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MICHAEL NYLANDER
and an assist 11/19 vs. SJ to start a 10-game point streak (11/19—12/7, 7g-13a) …
Scored three goals and added two assists in six playoff games … Ranked second
on the team in playoff goals and tied for third in points … Scored his first career
playoff goal in Game 1 at TB on 4/10. 2001-02: Appeared in all 82 games for the
second consecutive season for CHI, tallying 15 goals and a then career-high 46
assists … Led the team and ranked 12th in the league in assists … Led the team
and ranked sixth in the NHL in plus/minus rating (+28) ... Finished fourth on the
team in points (61) and tied for third in PPGs (6) … Represented Sweden in the
Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City … Appeared in his 500th NHL game vs. LA on
12/9 … Posted a six-game assist streak from 2/6—2/27 (3g-6a) … Appeared in all
five playoff games for CHI, leading the team in playoff points with three assists …
Helped Sweden to a bronze medal at the World Championship. 2000-01: Was one
of two players to appear in all 82 games for CHI, tallying 64 points (25g-39a) … Set
then-career highs in goals, GWGs (5), points and shots (176) … Tied for second on
the team in points and led the team in plus/minus rating (+7) … Ranked second on
the team in assists and GWGs and ranked fourth in goals … Was named NHL
Player of the Week for 1/1—1/7, recording seven points (4g-3a) … Recorded a
seven-game point streak from 10/29—11/11 (4g-4a) … Recorded his 100th NHL
goal vs. STL (2/16). 1999-00: Appeared in 11 games for TB, recording three
points (1g-2a), and 66 games for CHI, tallying 51 points (23g-28a) … Finished fifth
on CHI in points (54) … Set a career high with four goals, his second career hat
trick, at BOS on 12/4 … Tied a career high with four assists at CGY on 2/3. 1998-
99: Appeared in nine games for CGY and 24 games with TB, recording four goals
and 10 assists in a combined 33 games … Missed the first 27 games of the season
with a knee injury … Represented Sweden in the World Championship. 1997-98:
Appeared in 65 games for CGY and tied for first on the team in plus/minus (+10) …
Tallied five goals in a four-game span from 11/22—11/29 … Recorded a seven-
game point streak (2g-7a) from 2/3—3/5. 1996-97: Registered 55 points (12g-43a)
in 36 games for Lugano of the Swiss National League … Ranked eighth in the
league in scoring … Led the team in assists and points. 1995-96: Posted 17 goals
in 73 games for CGY … Ranked third on the team in assists (38) and points (55) …
Represented Sweden at the World Championship. 1994-95: Split the season
between CGY and Jyp HT Jyvaskyla of the Finnish National League … Started the
season in Finland, posting 30 points (11g-19a) in 16 games before returning to CGY
for the start of the season in January … Missed 42 games with a broken wrist
before returning to the lineup on 4/29 … Recorded six assists in six playoff games,
ranking second among club forwards in points. 1993-94: Started the season
with HFD (58 games) before being traded to CGY (3/10) … Also appeared in four
games for Springfield (AHL) … Played his 100th NHL game at BOS (1/17). 1992-
93: His first NHL season, he played in 59 games for HFD, recording 33 points
(11g-22a), before joining Springfield for the playoffs … Scored his first NHL goal at
BOS (11/27) … Recorded his first career hat trick at OTT (4/7) … Added two assists
at OTT (4/7) for a career-high five points … Represented Sweden in the World
Championship. 1991-92: Earned rookie of the year honors in the Swedish Elite
League … Posted 28 points (11g-17a) in 40 games for AIK Solna … Finished third
on the team in points and assists.
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International Career
Has represented Sweden in 14 major international tournaments, including
two Winter Olympics (1998, 2002), the World Cup of Hockey (1996), nine World
Championships (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006) and two
World Junior Championships (1991, ’92) … Has recorded 59 points (16g-43a) in
65 games in his nine World Championship appearances … Won gold medals at
the 1992 and 2006 World Championships … Won silver medals at the 1992 World
Junior Championship and the 1993 and ’97 World Championships … Captured
bronze medals at the 1999 and 2002 World Championships. 1992: Posted
17 points (8g-9a) in seven World Junior Championship games … Named the
outstanding forward at the tournament … A member of the all-tournament team.
1997: Recorded 11 points (6g-5a) in 11 games … Named the outstanding forward
and a member of the all-tournament team.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Hartford in the fourth round, 59th overall, in the 1991 Entry Draft …
Traded to Calgary by Hartford with James Patrick and Zarley Zalapski for Gary
Suter, Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury, March 10, 1994 … Traded to Tampa Bay by
Calgary for Andrei Nazarov, Jan. 19, 1999 … Traded to Chicago by Tampa Bay
for Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson, Nov. 12, 1999 … Traded to Washington by
Chicago with a third-round choice in 2003 Entry Draft (Steve Werner) and future
considerations for Chris Simon and Andrei Nikolishin, Nov. 1, 2002 … Traded to
Boston by Washington for a fourth-round choice in the 2005 Entry Draft (Patrick
McNeill) and a second-round choice in the 2006 Entry Draft (Francois Bouchard),
March 4, 2004 … Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers, Aug. 10, 2004 …
Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 2, 2007.
Personal
Spends his off seasons in Sweden … Enjoys golf, tennis, squash, badminton and
boating … Lists his NHL debut and winning the World Championship gold medal
as his most memorable hockey moments … Favorite athlete is Usain Bolt.