Jeff Nielsen

Jeffrey Michael Nielsen (born September 20, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota) is a retired American 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.

Jeff Nielsen
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971
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 team  United States
NHL Draft 69th overall, 1990
New York Rangers
Playing career 1994–2001

Playing career

A highly touted prospect 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 Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 219112014 —————
1988–89 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 2513173026 —————
1989–90 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN 28322557— —————
1990–91 University of Minnesota WCHA 4511142550 —————
1991–92 University of Minnesota WCHA 4415153074 —————
1992–93 University of Minnesota WCHA 4221204174 —————
1993–94 University of Minnesota WCHA 4129164594 —————
1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 76241337139 700022
1995–96 Binghamton Rangers AHL 6422204256 41124
1996–97 Binghamton Rangers AHL 7627265371 —————
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 20002 —————
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 18481237 —————
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 3245916 —————
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 8054934 40002
1999–00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 798101814 —————
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 5938114 —————
AHL totals 2347767144303 1111226
NHL totals 25220274770 40002

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2000 United States WC 71122
Senior totals 71122

Awards and honors
Award Year
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.
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