Miami Redhawks

2005-06
Skated in three games and was +2 with two penalty minutes ... made his season debut on Jan. 7 versus Northern Michigan. 2004-05
Appeared in 33 games, scoring five goals and adding three assists with a +1 rating ... scored his first goal of the season in a 9-3 loss to Ohio State (Oct. 21) ... lit the lamp again on Dec. 10 in a 3-3 tie with Ferris State ... was a season-high +2 with an assist versus Minnesota State in the Ohio Hockey Classic (Dec. 30) ... assisted on a goal in Miami[apos]s 4-3 win over Michigan State (Jan. 8) ... netted the game-winner versus Nebraska-Omaha in a 4-2 Miami win (Jan. 22) ... scored his fifth goal of the year versus Alaska Fairbanks as the RedHawks completed a series sweep of the Nanooks (Feb. 19). 2003-04
Recorded a team-low two penalty minutes in 24 league games ... registered his first career point with an assist on Greg Hogeboom[apos]s game-winning goal against Alabama-Huntsville (Nov. 8) ... had his first career three-point game by handing out three assists against Alaska Fairbanks (Nov. 21) ... scored his first career goal in 5-4 overtime win against Alaska Fairbanks (Nov. 22) ... scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at No. 14 Michigan State (Jan. 31), ending a nine-game goal drought ... notched his second game-winning goal in a three-game stretch against Notre Dame (Feb. 7) ... notched two points in Miami[apos]s split against Ohio State (March 5-6) ... scored his first career playoff goal versus Northern Michigan (March 20). Prior to Miami
In 52 games with the Waterloo Blackhawks, he scored 20 goals and recorded 30 assists for 50 points ... Blackhawks, second-leading scorer with 50 points ... also netted six power-play goals and a +15 rating ... only recorded 35 penalty minutes ... helped lead his team to a 38-16-6 record in 2003, which was second overall in the USHL. Personal
Majoring in political science ... born October 20, 1982 ... son of Julie and the late Jeff Nelson ... his uncle, Tom Nelson, played for Minnesota-Duluth and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.