Jim Neilson

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Jim Neilson
Date of birth November 28, 1941
place of birth Big River , Saskatchewan , Canada
Nickname Chief
size 188 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1958-1961 Prince Albert Mintos
1961–1962 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers
1962-1974 New York Rangers
1974-1976 California Golden Seals
1976-1988 Cleveland Barons
1978-1979 Edmonton Oilers

James Anthony "Chief" Neilson (* 28. November 1941 in Big River , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1958 to 1979, among other 1088 games for the New York Rangers , California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons in of the National Hockey League and 35 others for the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association on the position of defender . Neilson is of Native American descent on his mother's side from the Cree tribe , his father was a Dane .

Career

Neilson spent his junior years between 1958 and 1961 with the Prince Albert Mintos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . In his two full seasons, the defender scored 20 or more goals per season. He moved from the Mintos to the professional field at the age of 19 in the summer of 1961 and played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers in the Eastern Professional Hockey League for one season . At the end of the season, his game earned him the appointment of rookie of the year and the appointment to the league's second all-star team.

For the 1962/63 season Neilson was committed by the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League and played there in defense on the side of Doug Harvey . The Canadian played for the following twelve years in the Rangers squad and was invited twice to the NHL All-Star Game during this time and was elected to the NHL Second All-Star Team at the end of the 1967/68 season . The defender had his most successful season - measured by his offensive yield - in the game year 1968/69 when he scored 44 points . In the summer of 1974 Nilson was selected in the Intra-League Draft by the California Golden Seals , which he led to their resettlement after the 1975/76 season together with Bob Stewart as team captain on the ice. However, Neilson only played 26 games in the Oakland franchise's final season after suffering a knee injury. For the 1976/77 season , the defender moved with the team to Cleveland , Ohio , where the team played as the Cleveland Barons until its dissolution in the summer of 1978 . Neilson remained team captain with Stewart.

Through the merger of the Barons with the Minnesota North Stars , the now 37-year-old defender was placed on the reservist list and from there hired as a free agent by the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association . Until the announcement of the end of his career in the summer of 1979, he completed 35 missions there due to persistent back problems. In 2010, Neilson was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1958/59 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 10 1 2 3 6th - - - - -
1959/60 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 57 21st 28 49 61 7th 2 2 4th 6th
1960/61 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 59 20th 26th 46 59 - - - - -
1961/62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 70 9 33 42 78 7th 2 3 5 2
1962/63 New York Rangers NHL 69 5 11 16 38 - - - - -
1963/64 New York Rangers NHL 69 5 24 29 93 - - - - -
1964/65 New York Rangers NHL 62 0 13 13 58 - - - - -
1965/66 New York Rangers NHL 65 4th 19th 23 84 - - - - -
1966/67 New York Rangers NHL 61 4th 11 15th 65 4th 1 0 1 0
1967/68 New York Rangers NHL 67 6th 29 35 60 6th 0 2 2 4th
1968/69 New York Rangers NHL 76 10 34 44 95 4th 0 3 3 5
1969/70 New York Rangers NHL 62 3 20th 23 75 6th 0 1 1 8th
1970/71 New York Rangers NHL 77 8th 24 32 69 13 0 3 3 30th
1971/72 New York Rangers NHL 78 7th 30th 37 56 10 0 3 3 8th
1972/73 New York Rangers NHL 52 4th 16 20th 35 10 0 4th 4th 2
1973/74 New York Rangers NHL 72 4th 7th 11 38 12 0 1 1 4th
1974/75 California Golden Seals NHL 72 3 17th 20th 56 - - - - -
1975/76 California Golden Seals NHL 26th 1 6th 7th 20th - - - - -
1976/77 Cleveland Barons NHL 72 3 17th 20th 42 - - - - -
1977/78 Cleveland Barons NHL 68 2 21st 23 20th - - - - -
1978/79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 35 0 5 5 18th - - - - -
SJHL overall 126 42 56 98 126 7th 2 2 4th 6th
EPHL overall 70 9 33 42 78 7th 2 3 5 2
NHL overall 1023 69 299 368 904 65 1 17th 18th 61
WHA total 35 0 5 5 18th - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Neilson, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neilson, James Anthony; Neilson, Chief (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Big River , Saskatchewan