Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Nickerson gbara bọọlụ na Texas Tornado nke North American Hockey League n'oge 2001<unk>02 na 2002<unk>03 oge. Ọ bụ n'oge oge ikpeazụ ya na ndị otu ahụ ka Nickerson dọtara uche nke ndị NHL scouts, na 2003 NHL Entry Draft
ndị Dallas Stars họpụtara Nickerson na agba nke atọ na nhọrọ nke 99 n'ozuzu. Nickerson nọrọ oge ọzọ ya na Mahadum Clarkson, ebe ọ gbakọtara nkeji ntaramahụhụ 179 na egwuregwu 38. Nickerson bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwekọrịta afọ atọ tupu ọ gbaa bọọlụ na Victoriaville. N'ihi mkpọchi NHL, e zigara ya na Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Victoriaville Tigres, ma mechaa ghọọ pro na Finnish SM-liiga, na-egwu egwu na Ässät.