Bates Battaglia

Jonathan "Bates" Battaglia (born December 13, 1975) is an American professional ice hockey left winger, and is currently playing with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Battaglia was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the sixth round (132nd overall selection) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Growing up, Bates played hockey in Park Ridge, Illinois, under Coach Tom Godwin. He played on the three-time NCAA National Championship Lake Superior State University Lakers from 1994–1997.
On March 18, 1997, Battaglia was traded by the Mighty Ducks to the Hartford Whalers for Mark Janssens. He made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season with the Beast of New Haven of the AHL before making his NHL debut with the Carolina Hurricanes in their inaugural season. Battaglia established himself as a NHL regular with the Hurricanes, enjoying his most successful period as a third of the BBC line (Brind'Amour, Battaglia, Cole) during their 2001–2002 Stanley Cup run. 
On March 11, 2003, Battaglia was traded by the Hurricanes to the Colorado Avalanche for Radim Vrbata. His tenure was short as he was traded at the start of the 2003–04 season by the Avalanche, along with Jonas Johansson to the Washington Capitals for Steve Konowalchuk. 
During the 2004 NHL lockout, Bates Battaglia joined his younger brother Anthony on the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL for the 2004–05 season on February 21, 2005. 
On October 2, 2005, Battaglia was signed by the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League to a one-year deal. The following season, Battaglia signed as a free agent to parent club the Toronto Maple Leafs to a one-year contract on July 2, 2006. Battaglia re-signed as a free agent with the Leafs to a two-year contract on July 2, 2007. 
On December 13, 2007, Battaglia was assigned to the Toronto Marlies on a conditioning stint, however he was left in the minors for the duration of the season. Battaglia was again assigned to the Marlies at the start of the 2008–09 season and posted a respectable 51 points in 59 games for the Marlies.
A free agent in the 2009–10 season, Battaglia signed with AHL team Syracuse Crunch on November 11, 2009. After 29 games with the Crunch, Bates left the club after signing a contract for the rest of the season with Finnish team Jokerit of the SM-Liiga as an injury replacement on January 28, 2010. 
On December 8, 2010, Battaglia signed a 25-game professional try-out contract with the AHL's Rochester Americans. After contributing only 3 points in 20 games with the Amerks, Battaglia was released and signed with Lausitzer Füchse of the German 2nd Bundesliga. Battaglia's brief stay with Füchse was limited to 2 games due to injury and on March 16, 2011, he returned to North America and signed to again join his brother, Anthony, at the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League.
==Awards==
*1995–96 CCHA Best Defensive Forward
==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
1992–93 	Team Illinois 	MEHL 		60 	42 	42 	84 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Caledon Canadians 	MetJHL 		44 	15 	33 	48 	104 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		38 	6 	15 	21 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		40 	13 	22 	35 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		38 	12 	27 	39 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		48 	15 	21 	36 	48 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		33 	2 	4 	6 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		60 	7 	11 	18 	22 		6 	0 	3 	3 	8
1999–00 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		77 	16 	18 	34 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		80 	12 	15 	27 	76 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
2001–02 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		82 	21 	25 	46 	44 		23 	5 	9 	14 	14
2002–03 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		70 	5 	14 	19 	90 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		13 	1 	5 	6 	10 		7 	0 	2 	2 	4
2003–04 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		66 	4 	6 	10 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Mississippi Sea Wolves 	ECHL 		25 	6 	11 	17 	24 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
2005–06 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		79 	20 	47 	67 	86 		5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		82 	12 	19 	31 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		56 	12 	14 	26 	42 		19 	6 	2 	8 	28
2008–09 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		59 	17 	34 	51 	55 		6 	2 	3 	5 	4
2009–10 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		29 	6 	16 	22 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Jokerit 	SM-l 		17 	1 	0 	1 	12 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2010–11 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		20 	1 	2 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Lausitzer Füchse 	2.GBun 		2 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Tulsa Oilers 	CHL 		6 	1 	3 	4 	4 		10 	5 	2 	7 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		580 	80 	118 	198 	385 		42 	5 	16 	21 	28
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995 	United States 	WJC 	7 	3	2	5 	2
1998 	United States 	WC 	6 	1	1	2 	6
2004 	United States 	WC 	9 	2	2	4 	14
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	3	2	5 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	15	3	3	6 	20
==Personal life==
Battaglia lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, the home of his former team, the Carolina Hurricanes. He owns a neighborhood bar called "Lucky B's Around The Corner," located in the heart of Raleigh's Glenwood South District. He is the grandson of Chicago Outfit loanshark and muscle man, Sam Battaglia.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1975
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Beast of New Haven players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Jokerit players
Category:Lake Superior State Lakers players
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim draft picks
Category:Mississippi Sea Wolves players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (CHL) players
Category:Washington Capitals players