The life of an NHL player is a tumultuous one, with all the praise and glory there are tough times. NHLHS NHL correspondent Bill Kellett talks with Nolan Baumgartner, of the Manitoba Moose, about handling the pressure of being a professional hockey player and other life questions.
There comes a time in the careers of every player when they have to face reality in the eye. Not everyone will be as effective at 35 as they were at 25 and not all players have any clue what the future holds for them after they have hung up their skates for the last time.
Nolan Baumgartner is not one of those players.
Over his more than 15-year pro career, Baumgartner has endured many skeptics to his play. He was a former first round pick of the Washington Capitals way back in 1994, picked ahead of the likes of Jeff Friesen, Mattias Ohlund and Ethan Moreau, all of which have had long NHL careers. But sometimes a career is not measured on the amount of games you played at the NHL level, but what you have ...
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