Jeff Nielsen

Jeff Nielsen
Date of birth	20th September 1971
place of birth	Grand Rapids , Minnesota , USA
size	183 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1990 , 4th lap, 69th position New York Rangers
Career stations
1990-1994	University of Minnesota
1994-1997	Binghamton Rangers
1997-2000	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2000-2001	Minnesota Wild

Jeffrey Michael Nielsen (born September 20, 1971 in Grand Rapids , Minnesota ) is a retired American ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Minnesota Wild between 1996 and 2001 Has. He is the older brother of Kirk Nielsen , who also played in the NHL.

Career

Jeff Nielsen began his career at the University of Minnesota . In the NHL Entry Draft 1990 was selected in the fourth round in 69th position by the New York Rangers . He then played another four years on the University of Minnesota team. He improved every year and led the team in his final season. Because of his good performance, he was elected to the WCHA Second All-Star Team in 1994. In the same year he was accepted into the farm team of the New York Rangers, the Binghamton Rangers . He completed three seasons with the Binghamton Rangers. During the 199697 season he reached 53 points in 76 games. He also made his NHL debut that year, playing two games with the New York Rangers.

Then Jeff Nielsen signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . He played the 1997/98 season with the Mighty Ducks and on the farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks . In the following season, Nielsen earned a regular place in the NHL with the Ducks. He came to 80 games and scored nine points. In the 1999/2000 game year he doubled his points and was appointed to the squad of the US national team for the 2000 World Ice Hockey Championship . There he finished fifth with the team. Nielsen was chosen in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft from the newly formed Minnesota Wild franchise . He played one season for the Wild before retiring in 2001.

Achievements and Awards

• 1993 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Minnesota
• 1994 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Minnesota
• 1994 WCHA Second All-Star Team

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	5	252	20th	27	47	70
Playoffs	1	4th	0	0	0	2

Web links

• Jeff Nielsen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Jeff Nielsen at legendsofhockey.net (English)