Nigel Dawes

Nigel Dawes
Dawes with the Adler Mannheim in 2022
Born	(1985-02-09) February 9, 1985 (age 39) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames Atlanta Thrashers Montreal Canadiens Barys Astana Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Ak Bars Kazan Adler Mannheim
National team	Kazakhstan
NHL draft	149th overall, 2003 New York Rangers
Playing career	2004–2023

Nigel Alexander Dawes (born February 9, 1985) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani former professional ice-hockey winger. He played 212 games in 5 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, and Montreal Canadiens.

After leaving the NHL, Dawes became known as a Sniper (goalscorer) in Europe particularly in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Barys Astana, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Ak Bars Kazan scoring 267 goals and 505 points in 543 games in the KHL - making him 5th all-time in KHL point scoring and 2nd in goals.

Dawes played for the Kootenay Ice in the Western Hockey League, with Kootenay he was part of the team that won the 2002 Memorial Cup. He was also part of Team Canada's IIHF World Junior Championship teams of 2004 and 2005, winning Gold at the latter. He spent his senior hockey career on the Kazakhstani national team, after earning naturalization status in the country.