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Sweden Canada Robert Nilsson

#9 ZSC Lions / NL - 17/18

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Robert Nilsson Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
39
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time TV-Pucken Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) 1
1-time TV-Pucken Most Points 1

Robert Nilsson was a winger known as one of Sweden's top prospects as a youngster. He was a great skater blessed with terrific stickhandling ability and on-ice vision. In the end, concussion woes put a stop to his career.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

Brother: Anders Nilsson
Father Kent Nilsson
Cousin: Niklas Persson
Father in law: Nikolai Khabibulin

Robert Nilsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Nynäshamns IF J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Nynäshamns IF J20 J20 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Nynäshamns IF Division 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Leksands IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 6* 3* 9* 6* -* |
Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 18* 11* 25* 36* 20* -* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 6 -
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 5* 2* 7* 2* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* 1* |
2001-02 Leksands IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 0 5 5 8 -
Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 21* 13* 18* 31* 24* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Leksands IF Allsvenskan 14* 1* 4* 5* 8* 4* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 8* 2* 3* 5* 8* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 19* 5* 6* 11* 14* -* |
2002-03 Leksands IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
Leksands IF Elitserien 41* 8* 13* 21* 10* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -1
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 4* 2* 6* 4* 2* |
2003-04 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 4* 2* 8* 10* 4* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 34* 2* 4* 6* 6* -5* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 5* 7* 6* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 2* 8* 10* 8* -* |
2004-05 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 8* 8* 4* 12* 12* -* |
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 23* 2* 4* 6* 6* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Hammarby IF Allsvenskan 7* 0* 4* 4* 4* 2* |
Almtuna IS Allsvenskan 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 3* 4* 8* 4* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 7* 6* 13* 12* -* |
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 53* 6* 14* 20* 26* -6* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 29* 8* 20* 28* 12* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 0 -3
2006-07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 50* 12* 34* 46* 34* -2* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 19* 6* 14* 20* 14* -2* | Playoffs 11 3 12 15 8 3
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71* 10* 31* 41* 22* 8* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* 4* |
Sweden WC 9* 2* 4* 6* 6* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 14* 3* 6* 9* 6* 1* |
2008-09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64* 9* 20* 29* 26* 1* |
2009-10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60* 11* 16* 27* 12* -17* |
2010-11 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 41* 5* 22* 27* 28* 6* | Playoffs 21 3 7 10 2 9
Sweden WC 9* 1* 6* 7* 0* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 16* 6* 7* 13* 4* 5* |
2011-12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 15* 0* 5* 5* 6* -3* |
Toros Neftekamsk VHL 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* -2* |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 35* 12* 12* 24* 30* -4* | Playoffs 13 2 6 8 2 1
2012-13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 17* 5* 7* 12* 2* -2* |
2013-14 ZSC Lions NLA 31* 10* 24* 34* 12* 8* | Playoffs 18 2 2 4 4 -3
2014-15 ZSC Lions NLA 44* 11* 20* 31* 18* 7* | Playoffs 18 5 8 13 4 -1
2015-16 ZSC Lions NLA 48* 12* 40* 52* 16* 22* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -1
2016-17 ZSC Lions NLA 46* 14* 37* 51* 14* 30* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 0
2017-18 ZSC Lions NL 21* 7* 19* 26* 0* 9* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |

Robert Nilsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Stockholm 1 “A” TV-Pucken 8* 3* 15* 18* 6* -* |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
2010-11 Sweden EHT 7* 5* 3* 8* 4* -1* |
2013-14 ZSC Lions ET 4* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
2014-15 ZSC Lions Champions HL 5* 2* 4* 6* 8* 3* |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2015-16 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6* 0* 7* 7* 4* 2* |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 5* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
2016-17 ZSC Lions Champions HL 9* 2* 5* 7* 2* 0* |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 ZSC Lions Champions HL 8* 1* 9* 10* 0* 6* |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Sweden EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
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Robert Nilsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 103* 28* 70* 98* 0.95* 64* -1* | 2 18 4 * 16 * 20 * 1.11 * 8 * 0 *
Allsvenskan 2 24* 1* 9* 10* 0.42* 14* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 4 28* 5* 25* 30* 1.07* 14* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 12* 5* 5* 10* 0.83* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 32* 9* 14* 23* 0.72* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 54* 22* 25* 47* 0.87* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 4* 6* 3* 9* 2.25* 6* -* | 2 6 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.17 * 10 * - *
J20 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 51* 34* 55* 89* 1.75* 60* -* | 2 6 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
KHL 3 108* 22* 46* 68* 0.63* 66* -3* | 2 34 5 * 13 * 18 * 0.53 * 4 * 10 *
NHL 5 252* 37* 81* 118* 0.47* 90* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 6 197* 55* 143* 198* 1.01* 62* 76* | 5 45 9 * 12 * 21 * 0.47 * 10 * -5 *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 98* 12* 21* 33* 0.34* 22* 6* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 2 * -2 *
Swiss Cup 4 11* 4* 9* 13* 1.18* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 3* 15* 18* 2.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 1 2* 1* 3* 4* 2.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 18* 3* 10* 13* 0.72* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 4* 3* 7* 0.50* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 18* 7* 10* 17* 0.94* 18* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Robert Nilsson Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/20/2019
12/20/2019 Confirmed ZSC Lions Retired
10/20/2017
10/20/2017 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
09/30/2014
09/30/2014 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
01/08/2013
01/08/2013 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod ZSC Lions
11/30/2012
11/30/2012 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Unknown
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Extension Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
10/31/2011
10/31/2011 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
07/26/2010
07/26/2010 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Salavat Yulaev Ufa

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Robert Nilsson Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Bridgeport Islanders

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF J20

Cult/Star player for ZSC

Career transactions
- 2019-12-20 • Announced his retirement
- 2013-01-08 • Signed by ZSC (for 2013-14)
- 2012-11-30 • Released by Torpedo Nizhny Nogorod
- 2011-10-31 • Signed by Torpedo Nizhny Nogorod
- 2010-07-26 • Signed by Salavat Yulayev Ufa
- 2010-06-29 • Bought out by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2007-02-27 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers w/ Ryan O'Marra & a 2007 1st round pick (Alex Plante) for Ryan Smyth
- 2005-08-30 • Signed by the New York Islanders

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