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Brock Nelson

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Colorado Avalanche
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	205	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	34 (Oct 15, 1991)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 30 (NYI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 4, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 3 years @ $7.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 7, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Acquired from New York Islanders
Mar 7, 2025	New York Islanders	Traded to Colorado Avalanche
May 23, 2019	New York Islanders	Signed 6 years @ $6.000M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 23, 2018	New York Islanders	Signed 1 year @ $4.250M AAV starting in 2018-19
Sep 16, 2015	New York Islanders	Signed 3 years @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2015-16
Apr 3, 2012	New York Islanders	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	NYI	81	1024:31	1.17	0.59	1.76	0.77	0.40	15.75	10.34	5.41	8.93	2.38
2016-17	NYI	81	1011:45	0.89	0.89	1.78	0.77	0.12	11.72	10.14	1.58	6.13	2.45
2017-18	NYI	82	958:40	0.75	0.75	1.50	0.76	-0.01	11.88	11.99	-0.11	3.55	2.84
2018-19	NYI	82	1111:30	1.03	0.92	1.94	0.71	0.31	15.20	10.55	4.65	1.90	5.70
2019-20	NYI	68	927:32	0.91	1.16	2.07	0.78	0.12	12.61	10.87	1.74	3.60	6.47
2020-21	NYI	56	766:25	0.63	0.94	1.57	0.77	-0.15	10.39	12.82	-2.43	0.00	7.02
2021-22	NYI	71	957:41	1.32	0.94	2.26	0.70	0.62	19.63	10.42	9.21	5.22	4.48
2022-23	NYI	82	1117:58	1.23	1.29	2.52	0.84	0.39	16.79	11.47	5.32	5.46	12.02
2023-24	NYI	82	1133:23	1.16	1.16	2.33	0.95	0.21	12.72	10.38	2.34	6.14	7.02
2024-25	COL	19	256:58	0.70	0.70	1.40	0.64	0.07	15.00	13.61	1.39	2.63	2.63
2024-25	NYI	61	887:48	0.95	1.28	2.23	0.87	0.08	12.50	11.48	1.02	4.32	6.79
2024-25	COL, NYI	80	1144:46	0.89	1.15	2.04	0.82	0.07	12.88	11.80	1.07	4.00	6.00
2025-26	COL	6	69:24	0.86	0.00	0.86	0.63	0.23	16.67	12.23	4.44	0.00	11.11

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	NYI	81	1024:31	39.41	2.34	2.47	39.82	2.05	2.67	53.33	48.08	0.04	0.09	-0.46
2016-17	NYI	81	1011:45	36.29	2.37	2.36	43.71	2.61	2.74	47.62	46.33	-0.14	0.02	-1.65
2017-18	NYI	82	958:40	36.99	2.32	2.18	44.56	2.44	2.76	48.68	44.19	-0.37	-0.11	-2.85
2018-19	NYI	82	1111:30	38.76	2.48	2.51	43.35	1.67	2.51	59.74	50.01	0.16	0.13	0.31
2019-20	NYI	68	927:32	36.23	2.78	2.30	45.15	2.65	2.61	51.19	46.84	-0.08	0.08	-1.71
2020-21	NYI	56	766:25	38.13	2.11	2.44	41.26	2.04	2.33	50.94	51.15	0.09	0.18	-1.12
2021-22	NYI	71	957:41	39.60	3.01	2.62	46.68	2.63	2.96	53.33	46.89	0.27	0.22	0.85
2022-23	NYI	82	1117:58	44.44	3.76	2.95	47.39	2.42	2.92	60.87	50.27	0.42	0.39	0.22
2023-24	NYI	82	1133:23	44.36	2.91	2.62	46.80	2.59	2.70	52.88	49.18	0.22	0.20	0.24
2024-25	COL	19	256:58	38.76	2.57	2.39	40.16	1.87	2.18	57.89	52.24	-0.44	0.07	-4.94
2024-25	NYI	61	887:48	43.66	2.97	2.58	44.60	2.23	2.59	57.14	49.93	0.27	0.24	0.37
2024-25	COL, NYI	80	1144:46	42.56	2.88	2.53	43.61	2.15	2.49	57.29	50.40	0.10	0.20	-1.05
2025-26	COL	6	69:24	51.01	3.46	2.83	48.41	2.59	2.76	57.14	50.64	-0.17	1.03	-12.89

