[1] He played nine seasons in the AHL and IHL, winning a Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings in 1989.
[1] Nichols also worked as the general manager of the ECHL's Elmira Jackals from 2007 to 2013.
[2] He is the owner of the Elmira Enforcers Federal Hockey League team and a co-owner of the Elmira Pioneers and Batavia Muckdogs, collegiate summer league baseball teams in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.
[3] In 2019, at the age of 55, Nichols was an emergency player for his Enforcers' team during a game.
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