL launched a new anti-discrimination policy that covers everyone involved with the circuit, from team and league officials, to players and fans.[2]

On December 25, 2005, it was reported that Nolan expressed interest in leaving Moncton to fill the New Jersey Devils coaching vacancy left by Larry Robinson. Despite this, the Devils never publicly mentioned Nolan as a potential replacement.

Nolan's Wildcats reached the Memorial Cup final only to lose to the Quebec Remparts coached by Patrick Roy on May 28, 2006.

Nolan travels widely during the summer, attending hockey camps in Northern Canada and working to inspire young native players to get an education and to pursue their dreams. Despite his hiring as head coach of the Isles, he still found time to attend a hockey camp in Whitehorse, Yukon in mid-July 2006.

New York Islanders, 2006–2008 Edit

When the New York Islanders fired head coach Steve Stirling in January 2006, team owner Charles Wang reportedly called Nolan to ask him to take over the team. Nolan said that he felt a sense of responsibility toward Moncton and would not leave them mid-season.

On June 8, 2006, Wang dismissed interim coach Brad Shaw and announced the hiring of Nolan as the new head coach. New York Post hockey columnist Larry Brooks quickly criticized Wang for hiring Nolan at the same time that he hired a new general manager, Neil Smith, rather than allow Smith to hire a coach who would report to him.[2] On July 18, Smith was fired as general manager and Garth Snow was named as his replacement.

In his first season with the Islanders in 2006–07, he led the team to a 92-point season and its first playoff berth since 2003–04. On April 20, 2007, Ted Nolan's 8th seeded Islanders fell in five games to his former team, the top-seeded Buffalo Sabres.

In his second season, Nolan led the Islanders to a record of 35–38–9 for 79 points. On November 3, 2007, Al Arbour returned at the request of Nolan, to coach his 1,500th game for the Islanders in a 3–2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On July 14, 2008, Newsday reported that Ted Nolan was dismissed as Islanders coach by Islanders GM Garth Snow.

Rochester Americans, 2009–2011 Edit

On July 2, 2009, Nolan agreed to a one-year contract with the Rochester Americans to become their Vice President of Hockey Operations. He remained with the team through 2011, when the team was sold to Terrence Pegula and the Americans' front office was integrated into that of the Sabres'.

Latvia men's national ice hockey team Edit

On August 3, 2011, Latvian Ice Hockey Federation announced that Nolan has agreed to become the head coach of Latvia men's national ice hockey team.[3][4] He coached Latvia at the 2012 and 2013 IIHF World Championships, with Latvia finishing 10th and 11th respectively. In 2013 Latvia qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics under Nolan's leadership.

At the Sochi Games, Latvia finished last in its group during the round robin. They then upset favoured Switzerland in the qualification playoffs 3–1. Advancing to the quarterfinals, Latvia lost a hard-fought match to defending Olympic champions Team Canada 2–1, being the last team to score against the Canadians who went on to shutout their next two opponents to defend their gold medal. It was Latvia's best-ever Olympic result as they finished eighth overall.[1]

Return to the Buffalo Sabres, 2013–2015 Edit

On November 13, 2013, Nolan was named the interim head coach by the Buffalo Sabres, following the firing of both head coach Ron Rolston (who had replaced the fired Lindy Ruff back on February 20, 2013) and general manager Darcy Regier (whose first move as GM had been to oust Nolan as Sabres head coach in 1997). Nolan was brought in by Pat LaFontaine, who also joined the team as president of hockey operations but left three months later.[1]

Despite a relatively poor on-ice record, Tim Murray, Regier's replacement as general manager, expressed interest in keeping Nolan as permanent head coach. Nolan signed a three-year contract extension on March 31, 2014. However, on April 12, 2015, Murray fired Nolan and his assistants, citing both a last place finish in the standings and a "decent" but not "great" working relationship with Nolan, whom Murray had not hired.[5]

Poland men's national ice hockey team Edit

Nolan started coaching the Polish national team in 2017. The team played in the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I A and were relegated to Division I B. He left his position as Poland's coach shortly thereafter.

Awards and achievements Edit

Ted Nolan's success in hockey didn't come easily to him. He had fought through poverty growing up on the Garden River reserve, in a small house that had no running hot water or electricity. He loved hockey as a kid so much that he would build fires around the well to free up the frozen pump, then he would carry the pail of water to his little rink.[6]

Ted Nolan was chosen as a role model in the national native alcohol drug and abuse program in 1986. Nolan was also chosen for the Kiwanis Citizen of the year in 1991, and is an active member of the Aboriginal community.[7]

Coaching statistics Edit

Note: Head coaching statistics only.

