Neil Nicholson
Player profile and career history
D · #20
Neil Nicholson was a defenceman. Born September 12, 1949 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 180 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1969 (round 6, 65th overall) by the OAK. In 39 NHL regular-season games he had 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 39
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 1
- Points
- 4
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 39
- Goals
- 3
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 23
- Plus Minus
- -18
- Points
- 4
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 0
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0545
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 55
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 0
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 0
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 0
- Plus Minus
- 0
- Points
- 0
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 0
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 0
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.08
- Assists / game
- 0.03
- Points / game
- 0.10
- Shots / game
- 1.41
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 3 1972–73 · New York Islanders
- Assists
- 1 1972–73 · New York Islanders
- Points
- 4 1972–73 · New York Islanders
- Shots
- 51 1972–73 · New York Islanders
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1986–87
- ThunSwissDiv1
1985–86
- ThunSwissDiv1
1984–85
- LangnauSwiss
1983–84
- LangnauSwiss
1982–83
- MonctonAHL
- LangnauSwiss
1981–82
- DallasCHL
- LangnauSwiss
1980–81
- LangnauSwiss
1979–80
- LangnauSwiss
1978–79
- Fort WorthCHL
1977–78
- Fort WorthCHL
New York IslandersNHL
1976–77
- Fort WorthCHL
1975–76
- Fort WorthCHL
1974–75
- Fort WorthCHL
1973–74
- Fort WorthCHL
New York IslandersNHL
1972–73
- New HavenAHL
New York IslandersNHL
1971–72
- ProvidenceAHL
1970–71
- ProvidenceAHL
1969–70
- ProvidenceAHL
Oakland SealsNHL
1968–69
- LondonOHA-Jr.
1967–68
- FrederictonM-Cup
- FrederictonNBJHL
- FrederictonSNBHL
1966–67
- Halifax Cdns.MJrHL
- FrederictonNBJHL
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | SwissDiv1 | Thun | Regular | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | SwissDiv1 | Thun | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | SwissDiv1 | Thun | Regular | 22 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | SwissDiv1 | Thun | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | AHL | Moncton | Regular | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | CHL | Dallas | Regular | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1981–82 | CHL | Dallas | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | 28 | 14 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | Swiss | Langnau | Regular | 28 | 11 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 19 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Fort Worth | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 69 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | CHL | Fort Worth | Playoffs | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 65 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | CHL | Fort Worth | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 74 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 74 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | CHL | Fort Worth | Regular | 47 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | NHL | Regular | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | CHL | Fort Worth | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | AHL | New Haven | Regular | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | NHL | Regular | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | -22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1971–72 | AHL | Providence | Regular | 73 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | AHL | Providence | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | AHL | Providence | Regular | 56 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | AHL | Providence | Playoffs | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | AHL | Providence | Regular | 63 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1969–70 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1968–69 | OHA-Jr. | London | Regular | 54 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1968–69 | OHA-Jr. | London | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | M-Cup | Fredericton | Regular | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | NBJHL | Fredericton | Regular | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | SNBHL | Fredericton | Regular | 31 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | M-Cup | Fredericton | Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | NBJHL | Fredericton | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1967–68 | SNBHL | Fredericton | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1966–67 | MJrHL | Halifax Cdns. | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1966–67 | NBJHL | Fredericton | Regular | — | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1966–67 | MJrHL | Halifax Cdns. | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-11-23 | MNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 16, 6:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.