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John Nelson
Inactive, former Left Wing
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Selected in the 10th round (No. 203) of the 1989 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres,

He also had 42 points (27 goals, 15 assists) in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 56.5 yrs (09.07.1969)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots:
    Drafted: 203rd in 1989
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
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John Nelson
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
1985-86 Vaughan Raiders (COJHL) 3 3 1 4 4
1986-87 Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 63 8 18 26 51
1987-88 Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 64 36 32 68 156
1988-89 Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 66 39 60 99 156
1989-90 Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 45 20 36 56 125
1989-90 Dukes of Hamilton (OHL) 1 1 0 1 0
1990-91 Charlottetown Islanders (NBSHL) 14 9 9 18 43
1991-92 Univ. of Prince Edward Island (USports) 23 16 23 39 108
1992-93 Univ. of Prince Edward Island (USports) 20 13 21 34 91
1993-94 Univ. of Prince Edward Island (CIAU) 17 13 17 30 65
1994-95 Univ. of Prince Edward Island (USports) 26 18 38 56 101
1995-96 St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) 3 0 0 0 -1 2
1996-97 Port Huron Border Cats (CoHL) 58 30 39 69 11 166
1997-98 Saginaw Lumber Kings (UHL) 16 4 13 17 -19 69
1997-98 Port Huron Border Cats (UHL) 20 5 16 21 -3 36
1998-99 Winston-Salem Icehawks (UHL) 12 2 3 5 -4 67
1998-99 Saginaw Gears (UHL) 34 7 18 25 -21 93
1999-00 Saginaw/Ohio Gears (UHL) 9 3 5 8 82
Total 494 227 349 576 -37 0 0.0% 1415
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
1987-88 Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 4 2 1 3 14
1988-89 Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 6 3 3 6 15
1989-90 Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 4 4 1 5 25
1990-91 Charlottetown Islanders (NBSHL) 14 15 9 24 79
1992-93 Univ. of Prince Edward Island (USports) 2 1 1 2 0
1996-97 Port Huron Border Cats (CoHL) 5 2 0 2 -5 16
Total 35 27 15 42 -5 0 0.0% 149