Tom Nilsson

Tom Nilsson
Tom Nilsson
Born	August 19, 1993 (age 33); Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Occupation	Ice hockey defenseman
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Playing for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)

Tom Nilsson (born August 19, 1993) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman currently signed with Frölunda HC competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Nilsson was selected 100th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs while playing for Mora IK in Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan.

Playing career

Nilsson inked a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 19, 2013. For the 2013–14 season, he was loaned to Frölunda HC in the SHL to continue his development. Following his initial North American campaign with the Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, Nilsson was traded to the New York Islanders along with four prospects in exchange for Michael Grabner on September 17, 2015.

Unable to secure a roster spot with the Islanders and showing reluctance to remain in the AHL, Nilsson and the Islanders mutually agreed to terminate his contract on October 8, 2015. Subsequently, he returned to Sweden and signed a three-year contract with Frölunda HC for the 2015–16 season.

After contributing to Frölunda HC’s championship victories in both the Swedish title and Champions Hockey League, Nilsson agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks on May 26, 2016. He spent the entirety of the 2016–17 season with their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, having not made Vancouver’s opening night roster.

As a restricted free agent following that season, Nilsson opted to return to Sweden by signing a two-year contract with an option for a third year at Djurgårdens IF in the SHL on May 2, 2017.

After Djurgårdens IF faced relegation at the conclusion of the 2021–22 SHL season, Nilsson initially committed to a two-year contract with Örebro HK on April 16, 2022. Nevertheless, prior to commencing that deal, he withdrew and re-signed with Frölunda HC for the 2022–23 SHL campaign on July 18, 2022.

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Mora IK	J20	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Mora IK	J20	37	2	6	8	26	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Mora IK	Allsv	3	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	1	8
2011–12	Mora IK	J20	10	0	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Mora IK	Allsv	44	4	6	10	45	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Mora IK	J20	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	5	0
2012–13	Mora IK	Allsv	42	1	3	4	18	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Frölunda HC	SHL	50	2	2	4	22	7	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Toronto Marlies	AHL	44	1	5	6	26	4	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Frölunda HC	SHL	37	1	6	7	34	7	1	1	2	2
2016–17	Utica Comets	AHL	17	0	3	3	10	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	18	1	3	4	8	9	0	0	0	6
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	48	1	9	10	16	14	0	1	1	2
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	51	4	9	13	18
2020–21	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	46	1	5	6	22	3	1	0	1	2
2021–22	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	24	2	3	5	16
2022–23	Frölunda HC	SHL	47	3	3	6	18	12	0	1	1	2
2023–24	Frölunda HC	SHL	43	5	2	7	14	11	3	1	4	4
2024–25	Frölunda HC	SHL	45	3	4	7	14	12	1	2	3	6
SHL totals			409	23	46	69	182	75	6	6	12	26

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Achievement	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
2011	Sweden	U18 World Championship	Runner-up	6	0	1	1	'6
'2013	'Sweden	'World Junior Championship	'Runner-up	'6	'0	'2	'2	'4
Junior career totals				12	0	3	3	10

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