| Played for | Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks Hannover Scorpions ERC Ingolstadt |
|---|---|
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 195 |
| Birth date | March 25, 1975 (age 51) |
| Birth place | Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Draft (1994) | 99th overall |
| Draft team | Boston Bruins |
| Career start | 1997 |
| Career end | 2009 |
Eric Nickulas (born March 25, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, and Chicago Blackhawks between 1999 and 2006.
Biography
Nickulas was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.[1]
Nickulas was drafted 99th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1994 NHL entry draft.[citation needed] In three years with Boston, he played mostly for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.
Nickulas scored his first NHL Goal on March 2, 2000, in Boston's 5-2 home loss Versus Montreal.
He also played for the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks before returning to Boston in 2005.[citation needed] In 2006. Nickulas moved to Germany, signing with the Hannover Scorpions. After two seasons with Hannover, he played for the ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.[citation needed]
On September 12, 2025, Nickulas was arrested and charged by Barnstable Police with one count of electronic enticement of a child. He entered a plea of not guilty. [1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Barnstable High School | HS-MA | 24 | 30 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tabor Academy | HS-MA | 28 | 25 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Cushing Academy | HS-MA | 25 | 46 | 36 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 33 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 34 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 76 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 75 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 33 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 54 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 39 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 44 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 53 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 38 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 48 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 129 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 361 | 106 | 124 | 230 | 386 | 59 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 93 | ||||
| NHL totals | 118 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.