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USA Brock Nelson
#29 New York Islanders / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 15, 1991
Position
C
Age
33
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Warroad, MN, USA
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$6,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Islanders New York Islanders / Signed
Drafted
2010 round 1 #30 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

Wife: Karley Sylvester
Grandfather: Billy Christian
Great Uncles: Gord Christian & Roger Christian
Uncles: Dave Christian & Ed Christian
Cousins: Bryant Christian & Jordy Christian

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Brock Nelson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Warroad High USHS-MN 24* 12* 7* 19* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
2008-09 Warroad High USHS-MN 25* 35* 23* 58* 14* 28* | Playoffs 3 6 5 11 0 13
2009-10 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 24* 16* 16* 32* 12* -* |
Warroad High USHS-MN 25* 39* 34* 73* 38* -* | Playoffs 3 8 4 12 6 8
2010-11 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 42* 8* 13* 21* 27* 1* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2011-12 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 42* 28* 19* 47* 4* 18* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 New York Islanders NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 66* 25* 27* 52* 34* 0* |
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 72* 14* 12* 26* 12* -10* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
USA WC 8* 5* 2* 7* 20* 5* |
2014-15 New York Islanders NHL 82* 20* 22* 42* 24* 6* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 1
USA WC 10* 6* 4* 10* 8* 7* |
2015-16 New York Islanders NHL 81* 26* 14* 40* 30* -3* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 6 -5
USA WC 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
2016-17 New York Islanders NHL 81* 20* 25* 45* 36* -6* |
USA “A” WC 8* 4* 3* 7* 2* 5* |
2017-18 New York Islanders NHL 82* 19* 16* 35* 43* -4* |
2018-19 New York Islanders NHL 82* 25* 28* 53* 28* 20* | Playoffs 8 4 0 4 2 -2
2019-20 New York Islanders NHL 68* 26* 28* 54* 32* 6* | Playoffs 22 9 9 18 12 4
2020-21 New York Islanders “A” NHL 56* 18* 15* 33* 14* -5* | Playoffs 19 7 5 12 4 -1
2021-22 New York Islanders “A” NHL 72* 37* 22* 59* 33* -5* |
2022-23 New York Islanders “A” NHL 82* 36* 39* 75* 24* 13* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 4 4
2023-24 New York Islanders “A” NHL 82* 34* 35* 69* 28* -5* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 10 -2
USA WC 8* 3* 4* 7* 4* 7* |
2024-25 New York Islanders “A” NHL 37* 10* 11* 21* 6* -3* |
USA NHL 4 Nations -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Projected NHL 82* 22* 24* 46* 13* -7* |
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Brock Nelson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Warroad High MN State 3* 4* 3* 7* 6* 2* |
2009-10 Warroad High MN State 3* 6* 4* 10* 2* 8* |

Brock Nelson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 71* 25* 28* 53* 0.75* 36* 1* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
MN State 2 6* 10* 7* 17* 2.83* 8* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 84* 36* 32* 68* 0.81* 31* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 877* 285* 267* 552* 0.63* 310* 4* | 8 78 27 * 23 * 50 * 0.64 * 40 * -2 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 24* 16* 16* 32* 1.33* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 74* 86* 64* 150* 2.03* 54* 28* | 3 9 15 * 10 * 25 * 2.78 * 6 * 21 *
WC 5 40* 19* 16* 35* 0.88* 36* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brock Nelson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/23/2019
05/23/2019 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
07/24/2018
07/24/2018 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
09/17/2015
09/17/2015 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
04/03/2012
04/03/2012 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 12 #150 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Warroad High