Cale Hulse

Cale Hulse
Born	(1973-11-10) November 10, 1973 (age 51) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	New Jersey Devils Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL draft	66th overall, 1992 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1993–2006

Cale D. Hulse (born November 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was a defenceman.

Playing career

Hulse was drafted in the 3rd round (66th overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. In 1995, he was on the American Hockey League's Calder Cup championship team, Albany River Rats. On February 26, 1996, he was traded to the Calgary Flames with Tommy Albelin and Jocelyn Lemieux for Phil Housley and Dan Keczmer. On March 14, 2000, he was traded with a 3rd round draft pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Nashville Predators for Sergei Krivokrasov.

Hulse signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 10, 2003. On October 8, 2005, he was traded with Michael Rupp and Jason Chimera to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Geoff Sanderson and Tim Jackman.^[1]

On February 28, 2006, he was traded to the Flames for Cam Severson.^[2] Hulse was invited to the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 training camp as a depth fill-in, but was cut before the season started.

Personal life

Hulse married actress Gena Lee Nolin on September 9, 2004, at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Their son, Hudson Lee Hulse, was born on April 15, 2006, in Scottsdale, Arizona. On December 3, 2008, Hulse and Nolin had their second child, a girl named Stella Monroe.^[3] Hulse has a daughter, Caia, from a previous relationship, and is step-father to Gena Lee's son Spencer from her former marriage.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Calgary Royals	AJHL		49	3	23	26	220		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		70	4	18	22	250		6	0	2	2	27
1992–93	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		72	10	26	36	284		16	4	4	8	65
1993–94	Albany River Rats	AHL		79	7	14	21	186		5	0	3	3	11
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL		77	5	13	18	215		12	1	1	2	17
1995–96	New Jersey Devils	NHL		8	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL		42	4	23	27	107		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Calgary Flames	NHL		3	0	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Saint John Flames	AHL		13	2	7	9	39		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Calgary Flames	NHL		63	1	6	7	91		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Calgary Flames	NHL		79	5	22	27	169		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		73	3	9	12	117		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Calgary Flames	NHL		47	1	6	7	47		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	1	7	8	128		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		63	0	2	2	121		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		80	2	6	8	121		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		82	3	17	20	123		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		27	0	3	3	43		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Calgary Flames	NHL		12	0	1	1	20		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				619	16	79	95	1000		1	0	0	0	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Albany River Rats)	1995

References

1. "Jackets trade Sanderson, Jackman to Coyotes for Chimera, Hulse and Rupp". ESPN.com. 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
2. "Blue Jackets send Hulse to Flames". ESPN.com. 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
3. "Baywatch's Gena Lee Nolin has a girl". people.com. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Cale Hulse interview with Tara Hitchcock of KTVK Phoenix