Marcus Nilson

Marcus Nilson (born March 1, 1978) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien.
==Playing career==
Marcus Nilson was drafted in the first round (20th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. His hockey style is quite adverse from the typical style of Swedish hockey players. His grit and intensity, especially among the boards, earned him the role of a dependable checker with the ability to add the odd goal/assist.
A talent of Djurgårdens IF in Sweden, Nilson moved to North America in 1998 and played most of his first two years in the American Hockey League.
After three full seasons with the Panthers, he was traded to the Calgary Flames on March 8, 2004 for a second round draft pick (used to select David Booth). In his first opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Nilson reached the finals and posted 11 points in 26 playoffs games. He would play for three more years with Calgary.
In the summer of 2008, the Flames placed Nilson on waivers and after clearing without being claimed by another club, he was loaned to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League for the season. Nilson returned to Djurgården for the 2009–10 season, signing a one year deal. He led his team to the playoffs after scoring 24 goals and 51 points. Nilson kept producing points during the playoffs and Djurgården reached the finals against HV71, which they lost 4–2 in games. 
Nilson played with the New Jersey Devils on a try-out contract in September 2010, but was ultimately not offered a contract for the rest of the season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995–96 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		37 	0 	3 	3 	33 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		41 	4 	7 	11 	18 		15 	2 	1 	3 	16
1998–99 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		69 	8 	25 	33 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Louisville Panthers	AHL 		64 	9 	23 	32 	52 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		9 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		78 	12 	24 	36 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		81 	14 	19 	33 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		82 	15 	19 	34 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		69 	6 	13 	19 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		14 	5 	0 	5 	14 		26 	4 	7 	11 	12
2004–05 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		48 	17 	22 	39 	110 		7 	1 	2 	3 	10
2005–06 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		70 	6 	11 	17 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		63 	5 	10 	15 	27 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		47 	3 	2 	5 	4 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL 		36 	5 	3 	8 	30 		15 	3 	1 	4 	28
2009–10 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		53 	24 	27 	51 	32 		16 	4 	9 	13 	6
2010–11 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		39 	7 	16 	23 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		521 	67 	101 	168 	270 		34 	4 	7 	11 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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* Bio from CalgaryFlames.com
* Stats & bio from The Hockey News web site
Category:Born in 1978
Category:Beast of New Haven players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Djurgårdens IF players
Category:Florida Panthers draft picks
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Louisville Panthers players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Swedish ice hockey players