Nick Bootland (born July 21, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He later served as the head coach and director of hockey operations of the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL, a position he has held from May 29, 2008. In August, 2022, it was announced that would be leaving to take the assistant coaching position with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. [1] His brother, Darryl, played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders.[2][3]
| Nick Bootland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Bootland with the Cleveland Barons in 2004 | |||
| Born |
July 21, 1978 Shelburne, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Hershey Bears Cleveland Barons | ||
| NHL draft |
220th overall, 1996 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2008 | ||
Bootland was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round (220th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 64 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 90 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1996–97 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 64 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 117 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 1997–98 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 64 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 128 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 110 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 60 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 54 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 114 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbus Stars | UHL | 34 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 76 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 76 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 133 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 75 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 100 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 73 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 329 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 475 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 45 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "About Nick". Kalamazoo Wings. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Shebest, Pam (30 October 2009). "K-Wings' Bootland brothers add new dynamic to relationship". mlive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Darryl Bootland". HockeyDB. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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