Born	January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15) (age 29), Yellow Grass, SK, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Right
KHL team (P) Cur. team F. teams	HC CSKA Moscow Houston Aeros (AHL) NHL San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft	166th overall, 2000 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2003 – present

Nolan Schaefer (born January 15, 1980 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Personal life 3 Awards 4 Career statistics 5 Trivia 6 Personal 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Playing career

Schaefer began a four-year tenure with Providence College, beginning in 1999–00. He played in 99 games total with Providence and recorded a school record 2,848 saves. He enjoyed his most successful season as a Friar in 2000–01 when he posted 15 wins, leading PC to the NCAA Tournament and was named to the All-American Second Team.

Following his freshman year with Providence, Schaefer was selected by the San Jose Sharks in fifth round (166th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft on June 24, 2000. He followed in his brother Peter Schaefer's footsteps and became the second person from Yellow Grass to be drafted and play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Schaefer signed a contract with San Jose on August 19, 2003, and spent three seasons playing with the Sharks' AHL affiliate Cleveland Barons (The Barons moved to Worcester, Massachusetts and changed the team name to the Sharks in 2006). On August 15, 2005, he was re-signed to a one-year contract as a restricted free agent by San Jose.

Schaefer made his first NHL appearance with the Sharks by being called up to replace the injured Vesa Toskala on October 26, 2005. He played 7 games in total that season, recording 5 wins. During that stint, Schaefer was the first Sharks goaltender to earn a win in a shootout, which had been implemented in the NHL, beginning that season in 2005–06. Schaefer subsequently bounced back and forth between San Jose and Cleveland serving as the Sharks' third string goaltender.

On February 27, 2007, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2007 late-round draft pick. On July 3, 2007, Schaefer signed with the Minnesota Wild as a free agent. On 05 August 2009 left Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL) and signed for Kontinental Hockey League club HC CSKA Moscow.

[edit] Personal life

Schaefer runs the website unmasklyme.com, which he uses to increase the awareness of lyme disease, which his wife currently suffers from.

While playing for Providence College, Schaefer was a studio art major and graduated in 2003.

[edit] Awards

• 2000-01 HE First All-Star Team
• 2000-01 NCAA East Second All-American Team
• 2007-08 AHL Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	Min	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	Min	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1999–00	Providence College	HE		14	6	5	1	-	778	42	0	3.24	.904		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000–01	Provdience College	HE		25	15	8	2	-	1529	63	3	2.47	.915		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2001–02	Providence College	HE		35	11	18	5	-	2062	113	0	3.29	.905		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2002–03	Providence College	HE		25	13	8	2	-	1440	71	0	2.96	.909		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2003–04	Fresno Falcons	ECHL		12	5	5	0	-	654	34	1	3.12	.910		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2003–04	Cleveland Barons	AHL		27	14	9	3	-	1592	62	2	2.34	.925		9	4	5	573	24	0	2.51	.927
2004–05	Cleveland Barons	AHL		43	17	23	1	-	2417	110	3	2.73	.907		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2005–06	Cleveland Barons	AHL		36	12	21	-	2	2059	118	2	3.44	.887		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2005–06	San Jose Sharks	NHL		7	5	1	-	0	352	11	1	1.87	.920		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		16	5	8	-	3	921	43	0	2.80	.878		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		3	0	3	-	0	162	10	0	2.70	.897		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		15	9	5	-	0	804	30	1	2.24	.914		11	5	6	699	32	0	2.75	.908
2007–08	Houston Aeros	AHL		34	19	12	-	1	1980	68	6	2.06	.924		2	0	2	117	4	0	2.05	.934
NHL Totals				7	5	1	-	0	352	11	1	1.87	.920		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
AHL Totals				174	76	81	4	6	9936	441	14	2.66	.908		22	9	13	1389	60	0	2.59	.919

[edit] Trivia

• Schaefer was featured as an answer on the January 11, 2006 episode of Jeopardy: “Nolan Schaefer of Yellow Grass, Sask., and Glenn Olson of Port McNeil, B.C., play this sport for the Cleveland Barons”.
• While playing a minor hockey league game, Nolan successfully completed a "change on the fly" with his teams other goaltender while play was heading up ice.

[edit] Personal

 Nolan is the younger brother of Peter Schaefer, a left winger with the Providence Bruins. 

[edit] See also

• List of family relations in the National Hockey League

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nolan Schaefer's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database