Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: Nelson wuxuu ku ciyaaray hockey Dugsiga Sare ee Warroad, halkaas oo uu ku jiray finalka abaalmarinta Mr. Hockey Award ee Minnesota, oo la siiyay ciyaaryahanka ugu fiican ee hockey ee dugsiga sare ee Minnesota. Wuxuu ku dhameeyay xilli ciyaareedkii 2009-10 isagoo leh 39 gool iyo 34 caawin oo ah 73 dhibcood 25 kulan oo uu u ciyaaray Warroad. Bishii Sebtember 24, 2009, Nelson wuxuu ballanqaaday inuu u ciyaaro Division 1 hockey Jaamacadda Waqooyiga Dakota ka dib markii uu tixgeliyey Bemidji State iyo Nebraska-Omaha ka dibna wuxuu ka qeybgalay 2010 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. Nelson waxaa markii 30-aad loo xulay kooxda New York Islanders ee National Hockey League (NHL)
Liiska Ciyaartoyda ee 2010.