Taylor Nelson

For the Union general during the American Civil War, see Nelson Taylor.
Taylor Nelson
Born May 3, 1988
Regina, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams 		Free Agent
San Francisco Bulls
Wichita Thunder
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Taylor Nelson (born May 3, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Wichita Thunder in the then CHL.[1]

Nelson came to Ferris State University after he first played junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Humboldt Broncos before committing to Ferris State University of the NCAA's Division I in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) conference.

Undrafted, Nelson was signed to his first professional contract with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League on August 29, 2012.[2] After attending Worcester's training camp for the 2012–13 season, Nelson was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the San Francisco Bulls to begin the year.[3]

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 2011–12 [4]
NCAA West First All-American Team 2011–12
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2011–12

References

  1. ↑ "Thunder Finalize Training Camp Roster". Wichita Thunder. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Breaking down 2012-13 Worcester Sharks". Worcester Sharks. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Worcester Sharks assign Goaltender Nelson". Worcester Sharks. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  4. ↑ "NMU's Gron, Florek named All-CCHA". UpperMichigansSource.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.

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