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Bernie Nicholls

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1961 in Haliburton, Ontario

Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round (73rd overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 14 18 32 2 27 5 8 1 1 63 22.2
1982-83 21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 28 22 50 -23 124 16 12 0 3 171 16.4
1983-84 22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 41 54 95 -21 83 29 8 4 2 255 16.1
1984-85 23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 46 54 100 -4 76 31 15 0 6 329 14.0
1985-86 24 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 36 61 97 -5 78 22 10 4 0 281 12.8
1986-87 25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 33 48 81 -16 101 22 10 1 2 227 14.5
1987-88 26 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 32 46 78 2 114 17 8 7 1 236 13.6
1988-89 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 70 80 150 30 96 41 21 8 6 385 18.2
1989-90 28 2 Teams NHL 79 39 73 112 -9 86 24 15 0 1 287 13.6
1989-90 28 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 27 48 75 -6 66 19 8 0 1 172 15.7
1989-90 28 New York Rangers NHL 32 12 25 37 -3 20 5 7 0 0 115 10.4
1990-91 29 New York Rangers NHL 71 25 48 73 5 96 17 8 0 2 163 15.3
1991-92 30 2 Teams NHL 50 20 29 49 4 60 13 7 0 2 117 17.1
1991-92 30 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1991-92 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 49 20 29 49 5 60 13 7 0 2 115 17.4
1992-93 31 2 Teams NHL 69 13 47 60 -13 80 8 5 0 1 132 9.8
1992-93 31 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 8 32 40 -16 40 4 4 0 1 86 9.3
1992-93 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 23 5 15 20 3 40 4 1 0 0 46 10.9
1993-94 32 New Jersey Devils NHL 61 19 27 46 24 86 16 3 0 1 142 13.4
1994-95 33 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48 22 29 51 4 32 9 11 2 5 114 19.3
1995-96 34 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59 19 41 60 11 60 13 6 0 2 100 19.0
1996-97 35 San Jose Sharks NHL 65 12 33 45 -21 63 9 2 1 0 137 8.8
1997-98 36 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 6 22 28 -4 26 3 3 0 0 81 7.4
1998-99 37 San Jose Sharks NHL 10 0 2 2 -4 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 110 11:01
Career 18 Seasons NHL 1127 475 734 1209 -38 1292 295 152 28 35 3231 14.7 110 11:01

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1981-82 20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 0.64 0.82 1.45 0.57 0.09 1.23 2.86 11 14 25 10 38 14 29 7 2
1982-83 21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 0.39 0.31 0.70 0.30 -0.32 1.75 2.41 24 19 43 18 68 24 83 16 -23
1983-84 22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 0.53 0.69 1.22 0.47 -0.27 1.06 3.27 35 46 81 32 123 37 136 29 -21
1984-85 23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 0.58 0.68 1.25 0.49 -0.05 0.95 4.11 40 47 87 35 153 68 89 0 -4
1985-86 24 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 0.45 0.76 1.21 0.46 -0.06 0.98 3.51 30 52 82 31 140 49 114 18 -5
1986-87 25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 0.41 0.60 1.01 0.38 -0.20 1.26 2.84 31 45 76 29 115 47 86 2 -16
1987-88 26 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 0.49 0.71 1.20 0.46 0.03 1.75 3.63 29 42 71 27 125 53 102 32 2
1988-89 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 0.89 1.01 1.90 0.76 0.38 1.22 4.87 64 73 137 55 194 63 139 38 30
1989-90 28 2 Teams NHL 79 0.49 0.92 1.42 0.52 -0.11 1.09 3.63 36 67 103 38 152 70 104 13 -9
1989-90 28 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 0.57 1.02 1.60 0.58 -0.13 1.40 3.66 25 44 69 26 96 35 75 8 -6
1989-90 28 New York Rangers NHL 32 0.38 0.78 1.16 0.42 -0.09 0.63 3.59 11 23 34 12 56 35 29 5 -3
1990-91 29 New York Rangers NHL 71 0.35 0.68 1.03 0.38 0.07 1.35 2.30 25 47 72 26 121 50 67 1 5
1991-92 30 2 Teams NHL 50 0.40 0.58 0.98 0.38 0.08 1.20 2.34 19 28 47 18 70 25 42 1 4
1991-92 30 New York Rangers NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.00 0.00 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1
1991-92 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 49 0.41 0.59 1.00 0.38 0.10 1.22 2.35 19 28 47 18 69 25 40 1 5
1992-93 31 2 Teams NHL 69 0.19 0.68 0.87 0.29 -0.19 1.16 1.91 11 41 52 17 89 40 65 3 -13
1992-93 31 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 0.17 0.70 0.87 0.29 -0.35 0.87 1.87 7 28 35 11 56 28 46 2 -16
1992-93 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 23 0.22 0.65 0.87 0.30 0.13 1.74 2.00 4 13 17 6 33 12 19 1 3
1993-94 32 New Jersey Devils NHL 61 0.31 0.44 0.75 0.29 0.39 1.41 2.33 19 26 45 17 66 17 45 20 24
1994-95 33 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48 0.46 0.60 1.06 0.42 0.08 0.67 2.38 43 57 100 39 74 39 41 10 4
1995-96 34 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59 0.32 0.69 1.02 0.36 0.19 1.02 1.69 20 42 62 22 88 36 50 9 11
1996-97 35 San Jose Sharks NHL 65 0.18 0.51 0.69 0.25 -0.32 0.97 2.11 13 37 50 17 60 19 90 28 -21
1997-98 36 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 0.10 0.37 0.47 0.16 -0.07 0.43 1.35 7 27 34 11 42 12 43 9 -4
1998-99 37 San Jose Sharks NHL 10 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.05 -0.40 0.40 1.10 0 2 2 1 3 2 5 0 -4
Career 18 Seasons NHL 1127 0.42 0.65 1.07 0.41 -0.03 1.15 2.87 457 712 1169 443 1721 665 1330 236 -38

