Eliteprospects
Sweden Marcus Nilson
#19 Bålsta HC / Division 2 - 17/18
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 2
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
Date of Birth
Mar 01, 1978
Position
W/C
Age
46
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Bålsta, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Bålsta HC
Status
Retired
Drafted
1996 round 1 #20 overall by Florida Panthers

Able to play all forwards positions with aplomb, Marcus Nilson was a well-rounded player who excelled as a checking liner in the NHL. Always a hard worker and physical presence.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

Brother: Patrik Nilson
Son: Eric Nilson

© Foto: Bildbyrån

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Marcus Nilson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Järfälla HC Division 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1994-95 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 24* 7* 8* 15* 22* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 5* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 4* 4* 8* -* -* |
1995-96 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 25* 19* 17* 36* 46* -* |
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 12* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 5* 3* 5* 8* 10* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 6* 9* 15* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 5* 8* 12* 9* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 5* 5* 10* 12* -* |
1996-97 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 10* 8* 18* -* -* |
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 37* 0* 3* 3* 33* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 4* 4* 8* -* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 4* 4* 29* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 2* 4* 6* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
1997-98 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 41* 4* 7* 11* 18* 10* | Playoffs 15 2 1 3 16 4
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 5* 8* 4* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 7* 9* 16* 4* -* |
1998-99 Florida Panthers NHL 8* 1* 1* 2* 5* 2* |
Beast of New Haven AHL 69* 8* 25* 33* 10* -14* |
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Louisville Panthers AHL 64* 9* 23* 32* 52* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL 78* 12* 24* 36* 74* -3* |
2001-02 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 14* 19* 33* 55* -14* |
2002-03 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 82* 15* 19* 34* 31* 2* |
Sweden WC 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 52* -* |
2003-04 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 69* 6* 13* 19* 26* -9* |
Calgary Flames NHL 14* 5* 0* 5* 14* 3* | Playoffs 26 4 7 11 12 0
Sweden (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2004-05 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 48* 17* 22* 39* 110* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 10 -3
Sweden WCup 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 14* 0* |
2005-06 Calgary Flames NHL 70* 6* 11* 17* 32* 13* |
2006-07 Calgary Flames NHL 63* 5* 10* 15* 27* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -3
2007-08 Calgary Flames NHL 47* 3* 2* 5* 4* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden WC 9* 4* 2* 6* 2* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 4* 2* 6* 4* 1* |
2008-09 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 36* 5* 3* 8* 30* -4* | Playoffs 15 3 1 4 28 0
Sweden WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 6* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 18* 4* 7* 11* 20* 3* |
2009-10 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 53* 24* 27* 51* 32* 25* | Playoffs 16 4 9 13 6 4
Sweden WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 15* 3* 2* 5* 4* 4* |
2010-11 Djurgårdens IF “A” Elitserien 38* 7* 16* 23* 38* -7* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 2 2
2011-12 Djurgårdens IF “C” Elitserien 51* 11* 21* 32* 45* -9* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 5 6 2 4
2012-13 HV71 “A” Elitserien 53* 18* 16* 34* 37* 13* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -5
2013-14 HV71 “A” SHL 54* 5* 12* 17* 22* -18* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014-15 HV71 SHL 22* 3* 2* 5* 20* -5* |
Djurgårdens IF SHL 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Bålsta HC Division 2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 3 0 4 4 2 -

Marcus Nilson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 9* 1* 4* 5* 14* 1* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2011-12 Djurgårdens IF ET 8* 3* 4* 7* 20* -* |
2012-13 HV71 ET 6* 1* 3* 4* 27* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 HV71 ET 8* 2* 5* 7* 4* -* |
2014-15 HV71 Champions HL 3* 3* 0* 3* 25* 2* |

Marcus Nilson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 133* 17* 48* 65* 0.49* 62* -11* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -2 *
Champions HL 1 3* 3* 0* 3* 1.00* 25* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 4 * 4 * 1.33 * 2 * - *
EHT 3 16* 3* 5* 8* 0.50* 16* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 10* 7* 9* 16* 1.60* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 22* 6* 12* 18* 0.82* 51* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
International 7 63* 13* 11* 24* 0.38* 98* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 57* 29* 37* 66* 1.16* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 61* 36* 33* 69* 1.13* 68* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 36* 5* 3* 8* 0.22* 30* -4* | 1 15 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.27 * 28 * 0 *
NHL 9 521* 67* 101* 168* 0.32* 270* 5* | 3 34 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.32 * 14 * -3 *
SHL (Elitserien) 10 416* 90* 128* 218* 0.52* 357* 20* | 9 67 8 * 21 * 29 * 0.43 * 36 * 6 *
WC 4 28* 8* 6* 14* 0.50* 10* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 20* 6* 14* 20* 1.00* 45* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Marcus Nilson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/12/2015
01/12/2015 Confirmed HV71 Djurgårdens IF
03/26/2014
03/26/2014 Extension HV71 HV71
06/19/2012
06/19/2012 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF HV71
06/15/2012
06/15/2012 Confirmed MODO Hockey Unknown
06/08/2012
06/08/2012 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF MODO Hockey
10/05/2010
10/05/2010 Extension Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF
09/29/2010
09/29/2010 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Unknown
09/10/2010
09/10/2010 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF New Jersey Devils
07/10/2009
07/10/2009 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Djurgårdens IF
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF J20

Official Games Team Sweden: 23 A, 2 B, 21 J

Career transactions
- 2015-01-12 • Signed by Djurgården
- 2014-03-26 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by HV71
- 2012-06-19 • Signed to a two-year contract by HV71
- 2010-10-05 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by Djurgården
- 2009-07-10 • Signed to a one-year contract by Djurgården
- 2008-09-19 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2008-06-27 • Bought out of his contract by the Calgary Flames
- 2007-06-01 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Calgary Flames
- 2004-03-08 • Traded to the Calgary Flames for a 2004 2nd round pick (David Booth)
- 1998-07-24 • Signed to an entry-level contract by the Florida Panthers