| Brock Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1991 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
New York Islanders U. of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 2010 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | TBA–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for USA | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2011 USA | |
Brock Nelson (born October 5, 1991) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA Division I).[1] He previously played for Warroad High School (United States High School-MN) and was a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award, given to the top Minnesota high school hockey player. He finished the 2009–10 season with 39 goals and 34 assists for 73 points in 25 games for Warroad.[2] Nelson was selected 30th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[3]
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Nelson comes from a hockey-rich family, as his uncle Dave Christian was on the 1980 United States Miracle on Ice gold medal team, and his grandfather, Bill Christian, and greatuncle, Roger Christian, were both on the 1960 United States gold medal team.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Warroad High School | MNHS | 31 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Warroad High School | MNHS | 25 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Team Great Plains | MHSEL | 24 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of North Dakota | NCAA | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USHS totals | 56 | 84 | 65 | 149 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NCAA totals | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | WJC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WJC totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Preceded by Nino Niederreiter |
New York Islanders first round pick 2010 |
Succeeded by Ryan Strome |