Please answer the following question: Brock Nelson - Brock Nelson (born October 5 1991) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nelson was drafted in the first round 30th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders. Prior to playing professional hockey Nelson played at the University of North Dakota. His first experience in professional hockey was at the American Hockey League level with the Islanders' affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete