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Sweden Nils Höglander
#21 Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 23/24
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 20, 2000
Position
LW/RW
Age
23
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Bockträsk, SWE
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Malå IF
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$1,100,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks / Signed
Drafted
2019 round 2 #40 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Agency
PREMIUM

Höglander stands out with his exceptional puck skills and hands. Really good stickhandler and he loves getting creative with the puck, scoring spectacular goals at times. Decent skater who accelerates well and works very hard along the boards in the offensive zone. (EP 2019)

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Nils Höglander Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Clemensnäs HC J18 J18 Elit 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2014-15 Clemensnäs HC J18 J18 Elit 35* 8* 11* 19* 26* -22* |
2015-16 Timrå IK U16 U16 Elit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs QC 5 4 5 9 6 -
Timrå IK U16 U16 SM 8* 10* 6* 16* 4* -* |
Timrå IK J18 J18 Elit 16* 3* 5* 8* 12* 7* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
2016-17 AIK J18 J18 Elit 10* 4* 2* 6* 43* 8* |
AIK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 1* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 2* 1* 3* 18* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -2
AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 24* 5* 3* 8* 18* 0* | Qualification 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 18* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 18* 2* 4* 6* 36* 4* |
2017-18 AIK J18 J18 Elit 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
AIK J20 J20 SuperElit 22* 14* 8* 22* 53* 6* | Relegation 2 2 4 6 0 4
AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 34* 3* 4* 7* 6* 1* | Qualification 5 0 1 1 4 0
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 1* 0* 1* 22* -1* |
2018-19 Rögle BK J20 J20 SuperElit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 0
Rögle BK SHL 50* 7* 7* 14* 22* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 4* 3* 7* 4* 2* |
2019-20 Rögle BK SHL 41* 9* 7* 16* 39* -5* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 6* 11* 27* 6* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 10* 9* 19* 33* 3* |
2020-21 Rögle BK SHL 23* 5* 9* 14* 33* 7* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 56* 13* 14* 27* 16* -4* |
2021-22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60* 10* 8* 18* 24* -7* |
2022-23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 25* 3* 6* 9* 6* -4* |
Abbotsford Canucks AHL 45* 14* 18* 32* 44* 5* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 18 4
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 24* 12* 36* 51* 23* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
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Nils Höglander Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Västerbotten TV-Pucken 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2015-16 Västerbotten TV-Pucken 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |

Nils Höglander Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 45* 14* 18* 32* 0.71* 44* 5* | 1 6 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.00 * 18 * 4 *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 58* 8* 7* 15* 0.26* 24* 1* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 4 * 0 *
International-Jr 5 60* 18* 18* 36* 0.60* 95* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 5 64* 16* 18* 34* 0.53* 83* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 34* 16* 9* 25* 0.74* 71* 0* | 3 7 3 * 5 * 8 * 1.14 * 4 * 2 *
NHL 4 221* 50* 40* 90* 0.41* 97* 8* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
SHL 3 114* 21* 23* 44* 0.39* 94* -6* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
TV-Pucken 2 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 5 4 * 5 * 9 * 1.80 * 6 * - *
U16 SM 1 8* 10* 6* 16* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 5* 6* 11* 1.57* 27* 6* | 0 * * * * * *

Nils Höglander Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/09/2023
07/09/2023 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
04/29/2020
04/29/2020 Confirmed Rögle BK Vancouver Canucks
06/04/2018
06/04/2018 Confirmed AIK Rögle BK
05/09/2016
05/09/2016 Confirmed Timrå IK J18 AIK J18
07/21/2015
07/21/2015 Confirmed Clemensnäs HC J18 Timrå IK U16
Player Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #19 by Elite Prospects

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #29 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #41 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #35 by TSN/McKenzie

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #11 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for AIK