Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Nickerson dun fun Texas Tornado ti North American Hockey League lakoko awọn akoko 2001<unk>02 ati 2002<unk>03. O jẹ lakoko akoko ikẹhin rẹ pẹlu ẹgbẹ ti Nickerson fa ifojusi awọn olutọju NHL, ati ni 2003 NHL
Àwọn Òṣùpá Dallas yan Nickerson ní ìpele kẹta pẹ̀lú ààyò 99th. Nickerson lo akoko rẹ ti o tẹle ni Ile-ẹkọ giga Clarkson, nibi ti o ti gba awọn iṣẹju ijiya 179 ni awọn ere 38. Nickerson fọwọsi adehun ọdun mẹta ti o wa ni ipele ipele ṣaaju ki o to mu ni Victoriaville. Nitori idibajẹ NHL, a firanṣẹ si Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Victoriaville Tigres, ati nikẹhin yipada pro ni Finnish SM-liiga, ti o nṣire pẹlu Ässät.