Former Trojan, Bronco named assistant coach at UMass Lowell

Jul 14, 2021 | 10:05 AM

A former Tisdale Trojan and Humboldt Bronco has found himself a new coaching gig in the NCAA.

Taylor Nelson has been named as an assistant coach with the UMass Lowell River Hawks in NCAA Division I.

Looks like we'll be seeing a new face on the bench this season 👀

We're happy to announce that Taylor Nelson will be joining the River Hawk Hockey staff as our newest assistant coach!

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— UMass Lowell Hockey (@RiverHawkHockey) July 13, 2021

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Nelson has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with Canisius College, and prior to that spent two seasons with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League. His first coaching gig was at his alma mater of Ferris State University where he coached one season.

The Regina product played U18 AAA hockey with the Tisdale Trojans in 2005/2006 and also played a game for the Humboldt Broncos as a call-up. Nelson would spend the next two seasons with Humboldt and did not disappoint. Over his two campaigns with the club, he held a 51-9 record, a career goals-against-average of 2.15 and a save percentage of about .918. He was named the SJHL’s Top Goaltender in 2007/2008, and was also on the second All-Star Team. The Humboldt Broncos were also SJHL Champions both years Nelson was with the club.