Boo Nieves | |||
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Born | Baldwinsville, New York, U.S. | January 23, 1994||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Free Agent New York Rangers | ||
NHL Draft | 59th overall, 2012 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Cristoval "Boo" Nieves (born January 23, 1994) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire NHL career with the New York Rangers, who drafted him 59th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
As a youth, Nieves played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York. [1] He played scholastic hockey with Kent School before a short junior hockey stint for the Indiana Ice in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He played collegiate hockey for the University of Michigan from 2012 to 2016. On March 28, 2016, Nieves signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. [2] [3]
Nieves made his NHL debut on November 15, 2016, against the Vancouver Canucks. [4] On October 26, 2017, in his second NHL game, Nieves scored his first point and in total had three assists in a 5–2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. [5] [6]
On January 1, 2021, Nieves accepted a professional tryout invitation to attend the Tampa Bay Lightning training camp. [7] [8] Nearing the conclusion of camp, on January 12, 2021, Nieves was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Lightning. [9] Nieves was assigned to Syracuse, but would not appear in a game during the season due to a head injury.
After retiring from hockey due to injuries, Nieves established Topline Elite Hockey to train young hockey players at City Ice Pavilion in New York City. [10]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Kent School | USHS | 22 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Kent School | USHS | 26 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | University of Michigan | B1G | 34 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | University of Michigan | B1G | 35 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | University of Michigan | B1G | 35 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 40 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 43 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 76 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | United States | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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