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Canada Jim Neilson
#15 Edmonton Oilers / WHA - 78/79
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Nov 28, 1940
Position
D
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Big River, SK, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Neilson, 79, died on November 5, 2020.

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Jim Neilson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1958-59 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
1959-60 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 57* 21* 28* 49* 61* -* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 -
1960-61 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 59* 20* 26* 46* 59* -* |
1961-62 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 70* 9* 33* 42* 78* -* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 2 -
1962-63 New York Rangers NHL 69* 5* 11* 16* 38* -* |
1963-64 New York Rangers NHL 69* 5* 24* 29* 93* -* |
1964-65 New York Rangers NHL 62* 0* 13* 13* 58* -* |
1965-66 New York Rangers NHL 65* 4* 19* 23* 84* -* |
1966-67 New York Rangers NHL 61* 4* 11* 15* 65* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -
1967-68 New York Rangers NHL 67* 6* 29* 35* 60* 29* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -
1968-69 New York Rangers NHL 76* 10* 34* 44* 95* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 5 -
1969-70 New York Rangers NHL 62* 3* 20* 23* 75* 24* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 8 -
1970-71 New York Rangers NHL 77* 8* 24* 32* 69* 31* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 30 -
1971-72 New York Rangers NHL 78* 7* 30* 37* 56* 38* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 8 -
1972-73 New York Rangers NHL 52* 4* 16* 20* 35* 22* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 2 -
1973-74 New York Rangers NHL 72* 4* 7* 11* 38* -4* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -
1974-75 California Golden Seals “A” NHL 72* 3* 17* 20* 56* -46* |
1975-76 California Golden Seals “C” NHL 26* 1* 6* 7* 20* -6* |
1976-77 Cleveland Barons “C” NHL 47* 3* 17* 20* 42* -5* |
1977-78 Cleveland Barons “C” NHL 68* 2* 21* 23* 20* -25* |
1978-79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 35* 0* 5* 5* 18* 5* |

Jim Neilson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EPHL 1 70* 9* 33* 42* 0.60* 78* -* | 1 7 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.71 * 2 * - *
NHL 16 1 023* 69* 299* 368* 0.36* 904* 64* | 8 65 1 * 17 * 18 * 0.28 * 61 * - *
SJHL 3 126* 42* 56* 98* 0.78* 126* -* | 1 7 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.57 * 6 * - *
WHA 1 35* 0* 5* 5* 0.14* 18* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jim Neilson Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers