Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Departing Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson made the most of his three seasons with the AHL’s senior-most franchise. Along with the pig roasts, team-bonding outings and memorable quips came a lot of wins. Nelson, who led the Bears to back-to-back Calder Cup championships, left Hershey on June 20 to … Read more
Photo: AHL The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Todd Nelson as an assistant coach on the staff of new head coach Dan Muse. Nelson is one of the most successful coaches in American Hockey League history. He owns a record of 450-242-85 (a .634 points percentage) over 11 seasons with Oklahoma City (2010-15), Grand Rapids (2015-18) … Read more
Imagine this. You’re up 10-4. Game 3. Match point to win the gold medal at the US Open. And you think, ‘you know what, let’s make this interesting.’ Instead of serving the ball in to play, you rip it directly at your unsuspecting opponent at the net. Point. Game. Match. Gold medal secured. 💡 Love … Read more
Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson does not need to yell. One, it’s not really his style. Two, he know the real pressure points for a player. He can, has, and will publicly indict his top players for any lack of effort or focus. With three-plus decades as a player and coach at the pro … Read more
The New York Islanders have traded centre Brock Nelson and William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Calum Ritchie, Oliver Kylington (who the Islanders flipped to the Anaheim Ducks,) a first-round pick in either the 2026 or 2027 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional 2028 third-round pick. Sniper Nelson Joins Formidable Avalanche Attack … Read more
Team USA took a 5-1 win over Latvia Saturday afternoon at the World Junior Championship as Danny Nelson (17) popped two goals in the victory (photo: USA Hockey). Danny Nelson (Notre Dame) tallied a pair of goals and James Hagens (Boston College) had two assists to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a … Read more