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins (7:00 p.m.) at Mile High Hockey (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Preview: Saturday Night Hockey is A-Bruin for the Avs at Mile High Hockey (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Blue Jackets Outworked in 4-1 Loss to Avalanche at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Nichushkin’s two-goal night powers Avalanche past Blue Jackets at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
The Aftermath: Road Wins Keep Coming — Avalanche Defeat Columbus at Colorado Hockey Now (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5 p.m.) at Mile High Hockey (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
COL 4, CBJ 1: On Night Honoring Cam Atkinson, Avalanche Overpower Blue Jackets with Three-Goal Second Period at 1st Ohio Battery (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Preview: Avs in Columbus for showdown with the Blue Jackets at Mile High Hockey (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
10 Observations: There’s No Stopping the MacKinnon and Necas Duo at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Avalanche open road trip with 3–1 win over Sabres behind MacKinnon’s heroics at Mile High Sticking (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres (10:30 a.m.) at Mile High Hockey (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Preview: Avs hockey and morning coffee in Buffalo at Mile High Hockey (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Dynamic duos: How the Colorado Avalanche are building their forward core this season at Mile High Sticking (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
Recap: Rantanen Haunts Former Team in 5–4 Shootout Thriller at Mile High Hockey (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche must continue to respond to opposition with physicality at Mile High Sticking (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Islanders Gameday: New era opens in Pittsburgh at Lighthouse Hockey (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
The Aftermath: Necas, Wedgewood Lead Dominant Avalanche on Opening Night at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings (8:30 p.m.) at Mile High Hockey (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Preview: The puck drops on a new season in Los Angeles at Mile High Hockey (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Predicting power play production for the Colorado Avalanche players at Mile High Sticking (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Brock Nelson will be key to Avalanche success this season at Mile High Sticking (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Avalanche Mailbag: Top Six Combinations & Has Brindley Earned An Opening Night Roster Spot? at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche top line poised for monster season at Mile High Sticking (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Ovi breaks another Gretzky record? A draft lottery surprise? Bold predictions for every NHL team at ESPN (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Avalanche Practice: Blackwood Takes Shots, PP Drills Begin at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Devils Gear Up For Second Preseason Game Against Islanders at Devils Army (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Homecomings: Projected returns to Denver for recent, former Avalanche players at Mile High Sticking (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Avs Have ‘Plenty Of Work To Do Still’ After 1st Preseason Win At Ball Arena at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
How Thompson, Bedard, Keller, others are using 4 Nations snubs as Olympic motivation at ESPN (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche Training Camp Day 1: Standouts, Surprises, and Depth on Display at Mile High Hockey (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
3 Things We Learned From Day 1 of Avalanche Training Camp at Colorado Hockey Now (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
NY Islanders winger Jonathan Drouin sought Brock Nelson's approval for jersey number at Eyes on Isles (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
New York Islanders 2025 Training Camp: Roster Battles & Competition at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Deen’s Daily: Nelson Believes in Avalanche; New Rangers Captain; Surprising PTO in Chicago at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
MHH Roundtable: Training Camp Prep at Mile High Hockey (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Brock Nelson Passed on Free Agency Temptation, Believes in Avalanche: ‘You Can’t Ask for a Better Spot’ at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
The Kaprizov Saga Is Putting the Wild Franchise's Credibility On the Line at Hockey Wilderness (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
NY Islanders projected lines show crucial holes at Eyes on Isles (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
Islanders Prospect Calum Ritchie Bulked Up, Ready To Fill Brock Nelson's Role at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
Do the Avalanche have enough for a deep playoff run? at Mile High Sticking (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
NY Islanders prospect Cal Ritchie knows he has big shoes to fill after Nelson trade at Eyes on Isles (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Wedgewood Joins Avalanche Informal Practice, Nichushkin Shows Competitive Spirit at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Pros and Cons: Should Martin Necas play on a line with MacKinnon or Nelson? at Mile High Sticking (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Cale Makar Leads Avalanche Through Spirited Skate at Mile High Hockey (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Jonathan Drouin to wear same number as former beloved NY Islanders' forward at Eyes on Isles (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
What are the NY Islanders plans for Right Wing for 2025/26 season? at Eyes on Isles (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Avalanche could remind Blues fans what real contender depth looks like at Bleedin' Blue (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche stars should consider skipping 2026 Olympics at Mile High Sticking (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Keys to the Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche climb to the peak (Part 2) at Mile High Sticking (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
Keys to the Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche climb to the peak (Part 1) at Mile High Sticking (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Red Wings must resist the Justin Faulk temptation at Octopus Thrower (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Islanders fans might want one face removed from team’s Mt Rushmore at Eyes on Isles (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
The NY Islanders quarter-century Mount Rushmore at Eyes on Isles (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
NY Islanders jump 16 spots in Prospect Rankings after transformational 2025 draft at Eyes on Isles (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
How the Islanders Transformed Their Prospect Pool in 1 Year at The Hockey Writers (Wed Aug 27, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	33	NTC	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$500,000	$9,000,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA
2026-27	34	NTC	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,300,000	$7,300,000	$7,300,000	UFA
2027-28	35	M-NTC	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$5,700,000	$5,700,000	$5,700,000	UFA
Total					-	$500,000	$22,000,000	$22,500,000	$22,500,000

