Position Goaltender Name Nathan Lawson Salary 650,000 USD (2014) Playing career Weight 90 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.88 m Catches Left Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born September 29, 1983 (age 40)
Calgary, AB, CAN ( 1983-09-29 ) EBEL team
Former teams Vienna Capitals
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Dornbirner EC Education University of Alaska Anchorage Number 29 (Ottawa Senators / Goaltender), 52 (Binghamton Senators / Goaltender) Similar People Bryan Murray, Paul MacLean, Dave Cameron, Luke Richardson, Jacques Martin | ||
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Nathan Lawson (born September 29, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Lawson is currently playing with HPK in the Finnish top-flight Liiga.
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Lawson was previously a member of the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders organizations. Undrafted, Lawson has spent the bulk of his career in minor professional leagues, but has played in the NHL with the Islanders and the Senators.
Playing career
Lawson started his career as a hockey player at the Olds Grizzlys, where he was active from 2001-04 in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three years at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and played in parallel for their hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association play. In the 2007-08 season the goalkeeper made his debut in professional hockey, initially for the Phoenix RoadRunners and then for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.
From the 2008-09 season through 2010–11, Lawson was goaltender for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliate of the New York Islanders of the NHL. Lawson made his NHL debut with the Islanders on December 18, 2010 in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes, and played a total of ten games for the Islanders in the 2010–11 season.
On July 5, 2011, Lawson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. He spent the season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing 57 games and recording five shutouts. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa on July 16, 2012.
On October 2, 2014, Lawson as a free agent ventured abroad to sign an initial try-out contract with Austrian club, Dornbirner EC of the EBEL. Lawson secured the starting position with the Bulldogs, and appeared in 37 games in the 2014–15 season, recording 19 wins.
On May 30, 2015, Lawson opted to continue in the EBEL, signing a one-year contract with fellow Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals. He made 44 EBEL appearances for the Vienna team during the 2015–16 season. He left the club after the season to move to Finland, where he penned a deal with HPK of the country's top-tier Liiga.