Jeff Nielsen

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Jeff Nielsen
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971 (age 50)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Minnesota Wild
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 69th overall, 1990
New York Rangers
Playing career 19942001

Jeffrey Michael Nielsen (born September 20, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Minnesota Wild. He is the older brother of Kirk Nielsen.

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Playing career

A highly touted prospect[ citation needed ] while in high school, Nielsen was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 69th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Nielsen choose to play in the college ranks and played for the University of Minnesota for four years. He gradually improved each year and led the team in points during his senior season (1993–94) and earned a spot on the WCHA second All-Star team the same season.

After college Nielsen joined the Rangers minor league affiliate Binghamton Rangers. He played three years with Binghamton, most notably scoring 53 points in 76 games during the 1996–97 season. That year he also made his NHL debut, appearing in two games with the New York Rangers.

Nielsen then signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He split the 1997–98 season between the Mighty Ducks and their minor league affiliate Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. For the 1998–99 season Nielsen was able to crack the Anaheim starting lineup, playing 80 games and scoring 9 points. The 1999–2000 season saw Nielsen play in 79 games and score an NHL career high 18 points.

Nielsen was claimed in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He played one season with the Wild before retiring from hockey in 2001.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 219112014
1988–89Grand Rapids High SchoolHS-MN2513173026
1989–90Grand Rapids High SchoolHS-MN28322557
1990–91 University of Minnesota WCHA 4511142550
1991–92 University of MinnesotaWCHA4415153074
1992–93 University of MinnesotaWCHA4221204174
1993–94 University of MinnesotaWCHA4129164594
1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 76241337139700022
1995–96 Binghamton RangersAHL642220425641124
1996–97 Binghamton RangersAHL7627265371
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 20002
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL18481237
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL3245916
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL805493440002
1999–00 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL798101814
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL5938114
AHL totals23477671443031111226
NHL totals2522027477040002

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2000 United States WC 71122
Senior totals71122

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team 1993–94
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1994 [1]

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References

  1. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
1993–94
With: Brian Konowalchuk
Succeeded by