Al Nicholson
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| caption =
| position = Left wing
| played_for = Boston Bruins
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1936|04|26}}
| birth_place = Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1978|12|09|1936|04|26}}
| death_place =
| career_start = 1955
| career_end = 1972
}}
Allan Douglas Nicholson (April 26, 1936 – December 9, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, he played in 19 games for the Boston Bruins during the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons and recorded one assist. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1972, was mainly spent in the minor Western Hockey League.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1951–52
| Estevan Miners | SIHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1952–53 | SJHL | 40 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1953–54
| Humboldt Indians | SJHL | 47 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 59
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54 | Humboldt Indians | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954–55
| Humboldt Indians | SJHL | 38 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 52
| 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1954–55 | Humboldt Indians | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955–56
| NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1955–56 | AHL | 38 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1956–57 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 51
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957–58
| AHL | 61 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 38
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1958–59 | WHL | 69 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 78
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959–60
| Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 71 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1960–61 | WHL | 70 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 51
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62
| WHL | 70 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 8
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1962–63 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 4
| 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 1963–64
| San Francisco Seals | WHL | 69 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 31
| 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 37
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66
| San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 23
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67 | WHL | 72 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68
| San Diego Gulls | WHL | 72 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 23
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 74 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 49
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1969–70
| San Diego Gulls | WHL | 72 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 14
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 72 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 27
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1971–72
| San Diego Gulls | WHL | 72 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 26
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHL totals ! 993 !! 356 !! 474 !! 830 !! 417 ! 70 !! 23 !! 32 !! 55 !! 38 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 19 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Awards and achievements
- WHL Championship (1963, 1964)
External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=13842}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090304192602/http://www.losthockey.com/obit_main.cfm?letter=n Obituary at LostHockey.com]
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Hershey Bears players
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Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Category:San Diego Gulls (WHL) players
Category:San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
Category:Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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