Nikos Tselios
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Nikos Tselios is a former American professional ice hockey
defenseman. Tselios was the first draft pick in the Carolina Hurricanes
history when he was selected 22nd overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
.
during the 2001–02 season, playing two games. Those would be the only NHL games he would play as he spent the next four seasons playing in the minor leagues. In October 2005, Tselios signed with KalPa
of the Finnish
SM-liiga
and played with them until January 31, 2006, when he moved to Swedish Färjestads BK
. He scored his first goal at Färjestad on March 25 in the semifinal of the Swedish Championship against HV 71. He then played in the United Hockey League
with the Chicago Hounds
before returning to Sweden, signing with HK Örebro in the Swedish First Division, the country's third-tier level.
defenseman Chris Chelios
.
Nikos also tried for the ELLAS Greece National Team in the 2006.
Nikos early childhood summers were spent in Greece on the island of Evia. Nikos and cousin Chris, spent summers playing ball hockey in their parents village of Farakla.
They joke about this at family gatherings today in Chicago, as their cousins in Evia, Greece, continue to play ball hockey in a country where soccer reigns.
Their uncle George Spartalis (Chris Chelios mother's brother)who lives on the Island, runs a small inter ball hockey league today where 4 teams compete. Trifonia Spartalis, Evia's mayor, finds the spirit of the game to be more exciting than the local soccer clubs which gather more attendance.
Tselios now owns and operates an instructional hockey business entitled, Ultimate Hockey Camps and resides in Winfield, Illinois
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman. Tselios was the first draft pick in the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
history when he was selected 22nd overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
1997 NHL Entry Draft
The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
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Playing career
Tselios made his NHL debut with the Carolina HurricanesCarolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
during the 2001–02 season, playing two games. Those would be the only NHL games he would play as he spent the next four seasons playing in the minor leagues. In October 2005, Tselios signed with KalPa
KalPa
The Kalevan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.-Team history:Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and...
of the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
and played with them until January 31, 2006, when he moved to Swedish Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...
. He scored his first goal at Färjestad on March 25 in the semifinal of the Swedish Championship against HV 71. He then played in the United Hockey League
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...
with the Chicago Hounds
Chicago Hounds
The Chicago Hounds were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League for the 2006-07 UHL season. They played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Hounds franchise was officially a relocation of the Richmond RiverDogs franchise, which played in...
before returning to Sweden, signing with HK Örebro in the Swedish First Division, the country's third-tier level.
Personal
Nikos is a cousin of long-time NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
defenseman Chris Chelios
Chris Chelios
Christos Kostas Tselios is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.Chelios played...
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Nikos also tried for the ELLAS Greece National Team in the 2006.
Nikos early childhood summers were spent in Greece on the island of Evia. Nikos and cousin Chris, spent summers playing ball hockey in their parents village of Farakla.
They joke about this at family gatherings today in Chicago, as their cousins in Evia, Greece, continue to play ball hockey in a country where soccer reigns.
Their uncle George Spartalis (Chris Chelios mother's brother)who lives on the Island, runs a small inter ball hockey league today where 4 teams compete. Trifonia Spartalis, Evia's mayor, finds the spirit of the game to be more exciting than the local soccer clubs which gather more attendance.
Tselios now owns and operates an instructional hockey business entitled, Ultimate Hockey Camps and resides in Winfield, Illinois
Winfield, Illinois
Winfield is an incorporated village located in Milton and Winfield Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,718 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 9,984 in 2008....
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Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1996-97 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 9 37 46 61 6 1 1 2 2
1997-98 Belleville Bulls OHL 20 2 10 12 16 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Plymouth Whalers OHL 41 8 20 28 27 15 1 8 9 27
1998-99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 60 21 39 60 60 11 4 10 14 8
1999-00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 80 3 19 22 75 10 0 2 2 4
2000-01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 79 7 18 25 98 5 0 3 3 0
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 70 3 16 19 64 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Springfield Falcons AHL 13 0 2 2 12 6 0 0 0 4
2002-03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 61 4 8 12 65 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Springfield Falcons AHL 75 5 8 13 105 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL
2004-05 Springfield Falcons AHL 35 3 6 9 37 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 5 1 1 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 KalPa Kuopio FNL 21 0 2 2 67 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Farjestads BK Karlstad SEL 7 0 0 0 10 11 1 0 1 12
2006-07 Chicago Hounds UHL 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
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