Andrew Nielsen has signed for Coventry Blaze. Andrew Nielsen has signed for Coventry Blaze. COVENTRY Blaze have signed Canadian defenceman Andrew Nielsen for the 2026/27 Elite League season. Nielsen spent two full seasons in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies where he won the Calder Cup Championship in 2018. And Nielsen has also played in Norway with Valerenga, Slovakia with HC Banska Bystrica and Sweden at Sodertalje SK.