| Intro | Canadian ice hockey player | ||
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Athlete Basketball player Ice hockey player |
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| From |
United States of America Canada |
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| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 23 December 2004, Panama City, USA | ||
| Age: | 15 years | ||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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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.
Nelson took up a job in the Oil and Gas industry and remains tied to the Eagles as the club’s video coach.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | 444 | 729 | 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
- 2010–11 All-CHL Team.