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USA Jaxon Nelson
#16 Iowa Wild / AHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 30, 2000
Position
C/RW
Age
25
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Magnolia, MN, USA
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

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Jaxon Nelson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Luverne High USHS-MN 25* 26* 36* 62* 12* -* | Playoffs 6 6 6 12 0 -
2014-15 MN Red Wings 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 16* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
Luverne High USHS-MN 25* 41* 42* 83* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 4 5 9 6 -
2015-16 Team Great Plains UMHSEHL 13* 5* 1* 6* 0* -* |
Luverne High USHS-MN 25* 70* 43* 113* 11* -* | Playoffs 3 8 3 11 2 -
2016-17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 54* 7* 11* 18* 12* -13* |
2017-18 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 58* 8* 9* 17* 14* -2* |
2018-19 Omaha Lancers “A” USHL 52* 19* 21* 40* 41* -3* |
2019-20 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 33* 2* 4* 6* 2* -7* |
2020-21 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 31* 5* 10* 15* 34* 9* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 26* 6* 4* 10* 17* -4* |
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 40* 10* 17* 27* 10* 10* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 39* 19* 12* 31* 6* 14* |
Providence Bruins AHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2024-25 Providence Bruins AHL 35* 2* 7* 9* 8* 0* |
2025-26 Iowa Wild AHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 20* 11* 9* 20* 6* -11* |
Projected AHL 45* 4* 4* 8* 8* -8* |

Jaxon Nelson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Minnesota Blades Brick Invitational 5* 9* 1* 10* 6* -* |
2015-16 Team Purple USA-S15 5* 2* 3* 5* -* -* |

Jaxon Nelson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 53* 4* 8* 12* 0.23* 12* -3* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
Brick Invitational 1 5* 9* 1* 10* 2.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 20* 11* 9* 20* 1.00* 6* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 16* 2* 2* 4* 0.25* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 169* 42* 47* 89* 0.53* 69* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 13* 5* 1* 6* 0.46* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 164* 34* 41* 75* 0.46* 67* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 75* 137* 121* 258* 3.44* 43* -* | 3 12 18 * 14 * 32 * 2.67 * 8 * - *

Jaxon Nelson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/15/2026
01/15/2026 Up/Down Iowa Heartlanders Iowa Wild
01/02/2026
01/02/2026 Up/Down Iowa Wild Iowa Heartlanders
12/28/2025
12/28/2025 Extension Iowa Wild Iowa Wild
11/20/2025
11/20/2025 Loan Iowa Heartlanders Iowa Wild
08/06/2025
08/06/2025 Confirmed Boston Bruins Iowa Heartlanders
04/02/2024
04/02/2024 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Boston Bruins
06/09/2018
06/09/2018 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede Chicago Steel
03/31/2016
03/31/2016 Confirmed Luverne High Sioux Falls Stampede
04/17/2015
04/17/2015 Confirmed Luverne High Univ. of Minnesota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 7 #137 overall by Tri-City Americans in the WHL Prospects Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #237 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #141 by NHL Central Scouting