Casey Nelson

Casey Nelson (born July 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Playing career ==
===High School===
Nelson played in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association for the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School Red Raiders at the SWCRC (South Wood County Recreation Center) in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin US.
===Amateur===
Nelson played in the North American Hockey League with the Alaska Avalanche and Johnstown Tomahawks. He was named the NAHL Defenseman of the Month for November 2012, and he played in the 2013 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament.
Nelson joined the NCAA's Minnesota State Mavericks in 2013 and played three seasons at the school. He was named to the All-WCHA Second Team in the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, he was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year while being named to the All-WCHA First Team.
Nelson played alongside his brother, Josh, for the 2013–14 season.
=== Professional ===
Nelson was invited to participate in a prospect camp for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers in the summer of 2015.
Nelson was signed to an entry-level professional contract by the NHL's Buffalo Sabres on March 22, 2016. He made his NHL debut with the team on March 26, tallying his first NHL point on an assist in the first period of a game against the Winnipeg Jets.
On June 29, 2016, Nelson signed a two-year contract extension with the Sabres. He recorded his first NHL goal on February 11, 2018, in a 5–4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. On May 2, 2018, Nelson re-signed with the Sabres.
==Personal==
A native of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Nelson was a member of a state tournament attending hockey team at Lincoln High School. His older brother Josh currently coaches the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL.
==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
2010–11 	Alaska Avalanche 	NAHL 		29 	1 	5 	6 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Alaska Avalanche 	NAHL 		56 	1 	19 	20 	14 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2012–13 	Johnstown Tomahawks	NAHL 		56 	10 	22 	32 	42 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Minnesota State 	WCHA 		19 	1 	4 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Minnesota State 	WCHA 		40 	7 	26 	33 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Minnesota State 	WCHA 		40 	6 	16 	22 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		7 	0 	4 	4 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		58 	7 	14 	21 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		40 	2 	9 	11 	16 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2017–18 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		37 	3 	5 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		38 	1 	5 	6 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		48 	4 	8 	12 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		93 	4 	14 	18 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-WCHA First Team	2015–16	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1992 births
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Ice hockey people from Minnesota
Category:Ice hockey people from Wisconsin
Category:Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players