Fighting Sioux hockey beat writer Brad Elliott Schlossman is reporting that the Sioux have gotten a verbal commitment from Brock Nelson of Warroad Minnesota. This is a nice pickup for Coach Hakstol and the Fighting Sioux that recently received a verbal commitment from Thief River Falls High star Goalie Nate Gothberg. Make that two highly talented high players from the local areas with the acquisition of Warroad High School's Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson grew up admiring his uncles, Dave and Eddie Christian.
So, when it came time to pick a college, the Warroad (Minn.) High standout followed their paths.
Nelson, a high school senior and a standout hockey forward, has verbally committed to UND for either the fall of 2010 or 2011.
“I’ve always followed them,” Nelson said of the Sioux. “My uncles played there and they’ve always been my favorite.”
Nelson said he also was considering Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha.
At 6-foot-4, 185 pounds, Nelson has great size to go along with a strong skill set. He scored 45 goals and racked up 76 points for the state runner-up Warroad Warriors a year ago.
“We should be pretty good again, but we’ll have to contend with (Zane) Gothberg and Thief River Falls,” Nelson said, referring to the UND goalie recruit.
Nelson scored the game-winning goal of the section championship on Gothberg to send the Warriors to state last season.
Nelson currently is playing in the Minnesota high school elite league, which features most of the best prep players in the state. Nelson is the second-leading scorer in the league with five goals, seven assists and 12 points in six games. His team, Great Plains, is 4-1-1.
“He just has a knack with the puck,” Warroad coach Albert Hasbargen said last season. “He seems like he’s got stickem tape on both sides of his stick blade. He’s a kid who can find the twine, something you don’t coach.” [Grand Forks Herald]
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