Jaxon Nelson was born on March 30, 2000, in Magnolia, Minnesota. Nelson played three seasons of high school hockey at Luverne High School and was fifth all-time in Minnesota high school hockey history with 290 career points.
MINNEAPOLIS — For anyone who watched the Minnesota Gophers’ biggest player take the team on his back in March, the news on the last day of April should have come as no surprise.