Tom Nilsson

Date of Birth: Aug 19, 1993
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Tyresö, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Hanvikens SK
Position: D
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

Tom Nilsson Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanHeavy HitterMobile Defenseman
Drafted: 2011 round 4 #100 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Tom is a good passer, solid positionally and good at stopping the best opposing forwards
— Joakim Eriksson (Djurgården GM) 2017

Tom Nilsson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2008-2009	AIK U16	U16 SM	5	0	0	0	4	-
2009-2010	Mora IK J18	J18 Elit	21	8	6	14	12	-
2009-2010	Mora IK J18	J18 Allsvenskan	14	3	3	6	18	-
2009-2010	Mora IK J20	J20 SuperElit	3	0	0	0	0	-
2010-2011	Mora IK J18	J18 Elit	11	1	7	8	10	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	12	-
2010-2011	Mora IK J20	J20 SuperElit	37	2	6	8	26	-
2010-2011	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	3	0	0	0	0	1	Kvalserien SHL	10	0	1	1	8	1
2010-2011	Sweden U18	WJC-18	6	0	1	1	6	0
2010-2011	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	7	1	1	2	6	1
2011-2012	Mora IK J20	J20 SuperElit	10	0	2	2	2	2	Relegation	2	0	1	1	0	0
2011-2012	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	44	4	6	10	45	10
2011-2012	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	7	0	1	1	8	1
2011-2012	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	0
2012-2013	Mora IK J20	J20 SuperElit	3	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation	2	3	2	5	0	6
2012-2013	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	42	1	3	4	18	-11
2012-2013	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	0	2	2	4	3
2012-2013	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	0	3	3	8	3
2012-2013	Sweden (all)	International	7	2	1	3	6	3
2013-2014	Frölunda HC Loan	SHL	50	2	2	4	22	-5	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	2	-1
2013-2014	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	0	0	12	1
2014-2015	Toronto Marlies	AHL	44	1	5	6	26	4	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	0
2015-2016	Frölunda HC	SHL	37	1	6	7	34	9	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	4
2015-2016	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2016-2017	Utica Comets	AHL	17	0	3	3	10	7
2017-2018	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	18	1	3	4	8	7	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	6	0
2018-2019	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	48	1	9	10	16	13	Playoffs	14	0	1	1	2	4
2018-2019	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	1	1	2	0
2019-2020	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	51	4	9	13	18	8
2019-2020	Sweden (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2020-2021	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	46	1	5	6	22	3	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	2	-1
2021-2022	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	24	2	3	5	16	-4
2022-2023	Frölunda HC	SHL	47	3	3	6	18	2	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	2	2
2023-2024	Frölunda HC	SHL	43	5	2	7	14	9	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	4	2
2024-2025	Frölunda HC	SHL	45	3	4	7	14	-2	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	6	4
2024-2025	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	4	-
2025-2026	Frölunda HC	SHL	38	2	8	10	14	12	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	4	3
2026-2027	Frölunda HC	SHL	7	0	1	1	4	4
2026-2027	Projected	SHL	46	0	7	7	26	26

Tom Nilsson Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2012-2013	Sweden	EHT	1	0	0	0	2	1
2013-2014	Frölunda HC	ET	6	1	1	2	4	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2013-2014	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	4	0
2015-2016	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	0	3
2015-2016	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2018-2019	Djurgårdens IF	Champions HL	5	0	0	0	2	1
2018-2019	Sweden	EHT	4	0	1	1	2	0
2019-2020	Djurgårdens IF	Champions HL	12	2	2	4	10	5
2019-2020	Sweden	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2022-2023	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	11	1	1	2	4	5
2023-2024	Frölunda HC	Spengler Cup	4	0	0	0	0	-2
2024-2025	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	4	-
2025-2026	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	11	0	1	1	6	3
2026-2027	Frölunda HC	Champions HL	3	0	0	0	0	0

Tom Nilsson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	61	1	8	9	0.15	36	11	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
Champions HL	6	47	3	4	7	0.15	22	17	0
EHT	6	16	0	1	1	0.06	14	-1*	0
ET	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
HockeyAllsvenskan	3	89	5	9	14	0.16	63	0	1	10	0	1	1	0.10	8	1
International	6	27	2	2	4	0.15	26	2*	0
International-Jr	3	34	1	5	6	0.18	24	5	0
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell)	1	14	3	3	6	0.43	18	-	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	2	32	9	13	22	0.69	22	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	12	-
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	4	53	2	8	10	0.19	28	2*	2	4	3	3	6	1.50	0	6
SHL	12	454	25	55	80	0.18	200	56	9	81	7	8	15	0.19	30	17
Spengler Cup	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
U16 SM	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
WJC-18	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	0	0
WJC-20	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	4	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tom Nilsson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AIK U16	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
Djurgårdens IF	5	204	11	31	42	0.21	92	33	3	26	1	1	2	0.08	10	3
Frölunda HC	7	307	18	29	47	0.15	134	38*	6	57	6	7	13	0.23	20	14*
Mora IK	3	89	5	9	14	0.16	63	0	1	10	0	1	1	0.10	8	1
Mora IK J18	2	46	12	16	28	0.61	40	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	12	-
Mora IK J20	4	53	2	8	10	0.19	28	2*	2	4	3	3	6	1.50	0	6
Sweden (EHT)	6	16	0	1	1	0.06	14	-1*	0
Sweden (all)	6	27	2	2	4	0.15	26	2*	0
Sweden U18	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	0	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	6	1	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	8	1	0
Sweden U20	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	4	3	0
Sweden U20 (all)	2	20	0	3	3	0.15	10	3	0
Toronto Marlies	1	44	1	5	6	0.14	26	4	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
Utica Comets	1	17	0	3	3	0.18	10	7	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tom Nilsson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2008-2009	U16 SM Silver Medal
2010-2011	U18 WJC Silver Medal
2012-2013	U20 WJC Silver Medal
2013-2014	SHL Rookie of the Year Nominee (1 of 4)
2015-2016	Champions Hockey League Champion SHL Champion
2018-2019	SHL SM Silver Medal
2025-2026	Champions Hockey League Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
11/10/2025	Extension	Frölunda HC	Frölunda HC
02/16/2024	Extension	Frölunda HC	Frölunda HC
02/14/2023	Extension	Frölunda HC	Frölunda HC
07/18/2022	Confirmed	Djurgårdens IF	Frölunda HC
03/20/2021	Extension	Djurgårdens IF	Djurgårdens IF
01/17/2019	Extension	Djurgårdens IF	Djurgårdens IF
05/02/2017	Confirmed	Utica Comets	Djurgårdens IF
05/26/2016	Confirmed	Frölunda HC	Vancouver Canucks
10/09/2015	Confirmed	No team	Frölunda HC
10/08/2015	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Unknown
09/17/2015	Confirmed	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Islanders
04/03/2013	Loan	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frölunda HC
03/19/2013	Confirmed	Mora IK	Toronto Maple Leafs
03/12/2012	Extension	Mora IK	Mora IK
04/16/2011	Extension	Mora IK	Mora IK

Tom Nilsson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 4 #118 by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL Draft

Career transactions
- 2015-10-09 • Signed by Frölunda HC
- 2015-10-08 • Released by the New York Islanders
- 2015-09-17 • Traded to the New York Islanders with Taylor Beck, Matthew Finn, Christopher Gibson & Carter Verhaeghe for Michael Grabner
- 2013-04-03 • Signed by Frölunda HC
- 2013-03-19 • Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2011-04-16 • Signed by Mora IK