Eric Nystrom Eric Nystrom ( born February 14 , 1983 ) is an American ice hockey left winger for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was a first round selection by the Flames , 10th overall , in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft . In addition to the Flames , Nystrom was a member of the Minnesota Wild before joining the Stars . He played four seasons of college hockey with the Michigan Wolverines before turning pro in 2005 . He is the son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom . Early life . His father Bob , born in Sweden but grew up in Western Canada , was an NHL player for the New York Islanders at the time , and won four consecutive Stanley Cup s between 1980 and 1983 . Nystrom , who is Jewish , attended high school at Portledge School in Locust Valley , New York . He has an older sister , Marissa . Nystrom grew up playing several sports , including soccer and baseball , and only seriously considered a hockey career in his mid - teens . While Eric was regarded as an NHL prospect himself , his father encouraged him to seek an education first , which the younger Nystrom did upon earning a scholarship to play for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 2000 . He spent four years at Michigan where he earned a degree in Liberal Arts . Playing career . Nystrom established a gritty , hard working style similar to his father ' s which helped earn him an invite to play with the US National Development Program ( USDP ) . He played 55 games for USDP in the North American Hockey League in 1999 – 2000 , scoring seven goals and 23 points . He split the 2000 – 01 season with the national under - 18 program and the junior team in the United States Hockey League , also representing the United States at the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships . He later represented the United States at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . He moved onto the University of Michigan , earning a place on the Central Collegiate Hockey Association All - Rookie team in 2002 after scoring 18 goals and 31 points . On the strength of that season , the Calgary Flames selected him with their first pick , 10th overall , at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft . Before turning professional , Nystrom completed his final three seasons of college eligibility , finishing with 111 points in 160 career games , and serving as the Wolverines ' captain in his senior year of 2004 – 05 . Upon turning professional in 2005 , Nystrom was assigned to the Omaha Ak - Sar - Ben Knights of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . He was quickly recalled by the Flames at the start of the 2005 – 06 season , and made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche on October 10 , 2005 . He played two games with the Flames before being returned to the AHL to complete the season . Nystrom missed most of the 2006 – 07 after suffering a tear in his right shoulder during a pre - season game . He attempted to rehab the injury and then play , before opting on surgery . The injury limited Nystrom to just 12 regular season games for Omaha , but he returned in time to play five playoff games for the Knights . Nystrom split the 2007 – 08 season between the Calgary and the Quad City Flames . He appeared in 44 regular season games for Calgary , and scored his first NHL goal on October 30 , 2007 against the Nashville Predators . He scored a career high four points , two goals and two assists , in the Flames final game of the regular season , a 7 – 1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks . While with Quad City , he famously performed an on - ice striptease that mimicked the one performed by the character Ned Braden in the movie " Slap Shot " as part of a team jersey auction . The event raised $ 30 , 000 for charity . Following the season , he signed a two - year contract extension with the Flames . Nystrom played his first full NHL season with the Flames in 2008 – 09 , playing in 76 games and scoring five goals , three of them game winning goals . He added a fourth game winning goal in the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks . He more than doubled his career high in 2009 – 10 , scoring 11 goals despite struggling through a groin injury for a large part of the season . He was invited to play with the American team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship s . Following the season , Nystrom chose to leave Calgary as a free agent , signing a three - year , $ 4 . 2 million contract with the Minnesota Wild . On September 30 , 2011 , Nystrom tripped the Edmonton Oilers defenceman , Taylor Fedun , skates first , into the boards when retrieving a puck to force an icing call . Fedun suffered a complex fracture to his right femur , ending his drive to make the Oiler ' s roster opening night and most likely his season . Fedun ' s injury has prompted the further debate on no - touch icing in the National Hockey League . Off the ice . While with the Flames , he served as a player ambassador for the " Reading . . . Give it a Shot ! " program and visited local schools as part of the team ' s campaign to increase literacy amongst students .