{"id":5011,"date":"2019-05-11T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2019-05-11T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T08:00:48","slug":"nolans-next-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2019\/05\/11\/nolans-next-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Nolan’s next chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Travis Hall \u201919, Staff Writer<\/p>\n

Four years after his arrival in Annville, LVC student-athlete and neuroscience major, Brad Nolan, has carved a path his younger self may have never thought possible.<\/p>\n

The Bridgeton, Missouri native knew early in his college career that he was going to pursue a master\u2019s degree after graduation, so the end of his senior season as a defenseman for the men\u2019s ice hockey team was seemingly the conclusion of his time in competitive hockey. However, the Carolina Thunderbirds of the Federal Hockey League saw potential in the former ECAC West Second Team All-Star.<\/p>\n

After joining the Thunderbirds, Nolan amassed 13 assists and a plus-13 rating in 16 regular season games to help propel the professional team to the top spot in the FHL. They\u2019ve since won the Commissioner\u2019s Cup as champions of the league. When asked about continuing his career, Nolan expressed his passion for the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of fun and a lot of hard work,\u201d Nolan said. \u201cHockey is one of those sports that is nearly impossible to give up. You see guys playing until they\u2019re 40 because they love the game so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

With graduate school still on the horizon, however, the 25-year-old realized another opportunity to win a competitive championship likely won\u2019t present itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning this championship was awesome,\u201d Nolan said. \u201cOn many occasions, I have come very close in my hockey career to winning a championship. So, not only did I get the chance to continue playing hockey after my college career had ended, but winning this championship made it the perfect way to go out.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Nolan and the Thunderbirds heightened their pursuit of the Commissioner\u2019s Cup, his teammates in Annville grew more excited for him with each victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the boys were watching and supporting his journey since the day he left,\u201d Brett Johnson, senior forward and assistant captain, said. \u201cHe was such an important part of this team for four years, it\u2019s only appropriate he put on a great performance at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, though, the second half of 2019 may be the more interesting for Nolan. His search for the right graduate program led him across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had ideas that I wanted to go to graduate school and keep studying neuroscience and get in on new and exciting research, but I had no clue as to where that would be,\u201d Nolan said. \u201cI have always wanted to go to Europe since I have never been, so one thing led to another and I found the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. My master\u2019s degree will be in brain and cognition, so I will basically be continuing to study and research in the neuroscience field, but in a more technologically-focused manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nolan has always been known among his teammates and peers as one of the brightest in any room he\u2019s in, so this opportunity, just like the one in Carolina, is well deserved. There is so much to be excited about in the next several months for the soon-to-be graduate, but Nolan has one aspect of the expedition in particular that he is looking forward to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m most excited for the food (laughs). I have heard Barcelona is one of the best food cities in the world. And I guess you could say I\u2019m excited for the research as well. But honestly, I\u2019m excited for the entire experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

thh002@lvc.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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