Owen Nolan Owen Liam Nolan ( born February 12 , 1972 in Belfast , Northern Ireland ) is a Canadian professional hockey player who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He also played for the Quebec Nordiques , Colorado Avalanche , San Jose Sharks , Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes . He was raised in Thorold , Ontario , Canada . Nolan is a prototypical power forward , and as such has struggled with injuries throughout his career . He was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft , and played with them until 9 games into the 1995 - 1996 season ( this was the first season the team played in Colorado as the " Avalanche " ) , when he was traded to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh . During his tenure with the Sharks he was named captain , and registered his best career year in 1999 - 00 , finishing with 84 points , and tied for second in the NHL with 44 goals . Nolan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs just before the NHL trade deadline in 2003 , for players Alyn McCauley and Brad Boyes , and Toronto ' s 1st round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . However his performance in Toronto was disappointing , he suffered from a series of injuries and never played at the same level as he had in San Jose . Nolan has been chosen as an NHL all - star in 1991 - 92 , 1995 - 96 , 1996 - 97 , 1999 - 00 , 2001 - 02 . In the 1997 National Hockey League All - Star Game , playing in front of his home crowd in San Jose , he performed a ' Called Shot ' , pointing to the top corner of the net during a breakaway and promptly scoring there against Dominik Hasek , to complete his hat trick . Nolan later admitted that he didn ' t actually call his shot , he was asking Hasek to give him a break after 2 earlier breakways that Hasek stopped . Nolan broke new ground in contract negotiations , having a clause put in that stated if the 2004 - 05 NHL season was cancelled , then he would gain a player option for an additional year in 2005 - 2006 . However , with the NHL CBA in place , this option became a topic of debate . With the new NHL salary cap , the Maple Leafs deemed Nolan ' s salary too high , and refuse to recognize Nolan as under contract . Nolan argued that the option was valid , that he would play , and be paid , for the Toronto Maple Leafs , and that he deserved to be paid during the 2004 - 2005 NHL lockout due to injury . The Maple Leafs , who deemed Nolan as healthy just after the lockout , claimed that the injury was incurred off the ice and refused to pay Nolan ' s desired $ 12 million . The case went to an arbitrator . This case was settled in late 2006 , however , the terms of the agreement by Leafs management and Nolan was not disclosed . In 2005 - 2006 , Nolan took time off for his injured knees to heal , training in San Jose at Logitech Ice . Before the playoff push , Nolan indicated that several teams ( including San Jose ) wanted to sign him , but he decided not to play because he wanted to be at 100 % , both because he did not want to become reinjured and because he felt he owed his team that . Later years . In the summer of 2006 , during free agency , Nolan contemplated joining many teams before signing a one year , US $ 1 million contract with the Phoenix Coyotes . He scored 16 goals to go with 24 assists during his only year in Phoenix before becoming a free agent once again . On July 2 , 2007 , Nolan signed with the Calgary Flames . He was named alternate captain before the season began . On October 22 , 2007 , Nolan played his 1000th game . On January 30 , 2008 , Nolan had his 11th career hatrick and first hat - trick since 1999 in a 5 - 4 victory over former team the San Jose Sharks . He was honored as the games first star as his hatrick included a short handed goal and the game winner , and Nolan also had a decisive victory in a second - period scrap with Mike Grier . On April 13 , 2008 , Nolan scored the game winning goal in game 3 of the first round of the 2008 NHL Playoffs against his former team San Jose Sharks . It was his first playoff goal since 2002 , when he was a member of the Sharks and his 19th playoff goal of his 18 year career . On July 6 , 2008 , Nolan signed a two - year , $ 5 . 5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild . On March 10 , 2009 , Nolan scored his 400th ( and 401st ) goal of his NHL career with the Minnesota Wild against the San Jose Sharks . A free agent prior to the 2010 – 11 season , and with the intention of continuing his NHL career , Nolan was unable to secure a NHL contract . With the beginning of the season underway , in order to garner interest and keep in game condition , Nolan signed a one - month contract with Swiss team , ZSC Lions of the National League A , on October 20 , 2010 .