NHL Edit

Regular season Post season
Year Team G W L OTL/T Pts Finish G W L Result
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 72 5th Northeast Division Did not qualify
1996–97 Buffalo Sabres 82 40 30 12 92 1st Northeast Division 12 5 7 Lost in conference semi-finals
2006–07 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 92 4th Atlantic Division 5 1 4 Lost in conference quarter-finals
2007–08 New York Islanders 81 34 38 9 79 5th Atlantic Division Did not qualify
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres 62 17 36 9 43 8th Atlantic Division Did not qualify
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 54 8th Atlantic Division Did not qualify
NHL Totals 472 188 227 57 433 17 6 11

Junior leagues Edit

Regular season Post season
Year Team League G W L OTL/T Pts Finish G W L Result
1989–90 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 18 42 6 42 7th Emms Division Did not qualify
1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 42 21 3 87 1st Emms Division 14 12 2 Won J. Ross Robertson Cup
1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 41 19 6 88 1st Emms Division 19 12 7 Won J. Ross Robertson Cup
1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 38 23 5 81 1st Emms Division 14 9 5 Won the Memorial Cup
1993–94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 35 24 7 71 2nd Emms Division 14 10 4 Lost in semi-finals
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 70 52 15 3 107 1st Eastern Division 21 16 5 Won President's Cup

 Denotes championship season

Career statistics Edit

Regular season and playoffs Edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Kenora Thistles MJHL 51 24 32 56 86
1976–77 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 60 8 16 24 109
1977–78 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 66 14 30 44 106
1978–79 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 73 12 38 50 66 4 1 2 3 0
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 75 16 24 40 106 5 0 1 1 0
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 76 22 28 50 86 18 6 10 16 11
1981–82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39 12 18 30 81
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 4 13 17 45
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 78 24 40 64 106 6 2 5 7 14
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 31 10 16 26 76 7 2 3 5 18
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 1 2 3 26
1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 65 28 34 62 152 5 4 0 4 18
1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 4 4 8 19
1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 1 1 2 34
AHL Totals 374 116 164 280 626 41 14 19 33 61
NHL Totals 78 6 16 22 105

Philanthropy Edit

In 2004, Nolan founded The Ted Nolan Foundation, which awards an annual scholarship in honor of his mother, the Rose Nolan Memorial scholarship. This scholarship awards $5,000 to female First Nations students who achieve their education and accomplish their sport goals while maintaining strong community involvement. In 2013, Nolan and his two sons created the 3|NOLANS First Nation Hockey School as a way to offer a hockey skills camp to youth, while at the same time teaching the value of living an active healthy lifestyle. This 5-day hockey camp is for both girls and boys between the ages of 7–15 years old, and was developed to help First Nation youth develop their hockey skills while teaching First Nation youth across the country to be positive role models within their communities.[10]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Shoalts, David (3 March 2014). "Shoalts: Nolan's future is uncertain in the wake of LaFontaine's departure". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ ISLE HANDLE IT 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, New York Post June 11, 2006
  3. ^ "LHF apstiprina Latvijas izlases vecāko treneri". Latvian Ice Hoceky Federation. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-03. (in Latvian)
  4. ^ The Canadian Press (3 August 2011). "Former Jack Adams winner Ted Nolan hired to coach Latvian national team". NHL.com. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Sabres fire coach Nolan after 23-win season".
  6. ^ MacGregor, Roy (8 December 2007). "Persevering Ted Nolan is making a difference - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ^ "Ted Nolan". Indspire. 20 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Ted Nolan". Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001–2008. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  9. ^ "Indspire Laureates". Indspire. from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  10. ^ "Ted Nolan – Three Nolans".

External links Edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Theodore John Nolan born April 7 1958 is an Indigenous Canadian former professional hockey left winger former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres and Latvia men s national ice hockey team From July 2017 until May 2018 he was head coach of the Poland men s national ice hockey team He played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins He also coached the New York Islanders after serving as assistant coach for one season with the Hartford Whalers On November 13 2013 the Buffalo Sabres re hired Nolan as interim head coach he remained in the position until April 12 2015 Ted NolanTed Nolan at the 2006 NHL awardsBorn 1958 04 07 April 7 1958 age 65 Garden River First Nation Ontario CanadaHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight185 lb 84 kg 13 st 3 lb PositionLeft WingShotLeftPlayed forDetroit Red WingsPittsburgh PenguinsNHL Draft78th overall 1978Detroit Red WingsPlaying career1978 1986Nolan has two sons who played in the NHL Brandon Nolan a Vancouver Canucks draft pick who last played for the AHL s Albany River Rats and Jordan Nolan who last played for the AHL s Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins He is a member of the Ojibwe tribe a First Nations people Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 2 1 Ontario Hockey League 2 2 Buffalo Sabres 1995 1997 2 3 Post Sabres career 2 4 New York Islanders 2006 2008 2 5 Rochester Americans 2009 2011 2 6 Latvia men s national ice hockey team 2 7 Return to the Buffalo Sabres 2013 2015 2 8 Poland men s national ice hockey team 3 Awards and achievements 3 1 Coaching statistics 3 2 NHL 3 3 Junior leagues 4 Career statistics 4 1 Regular season and playoffs 5 Philanthropy 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlaying career EditAs a player he played left wing for the Ontario Hockey Association s Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds the Kansas City Red Wings of the Central Hockey League and the Adirondack Red Wings Rochester Americans and Baltimore Skipjacks of the American Hockey League He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from early to mid 1980s Coaching career EditOntario Hockey League Edit Nolan became head coach of the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds in 1988 as a mid season replacement and coached there until the end of the 1994 season Nolan led the Greyhounds to the three consecutive Memorial Cup tournament berths winning the Canadian national junior championship in 1993 Buffalo Sabres 1995 1997 Edit Nolan was hired before the 1994 95 NHL season as an assistant coach by the Hartford Whalers for one season before accepting the position of head coach of the NHL s Buffalo Sabres where he had his greatest success In his second season in Buffalo he led the team to a strong regular season culminating in the Northeast Division title He was rewarded with the Jack Adams Award as the league s top coach However his relationships with goaltender Dominik Hasek and general manager John Muckler were strained The regular season success was all overshadowed by what took place during the playoffs Tensions between Nolan and Hasek had been low for most of the season However Hasek abruptly left the game being scored upon in game three of the first round against the Ottawa Senators forcing backup Steve Shields to step in Hasek claimed he felt his knee pop and the team doctor pronounced him day to day Buffalo News columnist Jim Kelley wrote a column that night for the next day s newspaper that detailed the day s events which irked Hasek After the Senators won game five Hasek came out of the Sabres training room and physically attacked Kelley tearing his shirt Despite issuing an apology things went downhill afterwards Shields starred as the Sabres rallied to win the series against Ottawa But before the next series against the Philadelphia Flyers the NHL announced that Hasek had been suspended for three games for the altercation with Kelley Hasek was set to return in game four with the team down 3 0 but told the Sabres coaching staff after the pregame skate that he felt a twinge in his knee and left the ice Shields turned in another season saving performance as Buffalo staved off the almost inevitable sweeping elimination with a win Again before the fifth game Hasek declared himself unfit to play and Buffalo lost 6 3 losing the series in five games Hasek who sided with Muckler stated in an interview during 1997 NHL Awards Ceremony that it would be better for me if he Nolan did not return But Hasek initially made his dislike for Nolan known first on a local radio station morning show Norton In The Morning on 97 Rock WGRF FM Buffalo NY a few days after the Sabres were eliminated from the playoffs during his Hasek s weekly call in show Audio of Hasek saying he would not return to the Sabres if Nolan was coach the following year was immediately citation needed picked up by every local news outlet as well as all the major sports TV channels ESPN Fox Hasek s comments went viral citation needed and became national news within just a few hours Muckler fresh off of being voted the NHL s 1996 97 Executive of the Year was the first casualty of this toxic situation and was fired prior to the 1997 98 season New general manager Darcy Regier was given the option to choose his own coach Rather than fire Nolan whose two year contract had just expired Regier offered him a one year extension reportedly for 500 000 After such a successful 1996 97 season working with a blue collar team full of grinders and with only one star Hasek and receiving Coach of the Year honors Nolan found the offer insulting and rejected it 1 Regier then pulled the contract off the table and did not offer another one and named Lindy Ruff as the Sabres new coach This capped a bizarre situation in which the Sabres had parted with both their