Nils Nilsson (ice hockey)
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| Born | 8 March 1936 Forshaga, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 2017 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017[1]) was a Swedish ice hockey forward and footballer. Between 1954 and 1967 he played 205 international matches and scored 131 goals, which is the second-best scoring result, behind that of Sven Tumba. He won the world title in 1957 and 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1958 and 1965. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively. He was the best forward of the 1960 tournament and was selected to the all-star team at the 1962 World Championships. In 2002, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]
Nilsson won only one national title, in his last season (1969). Yet he was awarded the Guldpucken award in 1966 as the best Swedish player and the Rinkens riddare award in 1967 for sportsmanlike behavior, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967.[2]
Nilsson also played football with Djurgårdens IF, IK Göta and Karlstad BK, and won the national title with Djurgården in 1959. After retiring from competitions he worked as a product developer with Jofa, a Swedish manufacturer of sporting equipment.[2]
Career statistics
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | |
| 1958 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1960 | Sweden | OLY | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1962 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| 1964 | Sweden | OLY | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | |
| 1965 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1967 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 62 | 55 | 24 | 79 | — | |||
References
- ^ "Svenske hockeylegendaren Nils "Dubble-Nisse" Nilsson död".
- ^ a b c Nils Nilsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Nilsson, Nisse". A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "Nisse Nilsson". Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish). 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- 1936 births
- 2017 deaths
- Allsvenskan players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Forshaga IF players
- Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- IK Göta Fotboll players
- IK Göta Ishockey players
- Karlstad BK players
- Leksands IF players
- Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- People from Forshaga Municipality
- Sportspeople from Värmland County
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- Swedish men's footballers