Marcus Nilson
Marcus Rolf Börje Nilson (born March 1, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames.
| Marcus Nilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 1, 1978 Bålsta, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Florida Panthers Calgary Flames Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HV71 | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
20th overall, 1996 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2015 | ||
Playing career
Nilson was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. His hockey style is quite adverse from the typical style of Swedish hockey players. His grit and intensity, especially among the boards, earned him the role of a dependable checker with the ability to add the odd goal/assist.
A talent of Djurgårdens IF in Sweden, Nilson moved to North America in 1998 and played most of his first two years in the American Hockey League.
After three full seasons with the Panthers, he was traded to the Calgary Flames on March 8, 2004, for a second round draft pick (used to select David Booth). In his first opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Nilson reached the finals and recorded 11 points in 26 playoffs games. He would play for three more years with Calgary.
In the summer of 2008, the Flames placed Nilson on waivers and after clearing without being claimed by another club, he was loaned to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the season. Nilson returned to Djurgården for the 2009–10 season, signing a one-year contract.[1] He led his team to the playoffs after scoring 24 goals and 51 points. Nilson kept producing points during the playoffs and Djurgården reached the finals against HV71, which they lost four games to two.
Nilson played with the New Jersey Devils on a try-out contract in September 2010, but was ultimately not offered a contract to play the season.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 64 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 69 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 47 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 36 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 53 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 39 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 51 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HV71 | SEL | 53 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HV71 | SHL | 54 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HV71 | SHL | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 416 | 90 | 128 | 218 | 357 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 521 | 67 | 101 | 168 | 270 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sweden | EJC18 |  |
5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | EJC18 | |
5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | WJC |  |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 1997 | Sweden | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WCH | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC | |
9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 55 | ||||
| Senior totals | 32 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | ||||
References
- "Marcus Nilson klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- Bengtson, Jan (29 September 2010). "Marcus Nilson utan NHL-kontrakt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Radek Dvořák |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Mike Brown |