Levi Nelson
| Levi Nelson | |
|---|---|
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| Born | April 28, 1988 Calgary, Alberta |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| ECHL team Former teams |
Idaho Steelheads Providence Bruins Norfolk Admirals Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Ritten-Renon |
| NHL Draft | 158th overall, 2006 Boston Bruins |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Levi Nelson (born April 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
On December 9, 2010, Boston traded Nelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Juraj Šimek.[1] In the following season, Nelson played abroad in the German 2nd Bundesliga for ESV Kaufbeuren.
After completing the 2012–13 season with EHC Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Nelson remained in Europe and on July 31, 2013, signed a one-year contract with Italian club, Ritten-Renon of the Italian Serie A.[2]
On September 24, 2014, Nelson opted to return to the North American professional ranks prior to the 2014–15 season, in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 63 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 66 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 125 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 152 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 44 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | ESV Kaufbeuren | 2.GBun | 31 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ritten/Renon | ITL | 40 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | ||
| AHL totals | 138 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 95 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Lightning deal Juraj Simek for Levi Nelson". rawcharge.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ↑ "Levi Nelson is the second signing for Ritten" (in Italian). Ritten Sport. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ↑ "Idaho adds another scorer to the arsenal". Idaho Steelheads. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-24.