Eric Neilson

Eric Neilson (born August 18, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who was known as an enforcer. He last played with the Manchester Storm of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Neilson was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (143rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
On July 13, 2011, Neilson was signed as a free agent by the Norfolk Admirals to a one-year AHL Standard Player's Contract. After appearing in 47 games for the Calder Cup record-setting Admirals, Neilson followed the team affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed with the Syracuse Crunch on July 5, 2012.
Neilson played 3 season with the Crunch, from 2012–13 to 2014–15.
It was announced in May 2016 that Neilson would move away from the US and join UK side the Manchester Storm playing in the EIHL - the UK's highest level of professional ice hockey.
==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
2001–02 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		48 	0 	2 	2 	130 		4 	0 	0 	0 	25
2002–03 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		53 	2 	9 	11 	341 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		50 	4 	11 	15 	194 		9 	0 	0 	0 	28
2004–05 	Rimouski Océanic 	QMJHL 		54 	13 	13 	26 	157 		11 	1 	3 	4 	43
2005–06 	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL 		47 	2 	2 	4 	164 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Long Beach Ice Dogs	ECHL 		64 	4 	2 	6 	131 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		34 	3 	1 	4 	119 		2 	0 	0 	0 	6
2007–08 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		18 	0 	2 	2 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		50 	3 	0 	3 	207 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		38 	1 	2 	3 	94 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	San Antonio Rampage	AHL 		33 	1 	2 	3 	103 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		47 	1 	0 	1 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		39 	1 	0 	1 	135 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		35 	1 	2 	3 	100 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		20 	0 	1 	1 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Missouri Mavericks 	ECHL 		18 	2 	0 	2 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Manchester Storm 	EIHL 		33 	2 	6 	8 	56 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		286 	8 	9 	17 	866 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Category:Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
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Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Category:Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) players
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Manchester Storm (2015–) players
Category:Missouri Mavericks players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Rimouski Océanic players
Category:St. John's IceCaps players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
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