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Ty
Nelson

Ty Nelson is an offensive defender that loves to activate himself into the rush using his skating ability. He has strong skating ability, using his powerful lower body to generate powerful strides, allowing him to get up to full speed quickly. When he has the puck on his stick he’s displayed high-end vision with the…

Date of Birth
March 30, 2004
Position
Defense
Height
5'10"
Draft Year
2022
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON  
Shoots
Right
Weight
196 lbs
Draft Result
3/68 (SEA)
DATE PLAYER NAME LEAGUE AUTHOR
Nov 29/22 Nelson Ty 24315 – North Bay vs. Niagara OHL by Austin Broad View Report
Mar 25/22 Nelson Ty 23633 – Team White vs. Team Red CHL TPG by Olivia McArter View Report
Feb 27/22 Nelson Ty 23505 – Barrie vs. North Bay OHL by Josh Bell View Report
Jan 25/22 Nelson Ty 23277 – Sudbury vs. North Bay OHL by Shaun Richardson View Report
Jan 2/22 Nelson Ty 23101 – North Bay vs. Hamilton OHL by Joseph Aleong View Report
Dec 23/21 Nelson Ty 23017 – Sault Ste. Marie vs. North Bay OHL by Sebastian Death View Report
Nov 21/21 Nelson Ty 22825 – North Bay vs. Oshawa OHL by Mat Sheridan View Report
Nov 9/21 Nelson Ty 22760 – North Bay vs. Peterborough OHL by Brandon Holmes View Report
Oct 24/21 Nelson Ty 22669 – Sault Ste. Marie vs. North Bay OHL by Josh Bell View Report
Oct 22/21 Nelson Ty 22660 – Sudbury vs. North Bay OHL by Curtis Schwartzkopf View Report
Oct 7/21 Nelson Ty 22562 – North Bay vs. Ottawa OHL by Dylan Galloway View Report

Career Stats

Season Team League GP G A TP PPG +/- PIM
2021-2022 North Bay Battalion ohl 66 9 42 51 0.77 24 39
2020-2021 North Bay Battalion ohl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December 22, 2023
Every NHL-affliated player at the 2024 World Juniors
April 11, 2023
Draft eligible Colby Barlow featured in OHL coaches poll
July 9, 2022
Each team’s haul at the 2022 NHL Draft
July 8, 2022
FCHockey’s 2022 NHL Draft Tracker
June 30, 2022
FCHockey’s full first round mock up of the 2022 NHL Draft
June 27, 2022
FCHockey releases Final ranking for the 2022 NHL Draft
April 27, 2022
The Pipeline: A conversation with Ty Nelson
April 5, 2022
FCHockey releases Spring Ranking for the 2022 NHL Draft
March 23, 2022
CHL releases results from Top Prospects Game sports combine testing
March 11, 2022
Rosters set for CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
February 15, 2022
Wright headlines participants in 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
February 1, 2022
FCHockey releases Midterm ranking for 2022 NHL Draft
January 30, 2022
The Analysis: A deep look at Ty Nelson’s game
January 21, 2022
Bell Curve: Analyzing the 2022 NHL Draft’s top defenders
December 6, 2021
NHL Draft Notebook: Mateychuk, Nelson, Casey & More
December 2, 2021
Wright retains No. 1 spot in FCHockey’s Winter ranking
December 2, 2021
FCHockey releases Winter ranking for 2022 NHL Draft
November 22, 2021
Doing it Wright: The Way-Too-Early 2022 NHL Draft Mock
November 9, 2021
Analytics Approach: Ty Nelson
October 1, 2021
Wright tops FCHockey’s preliminary ranking for 2022 draft
October 1, 2021
FCHockey releases preliminary ranking for 2022 draft
September 20, 2021
2022 NHL Draft: OHL players to watch
September 17, 2021
Introducing the 2022 NHL Draft class

Ty Nelson is an offensive defender that loves to activate himself into the rush using his skating ability. He has strong skating ability, using his powerful lower body to generate powerful strides, allowing him to get up to full speed quickly. When he has the puck on his stick he’s displayed high-end vision with the puck, finding teammates on the move and hitting them with crisp and accurate passes in stride. Defensively he’s a bit of a mixed bag, but because of his skating ability and vision on the ice he shows a knack for being a successful rush defender. He uses his skating ability and body positioning to angle defenders into the boards and he gets his stick into the lanes to take away passes and knock the puck off opponents sticks. His game really starts to struggle when the opposing team gets the puck below the goal line and starts to operate out of the cycle. He seems a step behind the play when it comes to his processing speed and it really hurts him in the defensive zone as he has a tendency to wander out of position and overcommit to the puck, allowing his assignment to get open and generate a quality scoring chance. His defensive zone play did improve as the season progressed, which is a big positive for his future outlook and draft status and if he does continue to show steady improvement he can easily become the top-four defenseman he is projected to be by scouts. The NHL Draft is loaded with two-way defensemen, and given his skillset and the fact that he’s a right-shot blueliner will certainly make Nelson appealing to scouts. He can be a solid five-on-five defender and play a significant role on the power play if he continues that development and reaches his full potential at the next level.


– FCHockey’s 2022 NHL Draft Guide