Chris Nielsen

*Born: February 16, 1980 in Moshi, Tanzania 
*Hometown: Goodlands, Manitoba
*Position: Center
Selected by New York Islanders 2nd round (#36) in 1998 NHL Entry Draft
Selected by Calgary Hitmen 1st round (#1) in 1995 WHL Bantam Draft
==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
1995-96 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 	 	62 	11 	19 	30 	39 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997-98 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 	 	68 	22 	29 	51 	31 	 	18 	2 	4 	6 	10
1998-99 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 	 	70 	22 	24 	46 	45 	 	21 	11 	5 	16 	28
1998-99 	Calgary Hitmen 	M-Cup 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	0
1999-00 	Team Canada 	WJC 	 	7 	3 	0 	3 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999-00 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 	 	62 	38 	31 	69 	86 	 	13 	14 	9 	23 	20
2000-01 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	29 	4 	5 	9 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000-01 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	47 	10 	11 	21 	24 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	4
2001-02 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	23 	2 	3 	5 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001-02 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	47 	12 	12 	24 	18 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	2
2002-03 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	19 	1 	3 	4 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002-03 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 	 	18 	3 	4 	7 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002-03 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	33 	3 	10 	13 	13 	 	14 	1 	2 	3 	16
2003-04 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	72 	4 	7 	11 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004-05 	Laredo Bucks 	CHL 	 	7 	0 	4 	4 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004-05 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	54 	8 	8 	16 	20 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005-06 	Kassel Huskies 	Germany 	 	38 	4 	11 	15 	32 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	52 	6 	8 	14 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Played in Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game (1998)
*Western Hockey League Championship (1999)
*WHL Scholastic Player of the Year (1999 & 2000)
*Played in World Junior Championship (2000), winning Bronze Medal
*WHL Humanitarian of the Year (2000)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Calgary Hitmen alumni
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Kassel Huskies players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Retired in 2006
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster