StocktonThunder

NUMBER:

8

HEIGHT:

5'11"

WEIGHT:

185 lbs

SHOOTS:

Left

RESIDES:

Sedley, Saskatchewan

name pronounced:

DECK, NAY-than

Biography:

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by the Thunder as a free agent on 8/4/11

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Junior: Spent his junior career playing for Prince Albert and Vancouver in the Western Hockey League … skated in 3 games and tallied 2 penalty minutes with the Vancouver Giants in 2005-06 … played four seasons (2007-11) with the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL), totaling 118 points (22g-96a) and 196 penalty minutes in 272 games … matched his career-high 3 points during 3 seasons with the Raiders (2007-10), most recently on 10/13/09 vs. Seattle (6-4 win) … had 22 multi-point games in four seasons … contributed 1 point (1a) in 6 WHL playoff games during the 2010-11 season … had a career-high 8 goals and 37 points in 72 games with Prince Albert in 2009-10

HEAD COACH MATT THOMAS: “We’re excited to bring a player with Nathan’s attributes to the Thunder blueline. Through talks with individuals who have coached or played with him, everybody raved about his competitiveness. He can play in every situation and contributes with the little things that his coaches and teammates appreciate at the end of each game.”