ShotLeft Height1.85 m PositionCenterman RoleIce hockey player ParentsTed Nolan
NameBrandon Nolan Career start2003 Playing career2003–2008 Weight86 kg
BornJuly 18, 1983 (age 32)
St. Catharines, ON, CAN (1983-07-18) Played forNHL
Carolina Hurricanes NHL Draft72nd overall, 2001
New Jersey Devils
111th overall, 2003
Vancouver Canucks Similar PeopleTed Nolan, Jordan Nolan, Eric Staal, Bill Peters
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Darren (Brandon) Nolan (born July 18, 1983) is a retired ice hockey centre, who last played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is the son of former NHL player and NHL coach Ted Nolan. His brother Jordan Nolan plays for the Los Angeles Kings.
Nolan was called up from the Albany River Rats on December 21, 2007 due to Hurricanes forward Chad LaRose being placed on injured reserve. In his first NHL game versus Tampa Bay, Nolan earned his first NHL point with an assist on an Andrew Ladd goal in the first period. On December 28, he was reassigned back to the River Rats. Since that time, he has been sent back to Albany and recalled multiple times to fill in roster spots on the Hurricanes as injuries have been taking their toll on the team.
Nolan missed the entire 2008-09 season with a concussion, and has been subsequently released from the Carolina Hurricanes.
Post career
Since his retirement from hockey Nolan has been involved in charity and other work:
advisor for community and client relations with Ishkonigan Incorporated, an alternative dispute resolution firm in Akwesasne, Ontario
hockey scout with the Rochester Americans
Research analyst with the Assembly of First Nations
co-founder and director of business development with 3NOLANS, a First Nations hockey school
vice-president of Ted Nolan Foundation based in Garden River, Ontario
Nolan attended Durham College and graduated with an advanced diploma in Business Administration and Marketing.