Nick Schultz (ice hockey player)

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Nick Schultz (ice hockey player)
Date of birth August 25, 1982
place of birth Strasbourg , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 94 kg
position defender
number # 55
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2000 , 2nd round, 33rd position
Minnesota Wild
Career stations
1998-2001 Prince Albert Raiders
2001–2012 Minnesota Wild
2004-2005 Kassel Huskies
2012-2014 Edmonton Oilers
2014 Columbus Blue Jackets
2014-2017 Philadelphia Flyers

Nicholas Andrew "Nick" Schultz (born August 25, 1982 in Strasbourg , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1098 games for the Minnesota Wild , Edmonton Oilers , Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia in the course of his active career between 1998 and 2017 Flyers has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Schultz celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team, winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2007 World Championships .

Career

The 1.83 m tall defender began his professional career with the Prince Albert Raiders in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League , before he was selected in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft in 33rd position in the second round of the Minnesota Wild .

The left-handed shooter was first used by the Wild with the Cleveland Lumberjacks , a farm team in the International Hockey League , but the defender quickly made the leap into the NHL roster of the Saint Paul franchise . In 2003 the Canadian was part of the Western Conference team in the NHL YoungStars Game , and he spent the lockout in the 2004/05 season with the Kassel Huskies in the German Ice Hockey League .

After the 2006/07 NHL season , Schultz was set up as a free agent , hoping to be able to sign a long-term contract with the Minnesota Wild. After this failed, the Canadian finally signed a one-year contract worth 1.85 million US dollars , which has now been extended to six years.

On February 27, 2012, the Minnesota Wild transferred him to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Tom Gilbert . Two years later, on March 5, 2014, the Oilers traded him for a five-round suffrage from the Columbus Blue Jackets . In Columbus, however, Schultz only stayed three months, since he signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in July 2014 . With the Flyers, the defender completed his 1000th game in the NHL in the 2015/16 season.

After the 2016/17 season, the Flyers did not extend his expiring contract, so that Schultz has been looking for a new employer as a free agent since then .

International

With the Canadian national team , Nick Schultz was ice hockey world champion in 2004 and 2007 , and he also played in the 2006 World Cup . Since the team rotated at the 2007 World Cup when awarding the office of assistant captain , Schultz was allowed to wear the "A" in the final against Finland .

For the juniors, the left-handed shooter played the U20 World Championships in 2001 and 2002 , where Team Canada won the bronze and silver medals.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1998/99 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 58 5 18th 23 37 14th 0 7th 7th 0
1999/00 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 11 33 44 38 6th 0 3 3 2
2000/01 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 59 17th 30th 47 120 - - - - -
2000/01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 4th 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 0
2001/02 Minnesota Wild NHL 52 4th 6th 10 14th - - - - -
2001/02 Houston Eros AHL - - - - - 14th 1 5 6th 2
2002/03 Minnesota Wild NHL 75 3 7th 10 23 18th 0 1 1 10
2003/04 Minnesota Wild NHL 79 6th 10 16 16 - - - - -
2004/05 Kassel Huskies DEL 46 7th 15th 22nd 26th - - - - -
2005/06 Minnesota Wild NHL 79 2 12 14th 43 - - - - -
2006/07 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 2 10 12 42 5 0 1 1 0
2007/08 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 2 13 15th 42 1 0 0 0 0
2008/09 Minnesota Wild NHL 79 2 9 11 31 - - - - -
2009/10 Minnesota Wild NHL 80 1 19th 20th 43 - - - - -
2010/11 Minnesota Wild NHL 74 3 14th 17th 38 - - - - -
2011/12 Minnesota Wild NHL 62 1 2 3 30th - - - - -
2011/12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20th 0 4th 4th 10 - - - - -
2012/13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 1 8th 9 24 - - - - -
2013/14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 0 4th 4th 24 - - - - -
2013/14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 1 1 4th 2 0 0 0 0
2014/15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 2 13 15th 47 - - - - -
2015/16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81 1 9 10 42 6th 0 0 0 2
2016/17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 0 4th 4th 10 - - - - -
WHL overall 189 33 81 114 195 20th 0 10 10 2
NHL overall 1066 30th 145 175 483 32 0 2 2 12

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 Canada U20 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 0 0 0 2
2002 Canada U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 0 2 2 4th
2004 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 0 1 1 0
2006 Canada WM 4th Place 9 0 2 2 6th
2007 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 0 0 0 2
Juniors overall 14th 0 2 2 6th
Men overall 27 0 3 3 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Private

Schultz grew up with his family in Strasbourg in the province of Saskatchewan. He has two older brothers, one of whom Kris Schultz also played professional ice hockey, but only in the minor leagues Central Hockey League and United Hockey League . Her cousin Jesse Schultz , however, made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks in the 2005/06 season . Nick Schultz is married and has a son since October 2007.

Web links

Commons : Nick Schultz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jonathan Willis: Edmonton Oilers trade defender Nick Schultz to Columbus Blue Jackets . March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Schultz, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schultz, Nicholas Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg (Saskatchewan) , Canada