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{{for|the footballer|Robert Nilsson (footballer)}} | |||
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | |||
{{Short description|Canadian-born Swedish ice hockey player (born 1985)}} | |||
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{{Infobox ice hockey player | |||
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| name = Robert Nilsson | |||
| image = NLA, ZSC Lions vs. Genève-Servette HC, 25th October 2014 11.JPG | |||
| image_size = 230px | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|10}} | |||
| birth_place = ], ], Canada | |||
| height_ft = 5 | | height_ft = 5 | ||
| height_in = 11 | | height_in = 11 | ||
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| weight_lb = 185 | ||
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| league = ] | ||
| played_for = ]<br>]<br>]<br> ]<br> ]<br>]<br>] | |||
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| shoots = Left | |||
| nationality =Canadian | |||
| ntl_team = SWE | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|10|mf=y}} | |||
| birth_place = ], ], ] | |||
| draft = 15th overall | | draft = 15th overall | ||
| draft_year = 2003 | | draft_year = 2003 | ||
| draft_team = ] | | draft_team = ] | ||
| image = | |||
| career_start = 2002 | | career_start = 2002 | ||
| career_end = 2018 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Robert Åke Nilsson''' (born January 10, 1985 in ], ]) is a Swedish professional ] player currently playing for the ] of the ]. | |||
'''Robert Åke Nilsson''' (born January 10, 1985) is a Canadian-born Swedish former professional ] ]. He last played with the ] of the ] (NL). | |||
==Playing career== | ==Playing career== | ||
Nilsson began his career in the ] with ] in 2002–03. He recorded 21 points in his rookie season, breaking ]'s 13-year mark for most points by a 17-year-old in the league.<ref>{{cite news|title=European prospects|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/draft/2003-06-20-euro-prospects_x.htm|access-date=August 16, 2009|date=June 20, 2003|newspaper=]}}</ref> Nilsson was then drafted by the ] with the 15th overall pick in the ]. | |||
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He remained in Sweden an additional two seasons, which included a brief, seven-game stint with ] of the ] ], before joining the Islanders in ]. Nilsson scored his first NHL goal within a month of his debut on October 29, 2005, against the ]. Nilsson, however, struggled to adjust to the NHL style of play and was sent down to the ], the Islanders' ] (AHL) affiliate. After scoring 28 points (8 goals, 20 assists) in 29 games for the Sound Tigers, Nilsson was recalled to finish the year with the Islanders, recording 20 points in 53 total games during his NHL rookie season. At one point, Nilsson played on the top line with team ] ] and close friend ]. | |||
In ], Nilsson was sent back to the Sound Tigers to start the season. He remained with the club until February 27, 2007, when he was dealt to the ] with ] and the Islanders' first-round pick in the ] for ]. Nilsson transferred AHL teams accordingly and began playing in the Oilers' ] with the ]. During a call-up, he scored his first goal as an Oiler on March 15, 2007. He would go on to record a combined 70 points during his next two seasons with the Oilers. | |||
He scored his first NHL goal on October 29, 2005, against the ]. | |||
On June 30, 2010, the remainder of Nilsson's contract was bought out by the Oilers. He had one year remaining on his original three-year contract, and would have earned $2.5 million with a $2 million hit against the salary cap. With this buyout, Nilsson became an unrestricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326216 | title = Oilers buyout Robert Nilsson's contract | publisher = ] | date = June 30, 2010 | access-date = July 1, 2010}}</ref> | |||
Nilsson started the 2005–06 season with the Islanders, but he struggled to adjust to the NHL style of play and was sent down to the ], the Islanders' AHL team. After scoring 28 points (8 goals, 20 assists) in 29 games for the Sound Tigers, Nilsson was recalled to finish the year with the Islanders. At one point, Robert played on the top line with team ] ] and close friend ]. | |||
On July 22, 2010, it became known that Nilsson had signed a 2-year contract with ] of the ].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/Former+Oilers+winger+Robert+Nilsson+heads+Russia/3311101/story.html | title =Father and son Nilsson leave town | newspaper = ] | date = July 23, 2010 | access-date = July 24, 2010}}</ref> | |||
On February 27, 2007, he was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers with ] and the Islanders' 1st round pick in the ] for ]. | |||
He transferred to fellow KHL side ] during the 2011-12 season, where he also spent the following 2012-13 campaign. | |||
He scored his first goal as an ] on March 15, 2007. | |||
Nilsson signed a three-year deal with the ] of the Swiss top-flight ] (NLA) in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.srf.ch/sport/eishockey/nla/zsc-lions-verpflichten-robert-nilsson|title = ZSC Lions verpflichten Robert Nilsson|last = dab| website = Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)|access-date = 2016-03-15|date = January 8, 2013}}</ref> Throughout ZSC’s 2013-14 championship run, he scored 10 goals and assisted on 24 more in 31 games. He converted the championship-winning penalty in game 4 of the finals against Kloten.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.srf.ch/sport/eishockey/nla/die-zsc-lions-sind-schweizer-meister|title = Die ZSC Lions sind Schweizer Meister|last = fel| website = Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)|access-date = 2016-03-15|date = April 19, 2014}}</ref> | |||
During the ], Nilsson would spend time on a line with coveted draft prospect ], finding chemistry with the young centre,<ref name="THN_Draft_Bio">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kennedy, Ryan|title=Lights, Camera, Action |journal=] |publisher=] |volume=69 |issue=15 |pages=13–17 }}</ref> winning the Swiss Cup competition with the Lions that season. | |||
==International play== | |||
Nilsson represented Sweden at the ] and ] IIHF World Championships, winning silver in 2011, as well as at the ], ] and ]. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Nilsson was born in Canada while his father, ], was a member of the NHL's ].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3181/robert-nilsson | title = Robert Nilsson player profile | publisher = ] | date = 2014-02-03 | access-date = 2014-02-03}}</ref> The majority of his childhood, however, was spent in ]. He is cousins with former professional ice hockey player ].<ref>{{cite web |title=The kids are alright |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5633&cHash=9b25b803d92159922e73ce129046e8a6 |website=iihf.com |access-date=12 September 2018 |date=28 April 2011}}</ref> | |||
In 2016, Nilsson married Sasha Khabibulin, the daughter of former teammate, ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jag vägrade spela och fick sparken |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/RxE3z5/jag-vagrade-spela-och-fick-sparken |website=aftonbladet.se |access-date=12 September 2018 |date=10 December 2016}}</ref> | |||
==Career statistics== | ==Career statistics== | ||
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===International=== | |||
== External links == | |||
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For the footballer, see Robert Nilsson (footballer). Canadian-born Swedish ice hockey player (born 1985)Ice hockey player