general manager and head coach despite both being honored for the 1996 97 season as the best at their positions Post Sabres career Edit Following his departure from Buffalo Nolan was offered NHL coaching jobs in 1997 by the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach and in 1998 by the New York Islanders assistant coach Nolan declined both offers Nolan was not offered an NHL coaching job again until May 2006 a span of eight years and speculation as to why ranged from outright racism to a perceived fear that Nolan is a GM killer based on his acrimonious working relationship with former boss Muckler 1 In 2003 Nolan was in talks to become the coach for the Toronto Toros of the new World Hockey Association but it never got past talks and the new WHA never formed On 26 April 2005 he was hired as the coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League who would host the 2006 Memorial Cup On December 16 2005 Nolan was the victim of racial harassment during a Wildcats road game against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens Fans in the stands shouted racial slurs at him and directed gestures such as the tomahawk chop and shooting a bow and arrow towards him as he stood behind the Moncton bench Fans continued to taunt Nolan outside the arena after the game as he boarded the team bus with his players The incident he said later left him shaking with anger and humiliation The fans behavior was condemned both by the QMJHL commissioner and Sagueneens management the latter of which issued a formal apology to Nolan As a result of the events that transpired in Chicoutimi he referred to the Saguenay Region as being the Alabama of the QMJHL After he also had criticized the Gatineau Olympiques organisation for putting the Tomahawk Chop song which he said was racist Because of the incident the QMJHL launched a new anti discrimination policy that covers everyone involved with the circuit from team and league officials to players and fans 2 On December 25 2005 it was reported that Nolan expressed interest in leaving Moncton to fill the New Jersey Devils coaching vacancy left by Larry Robinson Despite this the Devils never publicly mentioned Nolan as a potential replacement Nolan s Wildcats reached the Memorial Cup final only to lose to the Quebec Remparts coached by Patrick Roy on May 28 2006 Nolan travels widely during the summer attending hockey camps in Northern Canada and working to inspire young native players to get an education and to pursue their dreams Despite his hiring as head coach of the Isles he still found time to attend a hockey camp in Whitehorse Yukon in mid July 2006 New York Islanders 2006 2008 Edit When the New York Islanders fired head coach Steve Stirling in January 2006 team owner Charles Wang reportedly called Nolan to ask him to take over the team Nolan said that he felt a sense of responsibility toward Moncton and would not leave them mid season On June 8 2006 Wang dismissed interim coach Brad Shaw and announced the hiring of Nolan as the new head coach New York Post hockey columnist Larry Brooks quickly criticized Wang for hiring Nolan at the same time that he hired a new general manager Neil Smith rather than allow Smith to hire a coach who would report to him 2 On July 18 Smith was fired as general manager and Garth Snow was named as his replacement In his first season with the Islanders in 2006 07 he led the team to a 92 point season and its first playoff berth since 2003 04 On April 20 2007 Ted Nolan s 8th seeded Islanders fell in five games to his former team the top seeded Buffalo Sabres In his second season Nolan led the Islanders to a record of 35 38 9 for 79 points On November 3 2007 Al Arbour returned at the request of Nolan to coach his 1 500th game for the Islanders in a 3 2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins On July 14 2008 Newsday reported that Ted Nolan was dismissed as Islanders coach by Islanders GM Garth Snow Rochester Americans 2009 2011 Edit On July 2 2009 Nolan agreed to a one year contract with the Rochester Americans to become their Vice President of Hockey Operations He remained with the team through 2011 when the team was sold to Terrence Pegula and the Americans front office was integrated into that of the Sabres Latvia men s national ice hockey team Edit On August 3 2011 Latvian Ice Hockey Federation announced that Nolan has agreed to become the head coach of Latvia men s national ice hockey team 3 4 He coached Latvia at the 2012 and 2013 IIHF World Championships with Latvia finishing 10th and 11th respectively In 2013 Latvia qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics under Nolan s leadership At the Sochi Games Latvia finished last in its group during the round robin They then upset favoured Switzerland in the qualification playoffs 3 1 Advancing to the quarterfinals Latvia lost a hard fought match to defending Olympic champions Team Canada 2 1 being the last team to score against the Canadians who went on to shutout their next two opponents to defend their gold medal It was Latvia s best ever Olympic result as they finished eighth overall 1 Return to the Buffalo Sabres 2013 2015 Edit On November 13 2013 Nolan was named the interim head coach by the Buffalo Sabres following the firing of both head coach Ron Rolston who had replaced the fired Lindy Ruff back on February 20 2013 and general manager Darcy Regier whose first move as GM had been to oust Nolan as Sabres head coach in 1997 Nolan was brought in by Pat LaFontaine who also joined the team as president of hockey operations but left three months later 1 Despite a relatively poor on ice record Tim Murray Regier s replacement as general manager expressed interest in keeping Nolan as permanent head coach Nolan signed a three year contract extension on March 31 2014 However on April 12 2015 Murray fired Nolan and his assistants citing both a last place finish