Boo Nieves

Boo Nieves
Nieves with Michigan in 2015
Born	(1994-01-23) January 23, 1994 (age 31) Baldwinsville, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
NHL team Former teams	Free Agent New York Rangers
NHL draft	59th overall, 2012 New York Rangers
Playing career	2016–2020

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 did 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] [11][12]}

Boo Nieves, was born January 23, 1994 to Rafael and Joanne Nieves. He identifies as a Afro-Latino, making him the only person of Puerto Rican descent to ever play in the National Hockey League.^[13][14][15]

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