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Canada Bernie Nicholls
#9 San Jose Sharks / NHL - 98/99
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jun 24, 1961
Position
C
Age
63
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
West Guilford, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Haliburton Huskies
Status
Retired
Drafted
1980 round 4 #73 overall by Los Angeles Kings

The longtime L.A. King totaled 1,209 points over his 18-year career. Nicholls reached the 100-point plateau 3 times, including 1989 when he set career highs with 70 goals and 80 assists in 79 games. The 3x All-Star scored at least a point-per-game in 12 seasons.

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Bernie Nicholls Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Woodstock Navy Vets SWJBHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 North York Rangers OPJAHL 50* 40* 62* 102* 60* -* |
Kingston Canadians OMJHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1979-80 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 68* 36* 43* 79* 85* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 10 -
1980-81 Kingston Canadians OHL 65* 63* 89* 152* 109* -* | Playoffs 14 8 10 18 17 -
1981-82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22* 14* 18* 32* 27* 2* | Playoffs 10 4 0 4 23 -
New Haven Nighthawks AHL 55* 41* 30* 71* 31* -* |
1982-83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71* 28* 22* 50* 124* -23* |
1983-84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78* 41* 54* 95* 83* -21* |
1984-85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 46* 54* 100* 76* -4* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 9 -
Canada WC 10* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |
1985-86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 36* 61* 97* 78* -5* |
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 33* 48* 81* 101* -16* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 6 -
1987-88 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 65* 32* 46* 78* 114* 2* | Playoffs 5 2 6 8 11 -3
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79* 70* 80* 150* 96* 30* | Playoffs 11 7 9 16 12 -2
1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47* 27* 48* 75* 66* -6* |
New York Rangers NHL 32* 12* 25* 37* 20* -3* | Playoffs 10 7 5 12 16 1
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 71* 25* 48* 73* 96* 5* | Playoffs 5 4 3 7 8 0
1991-92 New York Rangers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 49* 20* 29* 49* 60* 5* | Playoffs 16 8 11 19 25 2
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46* 8* 32* 40* 40* -16* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 23* 5* 15* 20* 40* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -5
1993-94 New Jersey Devils NHL 61* 19* 27* 46* 86* 24* | Playoffs 16 4 9 13 28 3
1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48* 22* 29* 51* 32* 4* | Playoffs 16 1 11 12 8 0
1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59* 19* 41* 60* 60* 11* | Playoffs 10 2 7 9 4 3
1996-97 San Jose Sharks NHL 65* 12* 33* 45* 63* -21* |
1997-98 San Jose Sharks NHL 60* 6* 22* 28* 26* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 8 -2
1998-99 San Jose Sharks NHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 4* -4* |

Bernie Nicholls Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 55* 41* 30* 71* 1.29* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 127* 475* 734* 1 209* 1.07* 1 292* -38* | 13 118 42 * 72 * 114 * 0.97 * 164 * -3 *
OHL (OMJHL) 3 135* 99* 133* 232* 1.72* 194* -* | 2 17 9 * 10 * 19 * 1.12 * 27 * - *
OPJAHL (OJAHL) 1 50* 40* 62* 102* 2.04* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SWJBHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 0* 2* 2* 0.20* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernie Nicholls Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kingston Frontenacs

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Career transactions
- 1991-10-04 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Louie DeBrusk & Steven Rice for Mark Messier