Neil Nicholson (ice hockey)
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Neil Andrew Nicholson is a retired professional ice hockey
defenceman
who played in the National Hockey League
for the Oakland Seals
and New York Islanders
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the Oakland Seals
California Golden Seals
The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of...
and New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Fredericton Junior Red Wings | NBJHL New Brunswick Junior Hockey League The New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League was a Junior ice hockey league in New Brunswick, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the playoffs competed in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.-History:... |
9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1966–67 | Halifax Junior Canadiens | NSJHL Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al... |
– | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Fredericton Junior Red Wings | NBJHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 1967–68 | Fredericton Red Wings | NBSHL | 31 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1968–69 | London Knights London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:... |
OHA Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
54 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1969–70 | Providence Reds Providence Reds The Providence Reds were a hockey team that played in the Canadian-American Hockey League between 1926–1936 and the American Hockey League from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
63 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1969–70 | Oakland Seals California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
– | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 56 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 73 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1972–73 | New Haven Nighthawks New Haven Nighthawks The New Haven Nighthawks are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , and Los Angeles Kings... |
AHL | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1973–74 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 47 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1974–75 | Fort Worth Texans Fort Worth Texans The Fort Worth Texans were a professional ice hockey team based in Fort Worth, Texas. They started play in 1967 as the Fort Worth Wings, a minor league affiliate for the Detroit Red Wings. They were part of the Central Hockey League and played their home games at Will Rogers Coliseum... |
CHL | 74 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1975–76 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 74 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 65 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 69 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1978–79 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 19 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | SCL Tigers SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They have played in Switzerland's top hockey level, National League A, since last promotion in 1998.-History:-Champions:*NDA Championship : 1976... |
Swiss-A | 11 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | SCL Tigers | Swiss-A | 14 | 17 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks Dallas Black Hawks The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor-league professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the Central Hockey League and played home games at State Fair Coliseum.... |
CHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines Moncton Alpines Moncton Alpines could refer to:*Moncton Wildcats - the former name of a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League*Moncton Golden Flames - the former name of a defunct professional ice hockey team based in Moncton... |
AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1983–84 | SCL Tigers | Swiss-A | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | SCL Tigers | Swiss-A | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||
| NHL Totals | 39 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||