in the standings and a decent but not great working relationship with Nolan whom Murray had not hired 5 Poland men s national ice hockey team Edit Nolan started coaching the Polish national team in 2017 The team played in the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I A and were relegated to Division I B He left his position as Poland s coach shortly thereafter Awards and achievements EditTed Nolan s success in hockey didn t come easily to him He had fought through poverty growing up on the Garden River reserve in a small house that had no running hot water or electricity He loved hockey as a kid so much that he would build fires around the well to free up the frozen pump then he would carry the pail of water to his little rink 6 Ted Nolan was chosen as a role model in the national native alcohol drug and abuse program in 1986 Nolan was also chosen for the Kiwanis Citizen of the year in 1991 and is an active member of the Aboriginal community 7 1996 97 Jack Adams Award Winner 8 1994 National Aboriginal Achievement Award now the Indspire Awards 9 Coaching statistics Edit Note Head coaching statistics only NHL Edit Regular season Post seasonYear Team G W L OTL T Pts Finish G W L Result1995 96 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 72 5th Northeast Division Did not qualify1996 97 Buffalo Sabres 82 40 30 12 92 1st Northeast Division 12 5 7 Lost in conference semi finals2006 07 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 92 4th Atlantic Division 5 1 4 Lost in conference quarter finals2007 08 New York Islanders 81 34 38 9 79 5th Atlantic Division Did not qualify2013 14 Buffalo Sabres 62 17 36 9 43 8th Atlantic Division Did not qualify2014 15 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 54 8th Atlantic Division Did not qualifyNHL Totals 472 188 227 57 433 17 6 11Junior leagues Edit Regular season Post seasonYear Team League G W L OTL T Pts Finish G W L Result1989 90 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 18 42 6 42 7th Emms Division Did not qualify1990 91 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 42 21 3 87 1st Emms Division 14 12 2 Won J Ross Robertson Cup1991 92 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 41 19 6 88 1st Emms Division 19 12 7 Won J Ross Robertson Cup1992 93 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 38 23 5 81 1st Emms Division 14 9 5 Won the Memorial Cup1993 94 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 35 24 7 71 2nd Emms Division 14 10 4 Lost in semi finals2005 06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 70 52 15 3 107 1st Eastern Division 21 16 5 Won President s Cup Denotes championship seasonCareer statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1975 76 Kenora Thistles MJHL 51 24 32 56 86 1976 77 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 60 8 16 24 109 1977 78 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 66 14 30 44 106 1978 79 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 73 12 38 50 66 4 1 2 3 01979 80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 75 16 24 40 106 5 0 1 1 01980 81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 76 22 28 50 86 18 6 10 16 111981 82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39 12 18 30 81 1981 82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 4 13 17 45 1982 83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 78 24 40 64 106 6 2 5 7 141983 84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 31 10 16 26 76 7 2 3 5 181983 84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 1 2 3 26 1984 85 Rochester Americans AHL 65 28 34 62 152 5 4 0 4 181985 86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 4 4 8 19 1985 86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 1 1 2 34 AHL Totals 374 116 164 280 626 41 14 19 33 61NHL Totals 78 6 16 22 105 Philanthropy EditThis section contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 2004 Nolan founded The Ted Nolan Foundation which awards an annual scholarship in honor of his mother the Rose Nolan Memorial scholarship This scholarship awards 5 000 to female First Nations students who achieve their education and accomplish their sport goals while maintaining strong community involvement In 2013 Nolan and his two sons created the 3 NOLANS First Nation Hockey School as a way to offer a hockey skills camp to youth while at the same time teaching the value of living an active healthy lifestyle This 5 day hockey camp is for both girls and boys between the ages of 7 15 years old and was developed to help First Nation youth develop their hockey skills while teaching First Nation youth across the country to be positive role models within their communities 10 See also EditNotable Aboriginal people of CanadaReferences Edit a b c Shoalts David 3 March 2014 Shoalts Nolan s future is uncertain in the wake of LaFontaine s departure The Globe and Mail Retrieved 13 April 2015 ISLE HANDLE IT Archived 2006 06 15 at the Wayback Machine New York Post June 11 2006 LHF apstiprina Latvijas izlases vecako treneri Latvian Ice Hoceky Federation 2011 08 03 Retrieved 2011 08 03 in Latvian The Canadian Press 3 August 2011 Former Jack Adams winner Ted Nolan hired to coach Latvian national team NHL com Retrieved 5 August 2011 Sabres fire coach Nolan after 23 win season MacGregor Roy 8 December 2007 Persevering Ted Nolan is making a difference The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Ted Nolan Indspire 20 November 2014 Legends of Hockey NHL Player Search Player Ted Nolan Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 2008 Retrieved 2009 10 03 Indspire Laureates Indspire Archived from the original on 2016 03 23 Retrieved 2016 07 17 Ted Nolan Three Nolans External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Nolan amp oldid 1169736647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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