Nicholas Angell

Nicholas "Nick" Angell (born October 31, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey player who plays for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Early career==
Angell began his ice hockey career in Duluth, Minnesota, playing in youth leagues and eventually for Duluth East High School. During his senior year, Angell led the Duluth East Greyhound's in winning the 1998 Minnesota high school boys hockey tournament, where he was nominated for the Mr. Hockey award, which is given to Minnesota's most valuable high school hockey player. He was then recruited to play for the University of Minnesota in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, from 1998 to 2002, where he helped Minnesota in winning their fifth NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 2002.
==Professional career==
Angell began his professional career in 2002–03, playing several games with the Milwaukee Admirals, the Nashville Predators minor league affiliate in AHL. He then and spent the rest of the season with Rockford Icehogs in the IHL, totaling 16 points in 73 games.
The next season (2003–04), Angell moved to Europe after he was signed by IFK Arboga, in the Swedish tier two league. During the 2004-05 season, he played for the Frisk Tigers in the Norwegian elite league, before returning to the Swedish tier two league with Bofors IK, for the 2005-06 season. In 2006, he signed with the Swedish Elite League team Brynäs IF where he played for two seasons. In 2007, he signed a one-year contact with the 2007–08 Swedish Elite League Champions HV71, after playing a few for the Tampere Battle Axe, in Finland. Angell joined HV71 in October 2008, after briefly playing the beginning of the 2008–09 season with the Norwegian team Stavanger Oilers. Angell then moved to Germany to play for the Frankfurt Lions in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 
In 2008, Angell received 4 % of the votes in an Internet survey regarding the world's sportsman of the year. The survey conducted on the website of a Finland newspaper, Ilta-Sanomat. Angell finished fourth together with Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and ahead of Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.Results of an Internet survey
In 2010, Angell moved to the Kontinental Hockey League signing with Metallurg Novokuznetsk. With 18 points in 51 games, he ended up being the club's top-scoring defenceman, but as Metallurg lost all chances to make the playoffs, Nick was traded to Avangard Omsk just hours before the deadline on 31 January 2011.
==Awards==
* Minnesota State High School Hockey Champion, in 1998.
* NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Champion, in 2002.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1998–99 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	37 	1 	8 	9 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	37 	3 	6 	9 	42 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	38 	3 	5 	8 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	U. of Minnesota 	NCAA 	 	44 	4 	11 	15 	61 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Rockford Icehogs 	UHL 	 	73 	6 	10 	16 	92 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	8
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	IFK Arboga 	Swe-2 	 	41 	10 	14 	24 	125 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004–05 	Frisk Tigers 	GET 	 	41 	17 	15 	32 	131 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	0
2005–06 	Bofors IK 	Swe-2 	 	40 	18 	24 	42 	62 	 	10 	5 	2 	7 	8
2006–07 	Brynäs IF 	SEL 	 	49 	14 	13 	27 	62 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	35
2007–08 	Tappara 	SM-l 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007–08 	Brynäs IF 	SEL 	 	42 	6 	13 	19 	42 	 	10 	1 	3 	4 	12
2008–09 	Stavanger Oilers 	GET 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2008–09 	HV71 	SEL 	 	40 	4 	8 	12 	34 	 	18 	2 	5 	5 	16
2009–10 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 	 	56 	13 	14 	27 	74 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	6
SEL Totals 	SEL Totals 	SEL Totals 	 	131 	24 	34 	58 	138 	 	35 	4 	12 	16 	63
SM-liiga Totals 	SM-liiga Totals 	SM-liiga Totals 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Professional Career Totals	Professional Career Totals	Professional Career Totals	 	146 	24 	35 	59 	162 	 	35 	4 	12 	16 	63
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Statistics as of end of season 2008–09 
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:Brynäs IF players
Category:Frisk Asker Ishockey players
Category:HV71 players
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) players
Category:Stavanger Oilers players
Category:Tappara Tampere players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (UHL) players
Category:Bofors IK players
Category:Frankfurt Lions players
Category:Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
Category:Avangard Omsk players