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Michael
Nylander
Michael Nylander
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Michael
Nylander
position: Center
Shoots: Left
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200
Drafted: Hartford
Round: 3rd
Draft Year: 1991
Overall: 59th
Born: 10/03/1972
Age: 51
Birthplace: Stockholm, SWE
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Last 5 GamesGAP+/-PIMPPSHGW
CareerGPGAP+/-PIMPP
Regular920209470679+7546863
Playoffs47122234+1143
Career Notes
WJC-A All-Star Team (1992) Named Best Forward at WJC-A (1992) Swedish Rookie of the Year (1992) Swedish World All-Star Team (1996, 1997) WC-A All-Star Team (1997) Named Best Forward at WC-A (1997) Traded to Calgary by Hartford with James Patrick and Zarley Zalapski for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury, March 10, 1994. Missed majority of 1994-95 due to wrist injury vs. St. Louis, January 24, 1995. Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary for Andrei Nazarov, January 19, 1999. Traded to Chicago by Tampa Bay for Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson, November 12, 1999. Traded to Washington by Chicago with Chicago's 3rd round pick (Stephen Werner) in 2003 NHL Draft and future considerations for Chris Simon and Andrei Nikolishin, November 1, 2002. Missed majority of 2003-04 due to leg injury suffered in practice, October 2, 2003. Traded to Boston by Washington for Boston's 4th round compensatory pick (Patrick McNeill) in 2005 NHL Draft and Boston's 2nd round pick (Francois Bouchard) in 2006 NHL Draft, March 4, 2004. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, August 10, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Oulu (Finland), September 25, 2004. Signed as a free agent by St. Petersburg (Russia), December 20, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), February 14, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 2, 2007. Re-assigned to Jokerit Helsinki (Finland) by Washington, January 28, 2010. Loaned to Rochester (AHL) by Washington, September 29, 2010.