Kirk G. Nielsen (born October 19, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 6 games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins during the 1997–98 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 1999, was spent in the minor leagues. He is the younger brother of Jeff Nielsen.
Kirk Nielsen | |||
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Born |
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | October 19, 1973||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
NHL draft |
1994 NHL Supplemental Draft Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1996–1999 |
Selected tenth and last by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft, Nielsen was the final player chosen by this method, as the Supplemental Draft was discontinued after this season.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | Grand Rapids High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Grand Rapids High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Harvard University | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Harvard University | ECAC | 31 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database