Overview
- Colorado announced the contract runs through the 2026–27 season.
- Nielsen began the year on a Colorado Eagles deal signed in August and posted three points in three NHL preseason games.
- He opened the AHL season with three goals and seven points in seven games, tying for the Eagles’ scoring lead.
- The forward spent four seasons with Abbotsford, recording 55 goals and 122 points in 238 regular-season games and 17 points in 36 playoff games while helping win the 2024–25 Calder Cup.
- He has yet to make his NHL debut and now adds forward depth for Colorado as the Eagles top the AHL Pacific and the Avalanche sit second in the Central.