Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nelson akatamba hockey paWarroad High School, uko akanga ari wokupedzisira nokuda kweMinnesota Mr. Hockey Award, yakapiwa kumutambi mukuru wehockey wechikoro chepamusoro cheMinnesota. Akapedza mwaka wa2009-10 aine zvibodzwa makumi matatu nezvipfumbamwe nemakumi matatu neshanu ekubatsira kwemapoinzi makumi manomwe nematatu mumitambo makumi maviri neshanu yeWarroad. Musi waGunyana 24, 2009, Nelson akazvipira kutamba Division 1 hockey yeYunivhesiti yeNorth Dakota mushure mekufunga Bemidji State neNebraska-Omaha uye akazotora chikamu mu2010 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. Nelson akasarudzwa 30th yose neNew York Islanders yeNational Hockey League (NHL) mu 2010 Entry Draft
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