Johan Molin Johan Molin ( born October 25 , 1976 in Nacka , Sweden ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player . This season ( 2009 / 10 ) he started out with the Nottingham Panthers in the EIHL , before being picked up by the Norwegian eliteteam Sparta Warriors . As he was no success , and by the fans rated the biggest mistake ever to play in the club , he was released from the norwegians right after they were eliminated in the playoffs ( went to semifinals ) . He produced 2 points in 8 playoff - games , and 3 points during the regular season ( only played 8 games during series as well ) . Molin began his career playing in the Elitserien or Swedish Elite League for VIK Västerås HK . In his debut season , aged just 21 he played in over 30 games for the club . Molin would become an important player for Västerås , and remained there for two further seasons , with his points return improving each season . In his final season with Västerås , Molin totalled 22 points in 48 games . For the following season , Molin would move clubs to play for Brynäs IF , again in the Elitserien . He performed to a solid if unspectacular standard , but was not re - signed by Brynas . He would take the opportunity to move to the U . K . and play for the ill - fated Ayr Scottish Eagles organisation , then playing in the ISL . In 15 games for the Eagles , Molin managed to net 12 points . Due to limited opportunites despite his respectable scoring , Molin moved again and would play the 2002 / 03 season as a TWK Innsbruck player . In 42 games in the Austrian Hockey League , Molin scored an impressive 50 points with just 24 minutes of penalties against his name . His best season to date saw him snapped up in the off - season by the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL . Molin played more than 50 times for the Metro Stars but failed to find his scoring touch , managing just 5 goals and 6 assists . Despite this disappointment , Molin would find a new team and return home to Sweden to play for Hammarby IF at Allsvenskan level . He again failed to produce points on a regular basis and would move to sign for his seventh club , SHC Fassa of the Italian Serie A . Molin ' s output would improve significantly , and he scored 29 points in 42 games . His potential was spotted by Tony Hand , the player / coach of the Manchester Phoenix who took the opportunity to bring Molin to Manchester in the summer of 2006 . It was a move that ignited Molin , who provided the Phoenix with a reliable goalscorer - in 60 EIHL games , Molin totalled an impressive 83 points , with just 36 penalty minutes . His phenomenal first season led to Molin ' s signature being sought by several clubs during the off - season . Molin decided to remain in the U . K . , and agreed to play for the Nottingham Panthers in the 2007 / 08 season . He has again started well , and so far has managed a ratio in excess of one point per game for his new team . Molin resigned for the Nottingham Panthers for season 2008 / 09 . It was confirmed that Molin would not be returning to Nottingham for a third season in 2009 - 2010 however , when Kevin Bergin failed a fitness test before a game against the Coventry Blaze he was drafted in for a game under the new EIHL rules whereby a club could retain up to 15 players requiring ITC cards on its books providing it only iced its allotted number of imports in any one game ( Molin had been visiting friends in England that week ) Later that year , in preparation for the EIHL ' s inaugural " Twenty20 " Hockey tournament Molin came in to assist a weakened Nottingham Panthers team in the tournament . Over the weekend of 12th & 13th December 2009 Molin again turned out for the Nottingham Panthers in games against the Newcastle Vipers ( at Whitley Bay Ice Rink ) and the Hull Stingrays ( at the National Ice Centre ) . Molin scored a goal in regulation time against the Stingrays and again found the net as the game went to penalty shots , scoring what proved to be the winning goal . After the game against Edinburgh on 19th December 2009m it is announced that Johan will remain with the Panthers on a full - time basis until the end of the season , leaving the Panthers with two extra imports .