Bio

Bulldog Career: Career Statistics . . . Ranked third among Ferris State's career goaltending leaders in both save percentage (.911) and goals-against average (2.55), 10th winning percentage (.449), 16th in saves (928), and 17th in victories (14) prior to the 2011-12 season. 

Senior (2011-12 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics.

Junior (2010-11 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics . . . A FSU Dean's Academic Award honoree  . . . Played in four games and started twice . . . Posted a 0-2-0 reord with a 3.10 goals-against average (nine goals allowed) and an .870 saves percentage (60 saves) for the campaign . . . Made a season-high 20 saves at Alabama-Huntsville (10/8) in 58:41 minutes of action . . . Turned aside 19 shots in 59:28 minutes of playing time versus Bemidji State (12/31) in Mariucci Classic opener . . . Registered 16 saves against Michigan (1/15) in 35:50 minutes inside the crease . . . Came in to record all five saves in one period at Lake Superior State (11/13) . . . Received starting nod in outings at Alabama-Huntsville (10/8) and against Bemidji State (12/31).

Sophomore (2009-10 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics . . . Appeared in 16 games, which included 15 starting assignments, and played 914:10 minutes in net . . . Compiled a 9-3-3 record with a program season seventh-best 2.49 goals-against average (38 goals allowed) and an all-time fourth-place tying .915 saves percentage (411 saves) for the season . . . His .700 winning percentage represented the third-highest ever among FSU's all-time netminding season leaders . . . Placed fifth among the final national leaders in goalie winning percentage (.700), 20th in save percentage (.915), and 21st in goals-against average (2.47) . . . Ranked eighth in the CCHA for goals-against average and placed ninth in saves percentage for overall games . . . Recognized as the CCHA Reebok Goaltender of the Week (Dec. 7) following a pair of victories in a home two-game league set against Nebraska-Omaha (12/4-5) . . . Stopped all 28 shots in the series opener versus Nebraska-Omaha (12/4) and made another 28 saves the next night in the series finale (12/5) . . . Started out the season by notching a 9-1-1 mark in his initial 11 appearances, which included victories in first three encounters . . . Logged a pair of 65-minute games in back-to-back appearances at Ohio State (1/30) and against Northern Michigan (2/5) with 30 saves each . . . Posted an 8-0-1 mark as a nine-game starter in 10 home appearances . . . Registered a 2.20 goals-against average (20 goals allowed) and a .923 saves percentage (241 saves) in 546:16 minutes of action at home . . . Claimed a 1-2-2 ledger with a 2.34 goals-against average (12 goals allowed) and a .918 saves percentage (135 saves) in 308:16 minutes as a starter in all five road outings . . . Collected a season game-high 35 saves versus Yale (1/2) in a semifinal-round tilt at the Wisconsin Badger Hockey Showdown . . . Accumulated at least 25 saves in a contest on 10 occasions . . . Turned aside 30 shots on goal in a game on three occasions - at Miami (11/13), at Ohio State (1/30), and against Northern Michigan (2/5) . . . Credited with first collegiate point on an assist at Lake Superior State (2/12) en route to a 25-saves performance in his final appearance of the season . . . Netted a 3-0-1 mark with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .935 saves percentage in three November contests . . . Completed December with a 3-0-0 record coupled with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .953 saves percentage in three encounters . . . A FSU Dean's Academic Award honoree. 

Freshman (2008-09 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics . . . A 2008-09 CCHA All-Rookie Honorable Mention selection . . . Recipient of FSU's Rookie of the Year Award . . . Started 16 of 19 games played . . . Forged a 5-8-4 record while compiling a 2.50 goals-against average and a .912 saves percentage . . . Recorded 457 saves and allowed 44 goals in 1054:24 minutes of action between the posts . . . Placed ninth among CCHA's top goaltenders in goals-against average (2.39) and ranked 10th in save percentage (.918) in 15 league appearances . . . Chosen as the CCHA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 2) as a result of compiling a 0.96 goals-against average (two goals allowed) and a .970 save percentage (64 saves) in 125 minutes of a league home series sweep of Nebraska-Omaha (1/30-31) . . . Earned first collegiate win with a 21-saves effort against Canisius (10/11) . . . Had at least 30 saves or more in a game in five different encounters, which included a season-high 35 stops against Ohio State (1/17) in an overtime league tie . . . Garnered 34 saves and allowed only one goal in 65 minutes of playing time in a league home series finale versus Nebraska-Omaha (1/31) . . . Turned aside 32 shots on net at Michigan (2/28) in a complete-game performance . . . Registered at least 20 or more saves in 13 contests, which included his final four outings of the campaign . . . Posted a 2-1-1 ledger with a 2.71 goals-against average (11 goals allowed) and a .902 save percentage (101 saves) in four November outings . . . Recorded a shot at Northern Michigan (11/28) and finished the CCHA matchup with a game-winning 23 stops in 59:33 minutes of action . . . Entered the season rated as the fourth best among the nation's top incoming freshmen goaltenders by Inside College Hockey.com.

High School/Juniors: Recipient of the Harold L. Jones Trophy as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) Top Goaltender for the 2007-08 season as a member of the Humboldt (Saskatchewan) Broncos . . . SJHL record holder for most career shutouts (10), most shutouts in a season (seven), lowest goals-against average in a season (1.74), and longest shutout streak (259:06 minutes) . . . Played two seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) at Humboldt under head coach Dean Brockman . . . Registered a 31-7-0 record with a 1.75 goals-against average (68 goals allowed) and a .930 save percentage in 2,351 total minutes during his 39 appearances in the 2007-08 campaign as Humboldt was 48-9-0 overall. . . Named MVP of the 2007-08 Royal Bank Cup Championship contest . . . Member of the 2007-08 Credential Cup Champions and the Anavet Cup Champions with Humboldt . . . Had his gloves and stick requested for the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame following the Junior A National Championship game . . . A 2007-08 SJHL All-Star Game starter and was a 2007-08 SJHL All-Star Second-Team pick . . . Received SJHL Goaltender of the Week honors five of the seven months for the 2007-08 campaign . . . Participated in the 2008 Canadian Junior ‘A' Hockey League (CJAHL) Team West Top Prospects game . . . Earned team MVP accolades in 2007-08 after garnering 2006-07 squad Rookie of the Year kudos . . . Was 20-1-0 in net with a 2.46 goals-against average (58 goals allowed) and a .912 save percentage in 22 2006-07 outings as the Broncos went 41-14-0 overall . . . A two-time (2004-06) Hockey Regina Midget AA All-Star selection for the Tisdale (Saskatchewan) Trojans . . . A 2006 graduate of Michael A. Riffel High School . . . Competed three years in baseball (2003-06).

Personal: Born 5/3/88 in Regina, Saskatchewan . . . Son of Reg and Jo Anne Nelson . . . Father is employed as a controller and mother is a registered nurse . . . Has a younger sister . . . Catches: Left . . . FSU Letters: Three . . . Nickname is "Nelly" . . . Majoring in marketing.