2007-08 Men's Ice Hockey
Roster
Ben Nelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
As a Junior in 2006?07:
Finished the year with 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists)...Played in all 40 games...An ECAC Hockey League All-Academic team selection...ECACHL All-Tournament Team pick...Finished seventh in the league in goals...Registered a pair of goals in the win over Robert Morris on 10/14...Scored once and set up another goal in the win over Union on 11/3...Registered two assists against RPI on 12/8...Set up two goals in the win over Union on 12/9...Had two points in the win over Yale on 2/2...Finished with two goals and an assist at Brown on 2/3...Scored one goal and added an assist against Dartmouth on 2/9...Recorded his third career hat trick in the win over AIC on 2/13...Scored his 50th career goal in game two of the ECACHL quarterfinal series at Cornell on 3/10...Recorded two goals in the ECACHL semifinal win over St. Lawrence on 3/16.
As a Sophomore in 2005?06:
Developed into one of the top offensive players in the ECAC Hockey League...Finished the season with 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists)...Ranked eighth in the ECACHL in goals and ninth in points...Set new season highs in assists and
points... Appeared in all 39 games...An ECAC Hockey League All-Academic team selection...Scored two goals against AIC on 10/21...Scored a power-play goal in the win over Harvard on 11/4...Notched two goals and an assist against Princeton on 11/26...Had two goals in the win over Clarkson on 2/3...Named to the ECACHL honor roll after scoring five points (three goals, two assists) in the weekend sweep of St. Lawrence and Clarkson...Scored
two points (one goal, one assist) in the playoff series with against RPI.
As a Freshman in 2004?05:
Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie team selection...Scored 28 points (18 goals, 10 assists) on the season...Third in Atlantic Hockey in goals... Second in Atlantic Hockey in points/game...Two-time Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week...Two-time Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week...HCA/CSTV National College Rookie of the Month for February...National Player of the Week by Insidecollegehockey.com after sweep of Mercyhurst (2/7)...Scored two goals?including the gamewinner?in the OT win over Army on 1/28 and again in the win over Mercyhurst on 2/5...Finished with five points (three goals, two assists) in the win over Mercyhurst on 2/5...Registered a hat trick in the win over Canisius on 2/19...Scored the game-winning goal against Sacred Heart on 2/26 and again in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal round win over Army.
Before Quinnipiac:
Highly touted scorer out of the British Columbia Hockey League...Played for Cowichan during the 2003?04 season and
helped that squad to the Island Division title...Ranked fourth in the BCHL in goals with 43 markers in just 56 games.
Personal:
Born in
SEASON HIGHS
Goals ? 3, vs. AIC, 2/13/07
Assists ? 2, twice
Points ? 3, twice
CAREER HIGHS
Goals ? 3, three times
Assists ? 2, seven times
Points ? 5, vs. Mercyhurst, 2/5/05