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 4 0 4 23 4 0 0 1
1984-85 23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 1 1 2 -2 9 1 0 0 0 15 6.7
1986-87 25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 2 5 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 16 12.5
1987-88 26 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 2 6 8 -3 11 1 1 0 0 22 9.1
1988-89 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 7 9 16 -2 12 4 3 0 1 50 14.0
1989-90 28 New York Rangers NHL 10 7 5 12 1 16 4 3 0 0 30 23.3
1990-91 29 New York Rangers NHL 5 4 3 7 0 8 4 0 0 1 24 16.7
1991-92 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 8 11 19 2 25 4 4 0 1 32 25.0
1992-93 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 5 0 0 0 -5 6 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1993-94 32 New Jersey Devils NHL 16 4 9 13 3 28 1 2 1 0 37 10.8
1994-95 33 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 16 1 11 12 0 8 0 1 0 0 28 3.6
1995-96 34 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 2 7 9 3 4 1 1 0 0 11 18.2
1997-98 36 San Jose Sharks NHL 6 0 5 5 -2 8 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
Career 13 Seasons NHL 118 42 72 114 -4 164 25 16 1 4 274 13.9

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 17 North York Rangers OPJHL 50 40 62 102 60
1978-79 17 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 2 0 1 1 0
1979-80 18 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 68 36 43 79 85
1980-81 19 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 65 63 89 152 109
1981-82 20 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 55 41 30 71 31
1984-85 23 Canada WEC-A 10 0 2 2 12
Career 1 Season AHL 55 41 30 71 31
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 135 99 133 232 194
Career 1 Season OPJHL 50 40 62 102 60
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 0 2 2 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 18 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 3 1 0 1 10
1980-81 19 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 14 8 10 18 17
Career 2 Seasons OMJHL 17 9 10 19 27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1984 NHL
1989 NHL
1990 NHL

Games Played

1984-85 NHL 80 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1986-87 NHL 80 (3)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)

Goals

1984-85 NHL 46 (10)
1988-89 NHL 70 (2)
Career NHL 475 (48)

Assists

1988-89 NHL 80 (5)
1989-90 NHL 73 (6)
Career NHL 734 (43)

Points

1988-89 NHL 150 (4)
1989-90 NHL 112 (6)
Career NHL 1209 (43)

Goals Created

1988-89 NHL 60.2 (3)
1989-90 NHL 40.9 (9)
Career NHL 458.8 (42)

Even Strength Goals

1988-89 NHL 41 (2)
Career NHL 295 (53)

Power Play Goals

1984-85 NHL 15 (7)
1988-89 NHL 21 (4)
1994-95 NHL 11 (6)
Career NHL 152 (39)

Short-Handed Goals

1983-84 NHL 4 (8)
1985-86 NHL 4 (8)
1987-88 NHL 7 (3)
1988-89 NHL 8 (3)
Career NHL 28 (24)

Game-Winning Goals

1994-95 NHL 5 (7)

Shots

1984-85 NHL 329 (4)
1985-86 NHL 281 (9)
1988-89 NHL 385 (2)
Career NHL 3231 (57)

Goals Per Game

1988-89 NHL 0.89 (2)
Career NHL 0.42 (76)

Assists Per Game

1988-89 NHL 1.01 (6)
1989-90 NHL 0.92 (6)
Career NHL 0.65 (35)

Points Per Game

1988-89 NHL 1.90 (4)
1989-90 NHL 1.42 (6)
Career NHL 1.07 (30)

Goals Created Per Game

1988-89 NHL 0.76 (3)
1989-90 NHL 0.52 (10)
Career NHL 0.41 (44)

Adjusted Goals

1984-85 NHL 40 (10)
1988-89 NHL 64 (2)
Career NHL 457 (64)

Adjusted Assists

1988-89 NHL 73 (5)
1989-90 NHL 67 (6)
Career NHL 712 (56)

Adjusted Points

1988-89 NHL 137 (4)
1989-90 NHL 103 (6)
Career NHL 1169 (59)

Adjusted Goals Created

1988-89 NHL 54.8 (3)
1989-90 NHL 37.9 (9)
Career NHL 443.4 (56)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1988-89 NHL 194 (4)
Career NHL 1721 (48)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1984-85 NHL 68 (1)
 1989-90 NHL 70 (6)
1994-95 NHL 39 (5)
Career NHL 665 (41)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1988-89 NHL 139 (9)
Career NHL 1330 (57)
    

Transactions

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January 20, 1990: Traded to NY Rangers by Los Angeles for Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato, January 20, 1990.

October 4, 1991: Traded to Edmonton by NY Rangers with Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk for Mark Messier and future considerations (Jeff Beukeboom for David Shaw, November 12, 1991), October 4, 1991.

January 13, 1993: Traded to New Jersey by Edmonton for Zdeno Ciger and Kevin Todd, January 13, 1993.

July 14, 1994: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, July 14, 1994.

August 5, 1996: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, August 5, 1996.

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