Simon Nielsen

Simon Nielsen
Date of birth	October 27, 1986
place of birth	Herning , Denmark
size	188 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
2002-2006	Herning Blue Fox
2006-2008	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
2008	Amarillo gorillas
2008-2009	Herning Blue Fox
2009-2010	SaPKo Savonlinna
2010-2011	AaB ishockey
2011-2014	Lukko Rauma
2014	Kassel Huskies
since 2015	Lørenskog IK

Simon Nielsen (born October 27, 1986 in Herning ) is a Danish ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with Lørenskog IK in the GET-ligaen since January 2015 .

Career

Simon Nielsen began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of Herning Blue Fox , for whose professional team he was active in the AL-Bank Ligaen from 2002 to 2006 . The goalkeeper won the Danish championship title with the team in 2003 and 2005 . From 2006 to 2008 he played for Hening's league rivals Rødovre Mighty Bulls . He then received a contract with the Amarillo Gorillas from the Central Hockey League for the 2008/09 season . In these he was released after a weak performance, whereupon he initially returned to Herning in the further course of the season, for which he was only once between the posts. The season itself he ended with SaPKo Savonlinna in the Mestis , the second Finnish division. At SaPKo he also spent the entire following season .

In the 2010/11 season Nielsen played for AaB Ishockey in the AL-Bank Ligaen. There he was able to recommend himself with good performances for a contract with Lukko Rauma from the Finnish SM-liiga . In the following two years he was second goalkeeper at Lukko, but was also loaned out to teams from the Finnish second division, the Mestis , for a few games . After the 2012/13 season, his contract was initially not renewed, only in October 2013 he received another contract and was loaned to LeKi in the further course of the season.

International

For Denmark , Nielsen took part in the junior division of the U18 Junior B World Championship 2003 , the U18 Junior World Championship in 2004 and the U20 Junior B World Championship in 2005 and 2006 . In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the A-World Championships in 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2011 and 2012 . In the first four tournaments in the senior division, he remained as a substitute goalkeeper without a mission. It was not until the 2012 tournament that he stood between the posts in four games.

At the 2013 and 2014 World Championships , Nielsen was the national team's first goalkeeper and particularly impressed at the 2013 tournament with very good statistics.

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Danish champion with Herning Blue Fox
• 2003 Promotion to the top division at the U18 Junior World Championship in Division I.
• 2005 Danish champion with Herning Blue Fox
• 2005 Lowest number of goals conceded at the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I, Group B.
• 2005 Best catch quota at the U20 Junior World Championship in Division I, Group B
• 2008 Danish Cup winner with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls

family

His brother Frans Nielsen is also a professional ice hockey player. His father Frits Nielsen was a professional ice hockey player and then worked as an ice hockey coach.

Web links

• Simon Nielsen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Simon Nielsen at eliteprospects.com (English)