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Michael Nylander
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PROFILE ANALYTICS
Michael Nylander Facts
- Date of Birth
- Oct 03, 1972
- Age
- 54
- Place of Birth
- Stockholm, SWE
- Nation
- Sweden
- Youth Team
- Huddinge IK
- Position
- C
- Height
- 181 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 87 kg / 192 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
- Player Type
- Cerebral TacticianPlaymakerPP Specialist
- Highlights
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Brothers: Peter Nylander, Thommy Nylander
Sons: William Nylander, Alexander Nylander
Michael Nylander was selected 59th overall in 1991 after scoring 34 points with Huddinge IK. In 1992, he won World Championship gold with Sweden and scored 33 points in 59 games as a rookie for the Whalers. He later won a 2nd World Championship in 2006 and set career highs with 26 goals and 83 points in 2007. Michael reached the 60-point mark 5 times over his career and played his last NHL season in 2009. He retired with 209 goals and 679 points. Nyland is remembered as one of the greatest playmakers to come out of Sweden.
Team Staff profile of Michael Nylander also available »Sons: William Nylander, Alexander Nylander
Michael Nylander was selected 59th overall in 1991 after scoring 34 points with Huddinge IK. In 1992, he won World Championship gold with Sweden and scored 33 points in 59 games as a rookie for the Whalers. He later won a 2nd World Championship in 2006 and set career highs with 26 goals and 83 points in 2007. Michael reached the 60-point mark 5 times over his career and played his last NHL season in 2009. He retired with 209 goals and 679 points. Nyland is remembered as one of the greatest playmakers to come out of Sweden.
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Michael Nylander Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||||
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| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |||
| 87-88 |  Stockholm | TV-Pucken | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 09-10 | Sweden | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 11-12 |  Kloten Flyers | Spengler Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
Michael Nylander Career Totals
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| League | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | |
 AHL | 4 | 35 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.94 | 22 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | - |
| Division 1 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 0.88 | 14 | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | - |
 EHT | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| EJC-18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HockeyAllsvenskan | 3 | 54 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0.56 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 | 20 | -5 |
| HockeyEttan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| International | 12 | 127 | 28 | 69 | 97 | 0.76 | 60 | 5* | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 5 | 40 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 1.38 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Juniorserien | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 15 | 920 | 209 | 470 | 679 | 0.74 | 468 | 75 | 9 | 47 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 0.72 | 14 | 1 |
| NLA (NL) | 2 | 59 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 1.19 | 40 | -1* | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 | 10 | -1* |
| OG | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Russia | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 | 2 | -10 | 0 | |||||||
| SHL (Elitserien) | 2 | 48 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0.60 | 34 | -7* | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 | 8 | 3* |
 SM-liiga (Liiga) | 3 | 53 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 1.08 | 143 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | -1 |
| Spengler Cup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| TV-Pucken | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| WC | 10 | 75 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 0.83 | 40 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| WCup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 14 | 4* | 0 | |||||||
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Michael Nylander Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1989-1990 | |
| 1991-1992 | |
| 1992-1993 | |
| 1995-1996 | |
| 1996-1997 | |
| 1998-1999 | |
| 2001-2002 | |
| 2003-2004 | |
| 2004-2005 | |
| 2005-2006 | |
| 2009-2010 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To | Source |
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| Extension | AIK | AIK | ||
| Extension | AIK | AIK | ||
| Confirmed | HC Vita Hästen | AIK | ||
| Confirmed | No team | HC Vita Hästen | ||
| Confirmed | Rögle BK | Unknown | ||
| Confirmed | Södertälje SK | Rögle BK | ||
| Confirmed | HC Bolzano | Södertälje SK | ||
| Confirmed | HC Vita Hästen | HC Bolzano | ||
| Confirmed | No team | HC Vita Hästen | ||
| Confirmed | ZSC Lions | Kloten Flyers | ||
| Extension | ZSC Lions | ZSC Lions | ||
| Confirmed | No team | ZSC Lions | ||
| Confirmed | Philadelphia Flyers | Unknown | ||
| Confirmed | No team | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Loan | Washington Capitals | Rochester Americans | ||
| Loan | Washington Capitals | Jokerit |
Michael Nylander Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for AIK
Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames
Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks
Cult/Star player for EHC Kloten
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for Huddinge IK
Cult/Star player for JYP
Cult/Star player for Sweden
- 2014-02-05 • Signed by AIK
- 2014-02-01 • Signed by Vita Hästen
- 2013-08-05 • Signed by Rögle
- 2013-01-03 • Signed by Södertälje
- 2012-12-21 • Signed by HC Bolzano
- 2012-11-27 • Signed by Vita Hästen
- 2012-01-21 • Signed by Kloten
- 2011-10-07 • Signed by ZSC
- 2010-09-30 • Loaned to the Rochester Americans
- 2010-01-28 • Loaned to Jokerit
- 2007-07-02 • Signed by the Washington Capitals
- 2005-02-14 • Signed to a lockout contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2004-12-30 • Signed to a lockout contract by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2004-09-25 • Signed to a lockout contract by Kärpät
- 2004-08-10 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2004-03-04 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for a 2006 2nd round pick (François Bouchard) & future considerations
- 2002-11-01 • Traded to the Washington Capitals with a 2003 3rd round pick (Stephen Werner) & future considerations for Andrei Nikolishin & Chris Simon
- 1999-11-12 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Bryan Muir & Reid Simpson
- 1999-01-19 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Andrei Nazarov
- 1994-03-10 • Traded to the Calgary Flames with Zarley Zalapski & James Patrick for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim & Ted Drury
- 1991-06-09 • Selected 59th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers