Riley Nelson (born November 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played 11 seasons for minor league team, the Colorado Eagles in the ECHL. He is the all-time franchise leader in goals, assists and points for the Eagles. On announcing his retirement the Eagles immediately pronounced that his number 12 jersey would be retired and raised to the rafters during the 2014–15 season on December 12, 2014.[1]
| Riley Nelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 8, 1977 Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for |
Rochester Americans San Antonio Rampage Colorado Eagles | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
Nelson took up a job in the Oil and Gas industry and remains tied to the Eagles as the club's video coach. Also works with Colorado Jr Eagles.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Cranbrook Colts | RMJHL | 51 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cranbrook Colts | RMJHL | 55 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 40 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Cottonmouths | CHL | 70 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Knoxville Speed | UHL | 65 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | 51 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 54 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 60 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 63 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 66 | 34 | 59 | 93 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 66 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| CHL totals | 569 | 285 | 445 | 730 | 339 | 128 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 88 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 158 | 38 | 71 | 109 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
References edit
- ^ "Eagles captain Riley Nelson announces retirement". Colorado Eagles. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "Former Eagles captain Riley Nelson settling into life after hockey". Reporter-Herald. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- ^ "All-CHL team announced". Fort Wayne Komets. 2011-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
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