Brett Nelson-Bond

Brett Nelson-Bond
Born (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AIHL team Sydney Bears
National team  Australia
Playing career 2000present

Brett Nelson-Bond (born 25 June 1983) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Bears in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Nelson-Bond first played for the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) in 2000, the inaugural season for the league.[1] He has continued to play for the Bears and has competed in every AIHL season since its founding.[1] Nelson-Bond's best season in terms of points was in 2006 when he finished the season with 17 points in his 26 games. The following seasons he failed to repeat his efforts in the 2006 season dropping under ten points for the first time in the 2008 season.[1] In 2011 Nelson-Bond was named alternate captain for the Bears. During the 2011 season his scoring also improved, recording 15 points in his 27 games of the season.[1]

Nelson-Bond was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship being held in Changchun City, China. Australia finished fourth while Nelson-Bond finished with two goals in his three games.[2] Nelson-Bond again represented the national under-18 team the following year at the 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship.[1] In 2002 Nelson-Bond earnt a call-up to represent the national senior team in the 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Cape Town, South Africa. Australia finished fourth while Nelson-Bond recorded one goal and one assist for his five games.[3] The following year he again represented the national senior team at the World Championships and also was called up to compete in the national under-20 team at the 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament being held in Izmit, Turkey.[1][4] Nelson-Bond continued to play for the national senior team at the World Championships until 2007 where he made his last appearance for the national team at the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Seoul, South Korea. Australia finished second behind the hosts South Korea while Nelson-Bond managed two assists in his four games at the tournament.[1][5]

Personal life

Nelson-Bond was born on 25 June 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He started playing ice hockey at the age of ten and states that when growing up Joe Sakic was a player who he considered his favourite.[6]

Career statistics

Brett Nelson-Bond
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
2004 Jaca Division II Group A
2005 Zagreb Division II Group A
2006 Auckland Division II Group B
2007 Seoul Division II Group A
IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
2001 Seoul Division I
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Sydney Bears AIHL
2001 Sydney Bears AIHL
2002 Sydney Bears AIHL
2003 Sydney Bears AIHL
2004 Sydney Bears AIHL 19 6 9 15 28
2005 Sydney Bears AIHL 25 6 10 16 38
2006 Sydney Bears AIHL 26 8 9 17 55
2007 Sydney Bears AIHL 26 2 9 11 48
2008 Sydney Bears AIHL 24 3 4 7 38 1 1 0 1 2
2009 Sydney Bears AIHL 20 5 2 7 58
2010 Sydney Bears AIHL 25 5 4 9 56
2011 Sydney Bears AIHL 27 8 7 15 60
International
Year Team Competition   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Australia U/18 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship 3 2 0 2 2
2001 Australia U/18 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship 3 3 0 3 6
2002 Australia 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 1 2 0
2003 Australia U/20 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III 4 1 1 2 20
2003 Australia 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 2 3 5 4
2004 Australia 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 5 1 6 12
2005 Australia 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 0 0 6
2006 Australia 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 2 1 3 6
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 0 2 2 0

References

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