Brock Christian Nelson (born October 15, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nelson was drafted 30th overall in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders. Prior to playing professional hockey, Nelson played at the University of North Dakota. His first experience in professional hockey was at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with the Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Playing career Early career Nelson played hockey at Warroad High School, where he was a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award, given to the top Minnesota high school hockey player. He finished the 2009–10 season with 39 goals and 34 assists for 73 points in 25 games for Warroad. On September 24, 2009, Nelson committed to play Division 1 hockey for the University of North Dakota after considering Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha and later partook in the 2010 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. Nelson was selected 30th overall by the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010 Entry Draft. Collegiate Nelson competed with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux for two seasons while majoring in pre-investments. He recorded his first collegiate goal on a power play to lift the Fighting Sioux 3–2 over Minnesota Duluth. Later in the season, he recorded his first two-goal game in a win over Robert Morris Colonials. He recorded a goal off an assist from Joe Gleason to help lead the Fighting Sioux to the WCHA Final Five. Nelson ended the season with the Tom Hoghaug Memorial Scholarship as he led all Sioux freshmen in points and goals. He was also named to the All-WCHA Team and WCHA All-Tournament Team. In his sophomore season, Nelson played on a line with Corban Knight and Danny Kristo. By the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, Nelson was named to the All-WCHA Third Team after leading all WCHA players with 20 goals and becoming UND's youngest 20 goal scorer since Jonathan Toews. He was also named a Inside College Hockey All-American, to College Hockey News Second Team, and Inside College Hockey's WCHA Breakthrough Player of the Year. Nelson ended his collegiate career by signing an Entry Level Contract with the New York Islanders on April 3, 2012. Professional career Nelson began his professional career with the Islanders' minor league affiliate, the American Hockey