Eric Neilson

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Eric Neilson
Born (1984-08-18) 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 2005present

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

  1. "Admirals Sign Forwards Eric Neilson and Cory Conacher". OurSportsCentral.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. "Syracuse Crunch sign Eric Neilson and Jared Nightingale to AHL deals". Syracuse Crunch. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. "Neilson Signs For The Storm!". manchesterstorm.com. 2016-05-27.

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