nolan baumgartner (born march 23, 1976 in calgary, alberta) is a canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. he played a total of 12 seasons in the national hockey league (nhl). he played for the washington capitals for 4 seasons, the chicago blackhawks for 1 season, the vancouver canucks for 4 seasons, the pittsburgh penguins for 1 season, the philadelphia flyers for 1 season and the dallas stars for 1 season. he was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 1994 nhl draft by the washington capitals. he also played with the kamloops blazers of the whl.