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Dallas Stars re-assign Nolan Baumgartner to Moose

February 27, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced they have received defenceman Nolan Baumgartner on re-assignment from the NHL's Dallas Stars. In return, the Stars will receive future considerations.

Baumgartner, 31, has appeared in 56 games so far this season with the AHL's Iowa Stars. In that time, the Calgary, AB native has scored five goals and 13 assists for 18 points and 47 penalty minutes. Baumgartner returns to the Moose where he served as the team's captain during the 2004-05 season and scored the first-ever goal at the MTS Centre back on Nov. 17/04. In 192 career games with the Moose from 2002 to 2005, Baumgartner has scored 23 goals and 82 assists for 105 points and 234 penalty minutes. He was named the team's top defenceman in 2003 and 2005. Overall, he has played in 625 career games in the American Hockey League since 1996 where he's collected 63 goals and 225 assists for 288 points and 666 penalty minutes with Iowa, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Manitoba, Norfolk, and Portland. He has appeared in two AHL All-Star Classics in his career - 2005 with Manitoba and as a starter in 2007 while with Philadelphia.

Baumgartner has also played in 131 career NHL games with Dallas, the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Washington. In that time, he's scored six goals and 39 assists for 45 points and 67 penalty minutes. His most productive season was in 2005-06 when he played in 70 games with the Canucks and scored five goals and 29 assists for 34 points and 30 penalty minutes. Baumgartner was originally drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

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