Nils Höglander
Nils Höglander | |||
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![]() Höglander with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022 | |||
Born | Bockträsk , Sweden | 20 December 2000||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Vancouver Canucks Rögle BK | ||
NHL draft | 40th overall, 2019 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Nils Höglander (born 20 December 2000), is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected in the second round, 40th overall, by the Canucks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life
[edit]Nils Höglander is from the village of Bockträsk in rural northern Sweden, near the town of Malå.[2][3] As Bockträsk only had a population of about 20 people, Höglander often played with his older sister, Tilda.[4] He started playing hockey at age three, having learned to skate on Bockträsket lake.[4] As a youth, he played for Malå IF.[3] As he grew up, his family moved to Arvidsjaur, and then Skellefteå, so he and Tilda could play hockey.[2][4] He did not succeed in tryouts for Skellefteå AIK, and instead played for Clemensnäs HC .[2] In 2012, when Höglander was 11 years old, Tilda died suddenly of a ruptured coronary artery.[2][5]
In 2015, Höglander played for Timrå IK's U16 and U18 squads.[6][7] Höglander's future Canucks teammate Elias Pettersson was also at Timrå during this time, though they played in different age groups.[8]
Playing career
[edit]From 2016 to 2018, Höglander played in Stockholm for AIK IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-highest men's hockey league.[7] In 2018, when he was 17 years old, he moved further south to Ängelholm to play for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League, the top league in Swedish hockey.[8] On 30 April 2020, Höglander signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[9] With the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Höglander was returned to begin the season on loan to Rögle BK until the resumption of NHL training camp in January 2021.[10]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Nils_H%C3%B6glander_and_Brandon_Tanev_VAN_%40_SEA_20221001.jpeg/220px-Nils_H%C3%B6glander_and_Brandon_Tanev_VAN_%40_SEA_20221001.jpeg)
Höglander made his NHL debut and scored his first NHL goal on 13 January 2021, in the Canucks' season opener against the Edmonton Oilers.[11][12][13] On 18 May, Höglander was awarded the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award by Canucks fans.[14]
In the 2022–23 season, Höglander played 25 games with the Canucks, in addition to 45 games with the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.[15] A restricted free agent, Höglander re-signed with the Canucks on a two-year, $2.2 million contract on 9 July 2023.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | AIK | J20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | AIK | Allsv | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | AIK | J20 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | AIK | Allsv | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Rögle BK | SHL | 41 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Rögle BK | SHL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 56 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 60 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 45 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
2023–24 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
SHL totals | 114 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 221 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
International
[edit]Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2020 Czech Republic | |
World U18 Championships | ||
![]() | 2018 Russia |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Sweden | U17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
2018 | Sweden | U18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2020 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 47 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nils Höglander player profile". eliteprospects.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Höglander om sorgen efter systerns bortgång". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Möt Människan: Nils Höglander". www.shl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Så reste sig Nils Höglander ur sorgen". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick (14 January 2021). "Canucks Notebook: Höglander keeps late sister in his heart, broadcasters stick close to home". The Province. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick (15 February 2024). "Canucks numbers: How Nils Höglander is thriving in tight". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Nils Höglander". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Canucks' Hoglander thriving in Vancouver despite isolating rookie experience". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick. "Canucks sign super-skilled prospect Nils Hoglander". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Nils Höglander to begin season in Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Ingemi, Marisa (14 January 2021). "Canucks are all in on the Nils Hoglander hype train". ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Boeser scores twice, Canucks beat Oilers 5-3". sports.yahoo.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (13 January 2021). "Boeser scores twice in third period, Canucks win opener against Oilers". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Canucks Announce Pavel Bure Award winner". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Canucks re-sign forward Nils Hoglander to two-year, $2.2M contract". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Canucks re-sign forward Nils Hoglander to two-year, $2.2M contract". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database