21 Facts About Bernie Nicholls

Bernard Irvine Nicholls was born on June 24,1961 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who played over 1000 games in the National Hockey League.

Bernie Nicholls was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, 73rd overall.

Over his 17-year playing career, Bernie Nicholls played 1,127 games for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks, scoring 1,209 points.

Bernie Nicholls is one of only eight players in NHL history to score 70 goals in one season, and one of five to score 150 points.

Bernie Nicholls was born in Haliburton, Ontario, but grew up in West Guilford, Ontario.

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Bernie Nicholls scored 41 goals in 55 games as a rookie, and was recalled to the Kings on February 18,1982, to finish the season, where he had 32 points in 22 games.

Bernie Nicholls was a contributor in the playoffs as the Kings upset the Edmonton Oilers to reach the second round.

Bernie Nicholls scored hat tricks in three straight home games in that rookie season.

Bernie Nicholls continued to be a valuable offensive contributor over the two seasons and took over first-line centre duties when Dionne was traded in March 1987.

Bernie Nicholls scored a team-record 70 goals and added 80 assists for a total of 150 points.

Bernie Nicholls left the Kings as the franchise's fifth all-time leading scorer.

Bernie Nicholls joined the New York Rangers following the All-Star Game and while he did not keep up his torrid scoring pace, he did produce at over a point-a-game pace for New York.

Bernie Nicholls did not report to the Oilers for two full months because his wife was pregnant with twins and on bed rest.

When Bernie Nicholls did finally join the Oilers, he managed to produce despite the distractions of having his wife back in New York with his newborn children, and trade rumours suggesting he might not stay in Edmonton long.

Bernie Nicholls posted 49 points in 49 games with the Oilers and rediscovered his scoring touch posting 20 goals in those 49 games.

Bernie Nicholls saved his best production for the post season where he helped lead the Oilers to the Conference Final.

Bernie Nicholls was particularly effective in the first round where he posted five goals and 13 points in a six-game defeat of his former team, the Los Angeles Kings.

Bernie Nicholls adapted his game to become more of a defensive forward in the tight-checking system of then-Devils coach Jacques Lemaire.

When his contract expired, Bernie Nicholls signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he was allowed to take more offensive liberties.

Bernie Nicholls won a silver medal in the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships while playing for Canada.

Bernie Nicholls has three children with his former wife Heather, son Flynn and daughter McKenna who are twins and a son, Jack, who was born on November 25,1992, and died six days before his first birthday on November 19,1993.