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Canada USA Nash Nienhuis
#4 EC Salzburg / ICEHL - 25/26
1-time ICEHL Champion 1
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 05, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Sarnia, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Kraig Nienhuis
Brother: Ryder Nienhuis

Nash Nienhius has the Canadian, US-American and Austrian citizenship.

© Photo: EC Red Bull Salzburg/Heiko Mandl

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Nash Nienhuis Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lambton Jr. Sting U16 AAA ALLIANCE U16 32* 3* 9* 12* 24* -* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 14 -
2015-16 Lambton Jr. Sting U18 AAA ALLIANCE U18 31* 2* 6* 8* 51* -* |
Sarnia Legionnaires GOJHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -
2016-17 Sarnia Legionnaires GOJHL 50* 4* 24* 28* 38* -* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 4 -
2017-18 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 58* 0* 6* 6* 27* -9* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2018-19 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 52* 2* 11* 13* 46* 1* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -2
2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 17* 0* 9* 9* 12* 4* |
Omaha Lancers USHL 27* 2* 21* 23* 37* 9* |
2020-21 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 25* 0* 4* 4* 2* -9* |
2021-22 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 36* 3* 11* 14* 6* -7* |
2022-23 Michigan State Univ. “A” NCAA 32* 4* 15* 19* 31* 1* |
2023-24 Michigan State Univ. “C” NCAA 38* 9* 15* 24* 22* 20* |
2024-25 EC Salzburg ICEHL 42* 4* 13* 17* 10* 7* | Playoffs 13 0 4 4 2 6
2025-26 EC Salzburg ICEHL 43* 1* 16* 17* 8* 18* |
Projected ICEHL 47* 1* 17* 18* 9* 20* |

Nash Nienhuis Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2024-25 EC Salzburg Champions HL 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2025-26 EC Salzburg Champions HL 8* 2* 0* 2* 6* 2* |

Nash Nienhuis Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ALLIANCE U16 1 32* 3* 9* 12* 0.38* 24* -* | 1 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 14 * - *
ALLIANCE U18 1 31* 2* 6* 8* 0.26* 51* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 17* 3* 1* 4* 0.24* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
GOJHL 2 55* 4* 26* 30* 0.55* 40* -* | 2 11 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.45 * 4 * - *
ICEHL 2 85* 5* 29* 34* 0.40* 18* 25* | 1 13 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.31 * 2 * 6 *
NCAA 4 131* 16* 45* 61* 0.47* 61* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 154* 4* 47* 51* 0.33* 122* 5* | 2 10 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -3 *

Nash Nienhuis Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/24/2025
04/24/2025 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
05/07/2024
05/07/2024 Confirmed Michigan State Univ. EC Salzburg
02/21/2020
02/21/2020 Confirmed Omaha Lancers Michigan State Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 8 #127 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2015, 14 #269 overall by Sarnia Sting in the OHL Priority Selection