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Canadian ice hockey player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Panama City, USA
Star sign
CapricornAge
20 years
Stats
Weight:
141 lbs
Sports Teams
Rochester Americans
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Riley Nelson (born November 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played 11 seasons for minor league team, the Colorado Eagles in the ECHL. He is the all-time franchise leader in goals, assists and points for the Eagles. On announcing his retirement the Eagles immediately pronounced that his number 12 jersey would be retired and raised to the rafters during the 2014–15 season on December 12, 2014.
Nelson took up a job in the Oil and Gas industry and remains tied to the Eagles as the club's video coach.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 40 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Cottonmouths | CHL | 70 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Knoxville Speed | UHL | 65 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | 51 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 54 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 60 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 63 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 66 | 34 | 59 | 93 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 66 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| CHL totals | 569 | 285 | 444 | 729 | 339 | 128 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 88 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 158 | 38 | 71 | 109 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
- 2010–11 All-CHL Team.
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Notable American Basketball players
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Notable Canadian Basketball players
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