Scott Nichol

Scott B. Nichol (born December 31, 1974) is a professional ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Nichol was drafted in the 11th round, 272nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Nichol has represented the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, and San Jose Sharks during his NHL career. During the NHL lockout season of 2004–05, Nichol played for the London Racers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, scoring 28 points in 24 games.
On December 21, 2006, Nichol made headlines when he blindsided Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jaroslav Spacek with a punch to the head, after he thought Spacek made a dirty hit on him. The act earned Nichol a 9-game suspension.
On December 3, 2007, he was suspended for five games for cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Patrice Brisebois in the back of the head in a game December 1. Nichol was declared a repeat offender under the terms of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Nichol signed a one-year deal, US$750,000 deal with the San Jose Sharks on July 15, 2009.
On March 4, 2010, Nichol was injured when Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre hit him on a late and dangerous hit, leaving him with a Upper Body injury for at least seven days
On June 20, 2011, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Nichol, and fellow teammate Jamal Mayers, would not be resigned for the 2011-2012 season. 
On July 5, 2011, Nichol signed a one year contract with the St. Louis Blues. 
==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
1992–93 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		67 	33 	31 	64 	146 		16 	8 	8 	16 	41
1993–94 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		65 	40 	53 	93 	144 		10 	3 	8 	11 	16
1994–95 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		71 	11 	16 	27 	136 		5 	0 	3 	3 	14
1995–96 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		62 	14 	17 	31 	170 		19 	7 	6 	13 	36
1995–96 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		68 	22 	21 	43 	133 		10 	2 	1 	3 	26
1997–98 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		35 	13 	7 	20 	113 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		52 	13 	20 	33 	120 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		37 	7 	11 	18 	141 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		67 	7 	24 	31 	198 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		60 	8 	9 	17 	107 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		68 	5 	5 	10 	149 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		75 	7 	11 	18 	145 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	London Racers 	EIHL 		24 	9 	19 	28 	102 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		34 	3 	3 	6 	79 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2006–07 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		59 	7 	6 	13 	79 		5 	0 	0 	0 	17
2007–08 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		73 	10 	8 	18 	72 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		43 	4 	6 	10 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		79 	4 	15 	19 	72 		15 	1 	1 	2 	17
2010–11 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		56 	4 	3 	7 	50 		15 	0 	0 	0 	26
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		552 	52 	66 	118 	808 		40 	1 	1 	2 	62
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1974
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