Riley Nelson

Riley Nelson (born November 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played 11 seasons for minor league team, the Colorado Eagles in the ECHL. He is the all-time franchise leader in goals, assists and points for the Eagles. On announcing his retirement the Eagles immediately pronounced that his number 12 jersey would be retired and raised to the rafters during the 2014–15 season on December 12, 2014.
Nelson took up a job in the Oil and Gas industry and remains tied to the Eagles as the club's video coach.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Cranbrook Colts 	RMJHL 		51 	17 	32 	49 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Cranbrook Colts 	RMJHL 		55 	45 	57 	102 	83 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Michigan Tech University	WCHA 		31 	4 	11 	15 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Michigan Tech University	WCHA 		40 	17 	22 	39 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Michigan Tech University	WCHA 		36 	10 	14 	24 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Michigan Tech University	WCHA 		36 	2 	8 	10 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Columbus Cottonmouths 	CHL 		70 	20 	27 	47 	37 		14 	1 	3 	4 	4
2001–02 	Knoxville Speed 	UHL 		65 	37 	33 	70 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Missouri River Otters 	UHL 		51 	27 	27 	54 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		28 	4 	7 	11 	4 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		54 	33 	49 	82 	43 		4 	1 	5 	6 	4
2003–04 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		60 	34 	44 	78 	32 		16 	7 	10 	17 	8
2005–06 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		64 	26 	49 	75 	61 		12 	5 	6 	11 	14
2006–07 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		64 	41 	47 	88 	38 		25 	13 	15 	28 	24
2007–08 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		64 	37 	54 	91 	44 		16 	4 	12 	16 	10
2008–09 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		63 	29 	53 	82 	30 		15 	5 	11 	16 	12
2009–10 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		64 	31 	63 	94 	36 		4 	2 	1 	3 	4
2010–11 	Colorado Eagles 	CHL 		66 	34 	59 	93 	18 		22 	10 	15 	25 	8
2011–12 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		66 	25 	35 	60 	45 		2 	1 	1 	2 	2
2012–13 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		26 	4 	10 	14 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		66 	9 	26 	35 	28 		6 	0 	4 	4 	0
CHL totals 	CHL totals 	CHL totals 		569 	285 	445 	730 	339 		128 	48 	78 	126 	88
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		158 	38 	71 	109 	91 		8 	1 	5 	6 	2
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		32 	4 	7 	11 	4 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
*2010–11 All-CHL Team.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Colorado Eagles players
Category:Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL) players
Category:Knoxville Speed players
Category:Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
Category:Missouri River Otters players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players