Robert Nilsson | |||
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Born |
(1985-01-10) January 10, 1985 (age 39) Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Leksands IF HC Fribourg-Gottéron New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers Salavat Yulaev Ufa Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod ZSC Lions | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL draft |
15th overall, 2003 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 2002–2018 |
Robert Åke Nilsson (born January 10, 1985) is a Canadian-born Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
Playing career
Nilsson began his career in the Elitserien with Leksands IF in 2002–03. He recorded 21 points in his rookie season, breaking Markus Näslund's 13-year mark for most points by a 17-year-old in the league. Nilsson was then drafted by the New York Islanders with the 15th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
He remained in Sweden an additional two seasons, which included a brief, seven-game stint with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss Nationalliga A, before joining the Islanders in 2005–06. Nilsson scored his first NHL goal within a month of his debut on October 29, 2005, against the Buffalo Sabres. Nilsson, however, struggled to adjust to the NHL style of play and was sent down to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. After scoring 28 points (8 goals, 20 assists) in 29 games for the Sound Tigers, Nilsson was recalled to finish the year with the Islanders, recording 20 points in 53 total games during his NHL rookie season. At one point, Nilsson played on the top line with team captain Alexei Yashin and close friend Sean Bergenheim.
In 2006–07, Nilsson was sent back to the Sound Tigers to start the season. He remained with the club until February 27, 2007, when he was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers with Ryan O'Marra and the Islanders' first-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft for Ryan Smyth. Nilsson transferred AHL teams accordingly and began playing in the Oilers' farm system with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. During a call-up, he scored his first goal as an Oiler on March 15, 2007. He would go on to record a combined 70 points during his next two seasons with the Oilers.
On June 30, 2010, the remainder of Nilsson's contract was bought out by the Oilers. He had one year remaining on his original three-year contract, and would have earned $2.5 million with a $2 million hit against the salary cap. With this buyout, Nilsson became an unrestricted free agent.
On July 22, 2010, it became known that Nilsson had signed a 2-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.
He transferred to fellow KHL side Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod during the 2011-12 season, where he also spent the following 2012-13 campaign.
Nilsson signed a three-year deal with the ZSC Lions of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA) in 2013. Throughout ZSC’s 2013-14 championship run, he scored 10 goals and assisted on 24 more in 31 games. He converted the championship-winning penalty in game 4 of the finals against Kloten.
During the 2015–16 season, Nilsson would spend time on a line with coveted draft prospect Auston Matthews, finding chemistry with the young centre, winning the Swiss Cup competition with the Lions that season.
International play
Nilsson represented Sweden at the 2008 and 2011 IIHF World Championships, winning silver in 2011, as well as at the 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Nilsson was born in Canada while his father, Kent Nilsson, was a member of the NHL's Calgary Flames. The majority of his childhood, however, was spent in Sweden. He is cousins with former professional ice hockey player Niklas Persson.
In 2016, Nilsson married Sasha Khabibulin, the daughter of former teammate, Nikolai Khabibulin.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Leksands IF | J20 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | Leksands IF | J20 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Leksands IF | SWE.2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Leksands IF | SEL | 41 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Leksands IF | J20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Leksands IF | SEL | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Hammarby IF | SWE.2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Almtuna IS | SWE.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 53 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 29 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 50 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 19 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ||
2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 60 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 41 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 31 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 48 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | ZSC Lions | NL | 21 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SEL totals | 98 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 252 | 37 | 81 | 118 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NLA/NL totals | 197 | 55 | 143 | 198 | 62 | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2011 Bratislava |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2001 | Sweden | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2002 | Sweden | WJC18 | 9th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
2003 | Sweden | WJC | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
2004 | Sweden | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
2008 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
2011 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
Junior totals | 32 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 | ||||
Senior totals | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
References
- "European prospects". USA Today. June 20, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- "Oilers buyout Robert Nilsson's contract". The Sports Network. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- "Father and son Nilsson leave town". Edmonton Journal. July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- dab (January 8, 2013). "ZSC Lions verpflichten Robert Nilsson". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- fel (April 19, 2014). "Die ZSC Lions sind Schweizer Meister". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- Kennedy, Ryan. "Lights, Camera, Action". The Hockey News. 69 (15). TVA Group: 13–17.
- "Robert Nilsson player profile". ESPN. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- "The kids are alright". iihf.com. April 28, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Jag vägrade spela och fick sparken". aftonbladet.se. December 10, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded bySean Bergenheim | New York Islanders first round pick 2003 |
Succeeded byPetteri Nokelainen |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Almtuna IS players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players
- HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
- Leksands IF players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New York Islanders draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Ice hockey people from Calgary
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- Toros Neftekamsk players
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- ZSC Lions players