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Sweden Kent Nilsson
S.A.D. Majadahonda / Spain - 97/98
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time Italy Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
2-time WHA Avco World Trophy 2
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Aug 31, 1956
Position
C
Age
69
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Nynäshamn, SWE
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ösmo IF
Status
Retired
Drafted
1976 round 4 #64 overall by Atlanta Flames

Sons: Robert Nilsson, Anders Nilsson

One of the most underrated players in NHL history. Nilsson ranks 10th all-time in both points per game (1.241) and shooting percentage (19.2%). He won back-to-back WHA Avco Cups in 1978 and 79 after scoring 107 points in each season. He made his NHL debut with the Flames in 1979-80 and scored 93 points. The following year, Nilsson set multiple records with 131 points, including the Flames single-season points record and the NHL's single-season points record for Swedish players. He later won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1987 and began playing overseas until 1994-95 when he returned to the NHL with 1 goal in 6 games. He retired with 264 goals and 686 points in 553 games.

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Kent Nilsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Djurgårdens IF Division 1 22* 9* 8* 17* 6* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 8* 8* 16* 2* -* |
1974-75 Djurgårdens IF Division 1 28* 13* 12* 25* 14* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 5* 5* 10* 0* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 2* 6* -* -* |
1975-76 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 36* 28* 25* 53* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1976-77 AIK Elitserien 36* 30* 17* 47* 18* -* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 3* 1* 4* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 4* 4* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 80* 42* 65* 107* 8* 27* | Playoffs 9 2 8 10 10 2
1978-79 Winnipeg Jets WHA 78* 39* 68* 107* 8* 1* | Playoffs 10 3 11 14 4 -1
1979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 80* 40* 53* 93* 10* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 80* 49* 82* 131* 26* 15* | Playoffs 14 3 9 12 2 -
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 41* 26* 29* 55* 8* -20* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 2 -
Sweden CC 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 5* 1* 6* -* -* |
1982-83 Calgary Flames NHL 80* 46* 58* 104* 10* 5* | Playoffs 9 1 11 12 2 -
1983-84 Calgary Flames NHL 67* 31* 49* 80* 22* -24* |
1984-85 Calgary Flames NHL 77* 37* 62* 99* 14* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
Sweden CC 8* 3* 8* 11* 4* 0* |
Sweden WC 8* 6* 5* 11* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 11* 16* 27* 12* -* |
1985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 61* 16* 44* 60* 10* 4* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 0 -
1986-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 44* 13* 33* 46* 12* 2* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 17* 5* 12* 17* 4* 10* | Playoffs 21 6 13 19 6 -
1987-88 HC Lugano NLA 2* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
HC Bolzano Italy 35* 60* 72* 132* 48* -* | Playoffs 8 14 14 28 10 -
Sweden CC 6* 0* 4* 4* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 3* 5* 8* 4* -* |
1988-89 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 35* 21* 20* 41* 36* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
Sweden WC 10* 3* 11* 14* 0* -* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 10* 18* 28* 2* -* |
1989-90 EHC Kloten NLA 33* 21* 21* 42* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 5 5 10 2 -
Sweden WC 10* 10* 2* 12* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 12* 7* 19* 12* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
1990-91 EHC Kloten NLA 34* 37* 40* 77* 30* -* | Playoffs 7 4 8 12 18 -
1991-92 EHC Kloten NLA 17* 11* 14* 25* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1992-93 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 40* 11* 20* 31* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 0 -
1993-94 EC Graz Austria 57* 23* 42* 65* -* -* |
1994-95 Vålerenga Norway 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -5* |
1995-96 Nynäshamns IF Division 2 2* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
1996-97 EC Stuttgart Germany3 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1997-98 S.A.D. Majadahonda Spain 6* 8* 12* 20* -* -* | Playoffs 2 3 8 11 - -

Kent Nilsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Sweden Izvestia Trophy -* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
1988-89 HC Davos Spengler Cup -* 6* 2* 8* -* -* |
1989-90 HC Davos Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 EHC Kloten Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 HC Lugano Spengler Cup 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |

Kent Nilsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 1 57* 23* 42* 65* 1.14* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 3 19* 3* 14* 17* 0.89* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 2 50* 22* 20* 42* 0.84* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 1 2* 2* 3* 5* 2.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 2 10* 13* 13* 26* 2.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany3 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 95* 50* 50* 96* 1.01* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 35* 60* 72* 132* 3.77* 48* -* | 1 8 14 * 14 * 28 * 3.50 * 10 * - *
Izvestia Trophy 1 -* 2* 0* 2* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 553* 264* 422* 686* 1.24* 116* -20* | 7 59 11 * 41 * 52 * 0.88 * 14 * - *
NLA (NL) 4 86* 71* 75* 146* 1.70* 56* -* | 3 14 9 * 13 * 22 * 1.57 * 22 * - *
Norway 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 147* 90* 82* 172* 1.17* 84* -* | 2 7 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.86 * 0 * - *
Spain 1 6* 8* 12* 20* 3.33* -* -* | 1 2 3 * 8 * 11 * 5.50 * - * - *
Spengler Cup 4 5* 7* 4* 11* 2.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 28* 19* 18* 37* 1.32* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 2 158* 81* 133* 214* 1.35* 16* 28* | 2 19 5 * 19 * 24 * 1.26 * 14 * 1 *
WJC-20 2 9* 5* 5* 10* 1.11* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kent Nilsson Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1976, 1 #11 overall by Toronto Toros in the WHA Amateur Draft

Cult/Star player for Atlanta Flames

Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for EC Graz

Cult/Star player for EHC Kloten

Cult/Star player for HC Bolzano

Cult/Star player for Nynäshamns IF

Cult/Star player for S.A.D. Majadahonda

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets