Jackson Nevers

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
R
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina HS
Previous Team:
Madison (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played two full USHL seasons with the Madison Capitols (87 games) and Waterloo Black Hawks (31 games) along with parts of two seasons at the conclusion of each high school year
• Served as the fifteenth captain in program history for the Capitols during the 2025-26 campaign
• Finished the regular season with 26 points (eight goals, 18 assists)
• Tallied a season-best two points in two outings with a goal and a helper at home versus Youngstown (Jan. 3) and Des Moines (Feb. 20)
• Traded from Waterloo to Madison (Nov. 19, 2024) after posting three points in 12 appearances to begin the 2024-25 season
• Added 12 points (five goals, seven assists) over the final 33 games of the campaign for Madison
• Picked up a USHL-best three assists in his final outing of the year against Green Bay (Apr. 12)
• Played 16 games with Waterloo in 2023-24 at the end of his senior year and scored two goals
• Started his USHL career by skating in three games for the Black Hawks following his junior season at Edina
• Was a multi-sport athlete at Edina High School, lettering in both hockey and baseball
• In four years skating with the Hornets, posted 122 points (55 goals, 67 assists) across 110 appearances
• Led Edina to a MSHSL Class AA State Championship as a senior captain in 2023-24
• Put up a team-leading 52 points (18 goals, 34 assists) during the year and was held off the scoresheet in only four outings
• Named a finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award in 2024 and also landed on the Star Tribune's All-Metro First Team
• Matched a career-high five points in a game at Eden Prairie (Jan. 27) and had 13 multi-point performances overall
• Had a 14-game point streak, the longest point streak of his prep career, totaling 29 points in the stretch from Jan. 20 to Mar. 8
• Helped the Hornets turn in a runner-up finish at the 2023 state tournament, while serving as team captain, and was named to the all-tournament team
• Earned a spot on the All-Metro Second Team as a junior in 2022-23 behind a 40-point season (20 goals, 20 assists) in 28 appearances
• Started his junior year on a season-long nine-game point streak from Nov. 28 to Dec. 31
• Posted a career-best, five-assist outing against Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper (Feb. 21)
• Closed his sophomore season with 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists) in 31 games played for the Hornets

PERSONAL
• Son of Tom and Stacy Nevers
• Father, Tom, played hockey for the Gophers and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in addition to being selected in the first round of the 1990 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros ahead of a 13-year minor league baseball career
• Has an older brother, Mason, who played 171 games across five seasons with the Golden Gophers from 2020-25 and served as team captain in 2024-25 and alternate captain in 2023-24
• Has a younger brother, Chase
• Rated No. 143 among overall skaters in North America by NHL Central Scouting in its 2023 final rankings
• Took part in the Minnesota Wild's 2024 development camp as an undrafted invitee