Eric Neilson
| Eric Neilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 18, 1984 Fredericton, NB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Manchester Storm Peoria Rivermen Hamilton Bulldogs San Antonio Rampage Norfolk Admirals Syracuse Crunch St. John's IceCaps | ||
| NHL Draft |
143rd overall, 2004 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Eric Neilson (born August 18, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is known as an enforcer. He is currently with the Manchester Storm of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Neilson was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (143rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
On July 13, 2011, Neilson was signed as a free agent by the Norfolk Admirals to a one-year AHL Standard Player's Contracts.[1] After appearing in 47 games for the Calder Cup record-setting Admirals, Neilson followed the team affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed with the Syracuse Crunch on July 5, 2012.[2] Neilson played 3 season with the Crunch, from 2012–13 to 2014–15.
It was announced in May 2016 that Neilson would move away from the US and join the UK side the Manchester Storm playing in the EIHL - the UK's highest level of professional ice hockey.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2002–03 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 53 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 194 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 54 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 157 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | ||
| 2005–06 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Missouri Mavericks | ECHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 286 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 866 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Admirals Sign Forwards Eric Neilson and Cory Conacher". OurSportsCentral.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ "Syracuse Crunch sign Eric Neilson and Jared Nightingale to AHL deals". Syracuse Crunch. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ "Neilson Signs For The Storm!". manchesterstorm.com. 2016-05-27.
External links
- Eric Neilson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Eric Neilson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database