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Canada Tristen Nielsen
#57 Colorado Eagles / AHL - 25/26
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 23, 2000
Position
W/C
Age
25
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Fort St. John, BC, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Fort St. John Flyers
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Tristen Nielsen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Calgary Edge School U15 Prep U15 AAA 58* 18* 29* 47* 90* 28* |
2014-15 Edge School U15 Prep “C” U15 AAA 52* 59* 38* 97* 133* 31* |
Edge School U15 Prep “C” CSSHL U15 18* 18* 7* 25* 49* -* | Playoffs 4 6 1 7 30 -
Edge School Elite 15s CSSHL U16 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2015-16 Edge School (Prep) CSSHL U18 22* 14* 9* 23* 40* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 4 -
Edge School (Prep) MPHL 16* 13* 4* 17* 16* -* |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49* 3* 4* 7* 19* -18* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 0
Canada White U17 WHC-17 6* 4* 0* 4* 4* -* |
2017-18 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49* 19* 16* 35* 24* -7* |
2018-19 Calgary Hitmen WHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 13* -2* |
Vancouver Giants WHL 52* 14* 21* 35* 56* 13* | Playoffs 22 3 10 13 16 4
2019-20 Vancouver Giants WHL 61* 30* 35* 65* 70* 28* |
2020-21 Vancouver Giants “A” WHL 22* 15* 17* 32* 14* 9* |
2021-22 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 41* 7* 4* 11* 17* 1* |
2022-23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 64* 14* 27* 41* 60* 9* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 2
2023-24 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 59* 16* 19* 35* 52* -14* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 2 -2
2024-25 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 67* 15* 13* 28* 56* -11* | Playoffs 24 5 4 9 38 -5
2025-26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Colorado Eagles AHL 22* 12* 8* 20* 18* 11* |
Projected AHL 68* 37* 25* 62* 56* 34* |
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Tristen Nielsen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Calgary North Alberta Cup 5* 4* 7* 11* 6* -* |
2015-16 Team Alberta WCCC-16 4* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
Canada U16 YOG 5* 0* 1* 1* 5* -2* |

Tristen Nielsen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 253* 64* 71* 135* 0.53* 203* -4* | 3 36 7 * 10 * 17 * 0.47 * 46 * -5 *
Alberta Cup 1 5* 4* 7* 11* 2.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U15 1 18* 18* 7* 25* 1.39* 49* -* | 1 4 6 * 1 * 7 * 1.75 * 30 * - *
CSSHL U16 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U18 1 22* 14* 9* 23* 1.05* 40* -* | 1 4 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
MPHL 1 16* 13* 4* 17* 1.06* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
U15 AAA 2 110* 77* 67* 144* 1.31* 223* 59* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 4* 0* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 241* 82* 93* 175* 0.73* 196* 23* | 2 26 4 * 10 * 14 * 0.54 * 18 * 4 *
YOG 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 5* -2* | 0 * * * * * *

Tristen Nielsen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/24/2025
11/24/2025 Up/Down Colorado Avalanche Colorado Eagles
11/20/2025
11/20/2025 Up/Down Colorado Eagles Colorado Avalanche
11/05/2025
11/05/2025 Up/Down Colorado Avalanche Colorado Eagles
11/04/2025
11/04/2025 Up/Down Colorado Eagles Colorado Avalanche
10/27/2025
10/27/2025 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Colorado Avalanche
08/02/2025
08/02/2025 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Colorado Eagles
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Abbotsford Canucks Vancouver Canucks
08/13/2021
08/13/2021 Confirmed Vancouver Giants Abbotsford Canucks
10/31/2018
10/31/2018 Confirmed Calgary Hitmen Vancouver Giants
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Confirmed Edge School U15 Prep Calgary Hitmen
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #20 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #213 by FCHockey