Career
Tselios was the first draft pick in the Carolina Hurricanes history when he was selected 22nd overall in the 1997 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Tselios made his National Hockey League debut with the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2001-2002 season, playing two games. Those would be the only National Hockey League games he would play as he spent the next four seasons playing in the minor leagues.
In October 2005, Tselios signed with KalPa of the Finnish Master of Science-liiga and played with them until January 31, 2006, when he moved to Swedish Färjestads BK. He scored his first goal at Färjestad on March 25 in the semifinal of the Swedish Championship against HV 71.
He then played in the United Hockey League with the Chicago Hounds before returning to Sweden, signing with Hong Kong Örebro in the Swedish First Division, the country"s third-tier level Nikos also tried for the ELLAS Greece National Team in the 2006.
Nikos early childhood summers were spent in Greece on the island of Evia. Trifonia Spartalis, Evia"s mayor, finds the spirit of the game to be more exciting than the local soccer clubs which gather more attendance.
Tselios now owns and operates an instructional hockey business entitled Ultimate Hockey Camps, and resides in Winfield, Illinois with his personal assistant, Joe Renzi and his chauffeur, Jesse Ratzloff.