Signed: June 4, 2025

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Chris MacFarland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.85

Clause: Player has a full no trade clause for 2025-26 and 2026-27 and a 15 team no trade list for 2027-28.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	27	NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2020-21	28	NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2021-22	29	M-NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2022-23	30	M-NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2023-24	31	M-NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA
2024-25	32	M-NTC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$2,000,000	$34,000,000	$36,000,000	$36,000,000

Signed: May 23, 2019

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Lou Lamoriello

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.36

Clause: Starting in 2021-22 player submits a 16 team no trade list.

Retained Salary: New York Islanders retained 50.0% of total salary on March 7, 2025

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	26		$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	-	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000

Signed: July 23, 2018

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Lou Lamoriello

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.35

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	23	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	RFA
2016-17	24	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2017-18	25	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000

Signed: Sep 16, 2015

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Garth Snow

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.5

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	20	$900,000	$2,825,000	$1,925,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	21	$900,000	$2,825,000	$1,925,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2014-15	22	$900,000	$2,825,000	$1,925,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$5,775,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: Apr 3, 2012

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Garth Snow

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	High-MN	Warroad	31	14	9	23
2007-08	USHS-MN	Warroad High										3	1	1	2
2008-09	High-MN	Warroad	31	45	36	81
2008-09	USHS-MN	Warroad High										3	6	5	11	+13
2009-10	UMHSEL	Great Plains	24	5	10	15
2009-10	High-MN	Warroad	25	39	34	73		38				6	14	8	22		8		0.0
2010-11	WCHA	North Dakota	42	8	13	21		27
2010-11	WJC-A	USA	5	0	1	1	-1
2011-12	WCHA	North Dakota	42	28	19	47		4
2011-12	AHL	Bridgeport	4	0	0	0	-1		5	0.0		2						3	0.0
2012-13	AHL	Bridgeport	66	25	27	52		34	187	1,337.0
2012-13	NHL	New York Islanders										1				-1			0.0	7:44
2013-14	NHL	New York Islanders	72	14	12	26	-10	12	132	10.6	14:16
2013-14	WC-A	USA	7	4	2	6	+3	8	19
2013-14	AHL	Bridgeport	1	0	1	1	+2	2	6	0.0
2014-15	WC-A	USA	10	6	4	10	+7	8	20
2014-15	NHL	New York Islanders	82	20	22	42	+6	24	190	10.5	15:53	6	2		2	+1	2	8	25.0	14:20
2015-16	WC	USA	6	1	3	4		2
2015-16	NHL	New York Islanders	81	26	14	40	-3	30	165	15.8	15:48	11	1	4	5	-5	6	28	3.6	16:49
2016-17	NHL	New York Islanders	81	20	25	45	-6	36	173	11.6	15:39
2016-17	WC	USA	8	4	3	7	+5	2
2017-18	NHL	New York Islanders	82	19	16	35	-4	43	138	13.8	14:44
2018-19	NHL	New York Islanders	82	25	28	53	+20	28	181	13.8	17:58	8	4		4	-2	2	22	18.2	18:18
2019-20	NHL	New York Islanders	68	26	28	54	+6	32	175	14.9	18:52	22	9	9	18	+4	12	57	15.8	19:21
2020-21	NHL	New York Islanders	56	18	15	33	-5	14	121	14.9	17:50	19	7	5	12	-1	4	35	20.0	17:47
2021-22	NHL	New York Islanders	72	37	22	59	-5	33	171	21.6	17:41
2022-23	NHL	New York Islanders	82	36	39	75	+13	24	222	16.2	18:26	6	2	3	5	+4	4	15	13.3	17:39
2023-24	WC	USA	8	3	4	7	+7	4
2023-24	NHL	New York Islanders	82	34	35	69	-5	28	250	13.6	18:05	5	2	2	4	-2	10	7	28.6	20:01
2024-25	NHL	New York Islanders	61	20	23	43	+2	14	162	12.3	19:21
2024-25	4 Nations	United States	4	0	0	0	-3		3	0.0	57:31
2024-25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	19	6	7	13	+6	4	31	19.4	17:30	7		4	4	+2	2	13	0.0	16:52
2025-26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	6	1	1	2	+2		9	11.1	19:43
NHL Career			926	302	287	589	+17	322	2120	14.2	17:00	85	27	27	54		42	185	14.6	17:48