Nathan Lawson (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Nathan Lawson

| image = 20160124 VIC vs EHL 8558 (Nathan Lawson).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Lawson with the Vienna Capitals in 2016

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|29}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 191

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = Liiga

| team = HPK

| former_teams = New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Dornbirner EC
Vienna Capitals

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2007

| career_end =

}}

Nathan Lawson (born September 29, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, Lawson is currently playing with HPK in the Finnish top-flight Liiga. Lawson has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Lawson started his career as a hockey player at the Olds Grizzlys, where he was active from 2001 to 2004 in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three years at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and played in parallel for their hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association play. In the 2007–08 season the goalkeeper made his debut in professional hockey, initially for the Phoenix RoadRunners and then for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.

From the 2008–09 season through 2010–11, Lawson was goaltender for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliate of the New York Islanders of the NHL. Lawson made his NHL debut with the Islanders on December 18, 2010, in a 4–3 shootout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes, and played a total of ten games for the Islanders in the 2010–11 season.

On July 5, 2011, Lawson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. He spent the season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing 57 games and recording five shutouts. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa on July 16, 2012.{{cite press release |publisher=Ottawa Senators |date=July 16, 2012 |title=Bulletin: Senators sign goaltender Nathan Lawson to a one-year, two-way contract |url=http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637983 |accessdate=July 16, 2012}}

On October 2, 2014, Lawson as a free agent ventured abroad to sign an initial try-out contract with Austrian club, Dornbirner EC of the EBEL.{{cite web| url = http://www.ecdornbirn.com/ | title = Dornbirn sign Nathan Lawson on try-out basis | publisher = Dornbirner EC | date = 2014-10-02 | accessdate = 2014-10-02}} Lawson secured the starting position with the Bulldogs, and appeared in 37 games in the 2014–15 season, recording 19 wins.

On May 30, 2015, Lawson opted to continue in the EBEL, signing a one-year contract with fellow Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals.{{cite web| url = http://www.vienna-capitals.at/newsdetails/items/nathan-lawson-huetet-kuenftig-das-caps-tor.html | title = Nathan Lawson future keeper for the Caps | publisher = Vienna Capitals | date = 2015-05-30 | accessdate = 2015-05-30 | language = German}} He made 44 EBEL appearances for the Vienna team during the 2015–16 season. He left the club after the season to move to Finland, where he penned a deal with HPK of the country's top-tier Liiga.{{Cite web|url = http://www.hpk.fi/hpkn-ensi-kauden-joukkue/|title = HPK:n ensi kauden joukkue|website = HPK| date=April 29, 2016 |access-date = 2016-05-01}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="10" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
2002–03 \| Olds Grizzlys \| AJHL \| 56 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2003–04 \| Olds Grizzlys \| AJHL \| 54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05 \| University of Alaska Anchorage \| WCHA \| 27	7	15	3	—	1482	82	1	3.32	.914 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2005–06 \| University of Alaska Anchorage \| WCHA \| 21	4	11	3	—	1063	61	1	3.44	.908 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07 \| University of Alaska Anchorage \| WCHA \| 27	10	15	2	—	1523	77	0	3.03	.893 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Phoenix Roadrunners \| ECHL \| 5	3	2	—	0	279	14	1	3.01	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08 \| Utah Grizzlies \| ECHL \| 24	14	7	—	1	1390	67	1	2.89	.906 \| 10	5	4	543	26	2	2.87	.905
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008–09 \| Utah Grizzlies \| ECHL \| 3	2	0	—	0	158	6	0	2.28	.918 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09 \| Bridgeport Sound Tigers \| AHL \| 31	19	9	—	2	1723	62	2	2.16	.927 \| 2	0	2	123	8	0	3.89	.833
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Bridgeport Sound Tigers \| AHL \| 36	16	16	—	3	2121	89	1	2.52	.922 \| 1	0	0	46	2	0	2.63	.938
2010–11 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 10	1	4	—	2	384	26	0	4.06	.893 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2010–11 \| Bridgeport Sound Tigers \| AHL \| 16	6	5	—	4	953	46	0	2.90	.913 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12 \| Hamilton Bulldogs \| AHL \| 44	19	17	—	4	2402	103	5	2.57	.914 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Binghamton Senators \| AHL \| 23	12	6	—	2	1258	46	2	2.19	.938 \| 3	0	3	165	8	0	2.60	.905
2012–13 \| Elmira Jackals \| ECHL \| 1	1	0	—	0	60	2	0	2.00	.941 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Binghamton Senators \| AHL \| 30	15	8	—	1	1571	80	0	3.05	.908 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| Ottawa Senators \| NHL \| 1	0	0	—	0	12	2	0	10.00	.800 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Dornbirner EC \| EBEL \| 37	19	15	—	0	2044	98	1	2.88	.920 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Vienna Capitals \| EBEL \| 40	—	—	—	—	2336	88	0	2.26	.924 \| 4	1	3	271	11	0	2.43	.917
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 11 !! 1 !! 4 !! — !! 0 !! 396 !! 28 !! 0 !! 4.24 !! .889 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

! Ref.

All-WCHA Rookie Team

| 2004–05

AHL All-Rookie Team

| 2008–09

|{{cite web| url = http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5076 | title = Nathan Lawson profile |work=The Hockey News| date = 2010-10-02 | accessdate = 2010-10-02}}