Brian Noonan (born May 29, 1965) is an American former

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right-winger. He played for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

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and

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. Originally selected in the

1983 NHL Entry Draft The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the 21st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did ...

by the

, Noonan played parts of seven seasons in Chicago, although during the middle part of his career with the Blackhawks he mainly saw playing time in the minors with the Indianapolis Ice. Noonan would eventually regain a roster spot with the Blackhawks, especially after Mike Keenan became head coach. His play contributed to the team reaching the finals in 1992. Noonan would play for Keenan again when he was traded to the

at the trading deadline during the

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, and his play contributed to the Rangers reaching their first Stanley Cup in 54 years. Despite being credited to

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, the game-winning goal of game 7 of the

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was later shown to be scored by Noonan. After playing two seasons with the

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...

, Noonan retired from professional play following the 2000–01 season. Noonan played for head coach Mike Keenan on four occasions; with the Blackhawks, Rangers, Blues, and Canucks. Noonan currently coaches hockey in Illinois. He is married and has two daughters.

Career statistics

Transactions

*March 21, 1994- Traded by the

, along with Stéphane Matteau, to the

in exchange for Tony Amonte and Matt Oates. *July 24, 1995- Signed as a free agent with the

. *November 13, 1996- Traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Sergio Momesso. *March 8, 1997- Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Sergei Nemchinov, to the

in exchange for Esa Tikkanen and Russ Courtnall. *March 17, 1999- Signed as a free agent with the

References

External links

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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Noonan, Brian 1965 births American men's ice hockey right wingers Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Wolves players Indianapolis Ice players Living people New Westminster Bruins players New York Rangers players Nova Scotia Oilers players Phoenix Coyotes players Saginaw Generals players Saginaw Hawks players St. Louis Blues players Stanley Cup champions Vancouver Canucks players Ice hockey people from Boston People from South Boston