# Eric Nickulas

Eric Nickulas (born March 25, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, and Chicago Blackhawks between 1999 and 2006.

## Biography

Nickulas was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.
Nickulas was drafted 99th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. In three years with Boston, he played mostly for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.
Nickulas scored his first NHL Goal on March 2, 2000, in Boston's 5-2 home loss Versus Montreal.
He also played for the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks before returning to Boston in 2005. In 2006. Nickulas moved to Germany, signing with the Hannover Scorpions. After two seasons with Hannover, he played for the ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Barnstable High School | HS-MA | 24 | 30 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Tabor Academy | HS-MA | 28 | 25 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Cushing Academy | HS-MA | 25 | 46 | 36 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 33 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 34 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 76 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 75 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 33 |
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 54 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 39 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 44 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 53 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 38 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 48 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 129 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 361 | 106 | 124 | 230 | 386 | 59 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 93 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 118 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |