Position Defence Role Ice hockey player Team Oklahoma City Barons Name Todd Nelson Career start 1990 | Playing career Weight 91 kg Shot Left Height 1.85 m Siblings Jeff Nelson | |
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Born May 15, 1969 (age 54)
Prince Albert, SK, CAN ( 1969-05-15 ) Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals NHL Draft 79th overall, 1989
Pittsburgh Penguins Similar People Dallas Eakins, Anton Lander, Tyler Pitlick, Todd McLellan, Oscar Klefbom Profiles | ||
Barons coach todd nelson visits hmi camp in okc
Todd Nelson (born May 15, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, who is currently the head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. He is the older brother of Jeff Nelson.
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- Barons coach todd nelson visits hmi camp in okc
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Awards
- Coaching statistics
- Transactions
- References
Playing career
Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Nelson played primarily in the minors and played just one game for the Penguins. Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals, he helped guide the Capitals' minor league affiliate Portland Pirates to the Calder Cup in 1994. He was inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame in 2007. Nelson played in just two games for the Washington Capitals, and played in the minors until his retirement in 2002.
Coaching career
Following his professional hockey career, Nelson moved into coaching. He was first the assistant coach/player coach for the Muskegon Fury of the UHL for the 2001–02 season. He was then an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL for the 2002–03 season before returning as head coach of the Muskegon Fury from 2003-2006. The Fury won the Colonial Cup his first two years as their coach. He moved on to be the assistant coach for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL from 2006–2008, who won the Calder Cup in his final season as an assistant.
On July 25, 2008, he accepted an assistant coaching position with the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL.
On July 15, 2010, he was introduced as the first head coach of the AHL's Oklahoma City Barons, affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers.
After the firing of Dallas Eakins on December 15, 2014, Nelson was promoted to head coach of the Oilers on an interim basis for the remainder of the 2014–15 NHL season. He was replaced as head coach by Todd McLellan on May 19, 2015.
On June 16, 2015, Nelson was named the head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Nelson became the third person ever to win the Calder Cup as a player (1994), assistant coach (2008), and head coach (2017), joining Bob Woods and Mike Stothers.
Awards
Coaching statistics
Note: Head coaching statistics only.