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Payton Nelson
#18 Univ. of Denver / NCAA - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jan 17, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Centennial, CO, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- F
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 79 kg / 174 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- -
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Payton Nelson Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | HPHL 14U | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | HPHL 15U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | T1EHL 16U | 20 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 22 | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | 16U AAA | 61 | 39 | 53 | 92 | - | 65 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | USHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | USHL | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2023-2024 | USHL | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | NAHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024-2025 | BCHL | 53 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 2025-2026 | NCAA | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Payton Nelson Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | QC Int PW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA-S16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | USA-S17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Payton Nelson Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 1.51 | - | 65 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.32 | 7 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.76 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.58 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 1.60 | 22 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.13 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -1 |
Payton Nelson Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.76 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 81 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 1.53 | 22* | 65* | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.12 | 14 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.58 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.32 | 7 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Payton Nelson Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2025-2026 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | Univ. of Denver | |
| Confirmed | Minnesota Wilderness | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | |
| Confirmed | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Des Moines Buccaneers |
Payton Nelson Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2022, 5 #76 by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2020, 10 #201 by Tri-City Americans in the WHL Prospects Draft