Eliteprospects
USA Payton Nelson
#18 Univ. of Denver / NCAA - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jan 17, 2005
Position
F
Age
20
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Centennial, CO, USA
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

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Payton Nelson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Chicago Mission 14U AAA HPHL 14U 17* 7* 6* 13* 2* -* |
2020-21 Chicago Mission 15U AAA HPHL 15U 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2021-22 Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 20* 13* 19* 32* 22* -* |
Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA 16U AAA 61* 39* 53* 92* -* 65* |
2022-23 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 8* 2* |
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 31* 2* 3* 5* 12* -7* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -1
2023-24 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 29* 1* 1* 2* 2* -5* |
Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 24* 7* 7* 14* 10* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 1
2024-25 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 53* 11* 6* 17* 7* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -
2025-26 Univ. of Denver NCAA 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Payton Nelson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Colorado Thunderbirds QC Int PW 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2021-22 Team Gold USA-S16 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2022-23 Team Black USA-S17 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |

Payton Nelson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 61* 39* 53* 92* 1.51* -* 65* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 1 53* 11* 6* 17* 0.32* 7* -* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
HPHL 14U 1 17* 7* 6* 13* 0.76* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 15U 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 24* 7* 7* 14* 0.58* 10* 0* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * 1 *
NCAA 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 2* 0* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 20* 13* 19* 32* 1.60* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 70* 3* 6* 9* 0.13* 22* -10* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -1 *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/10/2025
05/10/2025 Confirmed Salmon Arm Silverbacks Univ. of Denver
07/05/2024
07/05/2024 Confirmed Minnesota Wilderness Salmon Arm Silverbacks
12/08/2022
12/08/2022 Confirmed Muskegon Lumberjacks Des Moines Buccaneers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2022, 5 #76 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2020, 10 #201 overall by Tri-City Americans in the WHL Prospects Draft