Eric Neilson (born August 18, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was known as an enforcer. He last played 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.
| Eric Neilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Neilson with the Syracuse Crunch in 2013 | |||
| Born |
August 18, 1984 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Peoria Rivermen Hamilton Bulldogs San Antonio Rampage Norfolk Admirals Syracuse Crunch St. John's IceCaps Manchester Storm | ||
| NHL draft |
143rd overall, 2004 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2017 | ||
Playing career
editOn July 13, 2011, Neilson was signed as a free agent by the Norfolk Admirals to a one-year AHL Standard Player's Contract.[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 seasons with the Crunch, from 2012–13 to 2014–15.
It was announced in May 2016 that Neilson would move from the US and join UK side the Manchester Storm playing in the EIHL - the UK's highest level of professional ice hockey.[3]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manchester Storm | EIHL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ECHL totals | 163 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 286 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 866 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Admirals Sign Forwards Eric Neilson and Cory Conacher". OurSportsCentral.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Syracuse Crunch sign Eric Neilson and Jared Nightingale to AHL deals". Syracuse Crunch. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "Neilson Signs For The Storm!". manchesterstorm.com. May 27, 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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