Canucks sign Baumgartner, Nycholat, and Pope

Baumgartner, 33, recorded 33 points (11-22-33) and 50 penalty minutes in 72 games with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose last season. Between 2002-03 and 2005-06 Baumgartner played 87 games with Vancouver scoring six goals and 34 assists (6-34-40). Baumgartner has played for six NHL teams in his career recording 45 points (6-39-45) and 67 penalty minutes in 131 games. The 6’2”, 205-lbs native of Calgary, Alberta was originally drafted by Washington 10th overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and first signed with Vancouver as a free agent on July 2, 2008.

Nycholat, 30, re-joins the Canucks after finishing the 2008-09 season with the Colorado Avalanche. Originally acquired by trade with Ottawa on September 2, 2008, Nycholat played 14 games with Vancouver during the 2008-09 season. In 50 career NHL games with five teams the defenceman has recorded nine points (2-7-9) and 24 penalty minutes. The 6’0”, 190-lbs Calgary, Alberta native began his NHL career as a free agent, signing with the Minnesota Wild on August 31, 2000.

Pope, 24, played the bulk of the 2008-09 season with Bakersfield of the ECHL and finished the season with the Manitoba Moose after a four-game stint with the Binghamton Senators. Pope recorded 63 points (30-33-63) in 54 games with Bakersfield and played another 12 AHL games with Binghamton and Manitoba recording eight points (4-4-8) and 10 penalty minutes. In 12 postseason contests with the Moose, Pope had six points (3-3-6) and 2 penalty minutes. The 6’1”, 185-lbs forward is a Langley, British Columbia native.

Baumgartner's Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1991-1992 Cgy. AAA Flames  AMHL   39 11 29 40   40           1992-1993 Kamloops Blazers  WHL   43 0 5 5   30           1993-1994 Kamloops Blazers  WHL   69 13 42 55   109           1993-1994 Kamloops  M-Cup   4 0 2 2   4           1994-1995 Kamloops Blazers  WHL   62 8 36 44   71           1994-1995 Canada  WJC-A   7 0 1 1   4           1994-1995 Kamloops  M-Cup   4 0 6 6   6           1995-1996 Capitals   1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1995-1996 Kamloops Blazers  WHL   28 13 15 28   45           1995-1996 Canada  WJC-A   6 1 1 2   22           1996-1997 Portland Pirates  AHL   8 2 2 4   4           1997-1998 Capitals   4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 1997-1998 Portland Pirates  AHL   70 2 24 26 -12 70 1 0 0 124 1.6 1998-1999 Capitals   5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1998-1999 Portland Pirates  AHL   38 5 14 19 -16 62 2 0 1 60 8.3 1999-2000 Capitals   8 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 1999-2000 Portland Pirates  AHL   71 5 18 23 -2 56 1 0 1 139 3.6 2000-2001 Blackhawks   8 0 0 0 -4 6 0 0 0 7 0.0 2000-2001 Norfolk Admirals  AHL   63 5 28 33 5 75 4 0 1 132 3.8 2001-2002 Norfolk Admirals  AHL   76 10 24 34 1 72 4 0 1     2002-2003 Canucks   8 1 2 3 4 4 1 0 0 7 14.3 2002-2003 Manitoba Moose  AHL   59 8 31 39 15 82 5 0 1 109 7.3 2003-2004 Penguins   5 0 0 0 -7 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 2003-2004 Canucks   9 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 9 0.0 2003-2004 Manitoba Moose  AHL   55 6 21 27 -2 101 1 0 2     2004-2005 Manitoba Moose  AHL   78 9 30 39 -5 51 7 0 2     2005-2006 Canucks   70 5 29 34 11 30 4 1 1 73 6.8 2006-2007 Flyers   6 0 1 1 0 21 0 0 0 4 0.0 2006-2007 Stars   7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 2006-2007 Philadelphia Phantoms  AHL   51 6 20 26 -8 46 5 0 0     2007-2008 Iowa Stars  AHL   56 5 13 18 -8 47 5 0       2007-2008 Manitoba Moose  AHL   18 0 6 6 8 10 0 0       NHL Totals:   131 6 39 45 4 67 5 1 1 121 5.0

Nycholat's Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1995-1996 Notre Dame  SMHL   42 10 36 46   66           1996-1997 Swift Current Broncos  WHL   67 8 13 21   82           1997-1998 Swift Current Broncos  WHL   71 13 35 48   108           1998-1999 Swift Current Broncos  WHL   72 16 44 60   125           1999-2000 Swift Current Broncos  WHL   70 22 58 80   92           2000-2001 Jackson Bandits  ECHL   5 1 2 3 1 5 1 0 0 9 11.1 2000-2001 Cleveland Lumberjacks  IHL   42 3 7 10 14 69 0 0 1 46 6.5 2001-2002 Houston Aeros  AHL   72 3 11 14 12 92 1 0 0     2002-2003 Houston Aeros  AHL   66 11 28 39   155           2002-2003 Hartford Wolf Pack  AHL   15 2 9 11 6 6 0 0 0 42 4.8 2003-2004 Rangers   9 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0 6 0.0 2003-2004 Hartford Wolf Pack  AHL   72 6 26 32 18 130 3 0 2     2004-2005 Hartford Wolf Pack  AHL   79 5 38 43 12 132 2 0 2     2005-2006 Hershey Bears  AHL   73 13 44 57 5 94 10 0 3     2006-2007 Capitals   18 2 6 8 -3 12 0 0 0 22 9.1 2006-2007 Senators   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 2006-2007 Hershey Bears  AHL   29 3 25 28 14 39 2 0 1     2007-2008 Senators   3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 2007-2008 Binghamton Senators  AHL   77 12 37 49 -1 74 8 1       2008-2009 Canucks   14 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 8 0.0 2008-2009 Avalanche   5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 NHL Totals:   50 2 7 9 -3 24 0 0 0 44 4.5

Pope's Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 2003-2004 Langley 60 27 44 71   92           2004-2005 Bemidji State 37 7 7 14   28           2005-2006 Bemidji State 37 7 14 21   44           2006-2007 Bemidji State 33 5 8 13   14           2007-2008 Bemidji State 36 14 9 23   40           2008-2009 Bakersfield 54 30 33 63   72           2008-2009 Binghamton 4 2 1 3   4           2008-2009 Manitoba 8 2 3 5   6