NHL careerCBJLast NHL game 2002
Chris Nielsen's NHL career
Points
14
Games
52
Goals
6
Assists
8
P/GP
0.27
Plus/minus
+1
Right winger Chris Nielsen was drafted 36th overall by New York Islanders in 1998. He played 2 seasons, all of them for Columbus Blue Jackets, 2000-2002. That came to 52 games and 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists.
Below: the whole of Chris Nielsen's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19981998 NHL Draft
Chris Nielsen is drafted 36 overall by New York Islanders
First off the board- 1Vincent LecavalierTBL
- 2David LegwandNSH
- 3Brad StuartSJS
Swedes from the same draft
Mikael Samuelsson699 GP · 346 P- Christian Bäckman302 GP · 79 P
- Tommy Westlund203 GP · 22 P
- 2 years, 5 months and 17 days later · 3 seasonsYear 20002000-2001 seasonNHL debut
Chris Nielsen makes his NHL debut in 1–2 loss against San Jose Sharks
Chris was 20 years old ·
San Jose Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Mattias Timander, Marcus Ragnarsson and Niklas Sundström.Year 2001Season2000-2001
Chris Nielsen's first NHL season: 9 points
The whole season2000-2001EventsCareer bestHis best points season53games missed - Year 2002
- The career
Chris Nielsen played his last NHL game in 2002
The career ended after 2 seasons with Columbus Blue Jackets.