Jim Neilson
James Anthony "Chief" Neilson (November 28, 1940 – November 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, California Golden Seals, and Cleveland Barons.
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Born | Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada | November 28, 1940
Died | November 6, 2020 Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada | (aged 79)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
Position | Defense |
Shot | Left |
Played for | New York Rangers California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Edmonton Oilers |
Playing career | 1962–1979 |
Neilson was born in Big River, Saskatchewan. He played a total of 1023 games in the NHL, with 69 goals and 299 assists. He played from 1962–63 season to 1977–78 season in the NHL and 1978–79 in the WHA.
Neilson died on November 6, 2020.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1958–59 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 57 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
1960–61 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 59 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 70 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 78 | 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 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1967–68 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||
1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
1972–73 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 68 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1024 | 69 | 299 | 368 | 904 | 65 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 61 | ||||
WHA totals | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |