Brock Nelson
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Brock Nelson

Hometown:

Minneapolis Minnesota

Currently Playing In:

Pro

Birthday:

1991-10-15

Position:

C

Eligible for draft:

2010

Shoots:

Right

Drafted:

2010

Height:

6-3

Acquired:

1st round (30th overall), 2010

Weight:

205 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

2009-10: Played for Warroad High School in Minnesota.  In 31 games for Warroad, Nelson scored 53 goals and added 42 assists for 95 points.  He finished with a +55 rating on the season.  Nelson was a finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award as Minnesota’s top high school hockey player.  Nelson is the nephew of former NHL player and 1980 Team USA member Dave Christian.

Watch this HF video of Brock Nelson from the 2010 NHL Draft

2010-11: Nelson saw significant time as a freshman on a North Dakota team that featured one of the most prolific groups of forwards in college hockey. In 42 games for the Fighting Sioux, who captured the WCHA regular season and playoff crowns, he scored 8 goals with 13 assists and was +1 with 27 PMs. Nelson scored 4 of his 8 goals on the power play.

Nelson, Strome, Donovan among recipients in Islanders prospect awards

by Ken McKenna
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Years of stockpiling high draft picks has started to pay off for the Islanders, something that is demonstrated in the inaugural edition of their prospect awards.

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