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Cristopher Nihlstorp

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Cristopher Nihlstorp
Nihlstorp in 2014
Born (1984-02-16) 16 February 1984 (age 40)
Malmö, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Rungsted Seier Capital
Graz 99ers
Malmö Redhawks
Växjö Lakers
Dallas Stars
Färjestads BK
Rögle BK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2021

Cristopher Daniel Karlsson-Nilstorp (born 16 February 1984) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2021, was mainly spent in the Swedish Hockey League. He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Malmö Redhawks.

Playing career

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Undrafted, Nilstorp's youth team was the Malmö Redhawks. After helping Rögle BK gain promotion to the then Swedish Elite League and later capturing a Championship title with Färjestads BK, on 5 June 2012 Nihlstorp signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars.[1] In the 2012–13 season, Nilstorp made his NHL debut with the Stars, appearing in 5 games for 1 win.

In his second season within the Stars organization, Nilstorp failed to establish an NHL roster spot. However, he helped lead affiliate, the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL), to their first Calder Cup Championship in the 2013–14 season.

Two days after capturing the Calder Cup, Nilstorp opted to return to Sweden in search of a first choice goaltending role on a two-year contract with Växjö Lakers of the SHL on 23 June 2014.[2] Following his two-year stint with Växjö, he returned to the Malmö Redhawks for the 2016–17 season.[3]

On 30 April 2019, Nihlstorp left the Redhawks and the SHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2000–01 Malmö Redhawks J18 SWE U18 8 4.27 .880
2001–02 Malmö Redhawks J20 SWE U20 9 3.95 .853
2002–03 Malmö Redhawks J20 SWE U20 29 2.88 .908 6 3.67 .880
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks SWE 5 2 2 0 0 3.33 .859
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks J20 SWE U20 22 2 2.19 .914 8 2.25 .920
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SWE 4 0 3 0 0 3.06 .878
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks J20 SWE U20 1 2 1.00 .958
2004–05 Mörrums GoIS IK SWE-2 18 3.46 .892
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks J20 SWE U20 11 0 2.64 .909
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks SWE-2 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 .864
2005–06 Nybro Vikings IF SWE-2 8 3 4 0 1 3.22 .912
2006–07 Rögle BK J20 SWE U20 2 1 1.20 .957
2006–07 Rögle BK SWE-2 7 4 1 1 1 1.28 .957
2006–07 Jonstorps IF SWE-3 1 4.02 .867
2007–08 Rögle BK SWE-2 30 21 6 1 4 1.88 .929
2008–09 Rögle BK SWE 15 5 8 0 782 45 0 3.45 .883
2008–09 Växjö Lakers SWE-2 1 1 0 0 0 2.00 .895
2009–10 Rögle BK SWE 33 9 22 0 1949 98 1 3.02 .904
2010–11 Färjestad BK SWE 23 13 8 0 1268 46 2 2.18 .924 5 4 1 0 1.60 .944
2011–12 Färjestad BK SWE 45 22 19 0 2590 88 5 2.04 .928 7 400 12 1 1.80 .944
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL 5 1 3 1 292 15 0 3.09 .897
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 39 19 13 3 2146 85 4 2.38 .907 9 4 5 547 21 1 2.30 .922
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 40 3 0 4.56 .824
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 45 27 12 4 2570 105 3 2.45 .918 19 13 5 1051 38 1 2.17 .919
2014–15 Växjö Lakers SWE 38 22 13 0 2135 70 5 1.97 .913 16 11 5 3 1.66 .924
2015–16 Växjö Lakers SWE 38 19 18 0 2202 93 3 2.53 .898 10 6 4 0 2.02 .914
2016–17 Malmö Redhawks SWE 23 7 14 0 1312 60 1 2.74 .900 4 2 2 0 3.16 .875
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SWE 2 1 0 0 80 1 0 0.75 .966
2018–19 Malmö Redhawks SWE 18 4 12 0 879 43 2 2.94 .909
2019–20 Graz 99ers EBEL 33 18 14 0 1938 90 0 2.79 .914 3 1 2 0 2.75 .934
2020–21 Rungsted Seier Capital DEN 32 .912 .923
NHL totals 6 1 3 1 331 18 0 3.26 .890

Awards and honors

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Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy 2011, 2015
AHL
Calder Cup (Texas Stars) 2014 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dallas Stars' Nilstorp leads AHL prospects into second round". rantsports.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ^ "Nilstorp ready for Vaxjo Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. ^ "Cristopher Nihlstorp flyttar hem till Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. ^ "Two time Swedish champion Nihlstorp the new number 1 for Graz" (in German). Graz 99ers. 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Dallas Stars' affiliate wins AHL Calder Cup". Dallas Stars. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
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