Kent Nilsson

Kent Åke "Kenta" Nilsson (born August 31, 1956, in Nynäshamn, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey centre.
==Playing career==
Nilsson began his career in 1973–74, playing for Djurgårdens IF during his first of four seasons in Sweden. He then came to North America, and played for the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA beginning in 1977. He scored two consecutive 100-point seasons in the WHA; and his offensive production continued when the league merged with the NHL. He was claimed by the Atlanta Flames, and in his first season with the team he scored 93 points. The next season, 1980–81, Atlanta moved to Calgary; Nilsson scored 131 points, which is still the team record and he came third in NHL scoring.
Nilsson played with the Flames until 1984–85 when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for a draft pick that the Flames used to draft Joe Nieuwendyk. Nilsson won his first and only Stanley Cup while playing with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987. He returned to Europe after that season, playing in Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway. In 1988–89 he was named Player of the Year in Sweden. He returned to Edmonton for six games in 1995, which made him the last former Atlanta Flames player to play in the NHL. He then played briefly again in Europe until 1998.
He is currently a scout for the Edmonton Oilers, operating out of Europe. His son, Robert Nilsson, is currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers.
==Awards==
*Won Lou Kaplan Trophy (WHA Rookie of the Year) (1978).
*Won Paul Daneau Trophy (WHA Most Gentlemanly Player) (1979).
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981).
*Member of the Swedish World All-Star Team (1985, 1989, 1990).
*1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
*Named Swedish Player of the Year (1989).
*Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame (2006).
==Records==
*Most points scored by a Swedish player in a single NHL season (131 in 1980–81)
*Calgary Flames team record for points in a single season (131 in 1980–81)
*Calgary Flames team record for assists in a single season (82 in 1980–81)
*Calgary Flames team record for shorthanded goals in a single season (9 in 1983–84)
== 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
1976–77 	AIK Hockey 	SEL 	 	36 	30 	18 	48 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	 	80 	42 	65 	107 	8 	 	9 	2 	8 	10 	10
1978–79 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	 	78 	39 	68 	107 	8 	 	10 	3 	11 	14 	4
1979–80 	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	40 	53 	93 	10 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1980–81 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	49 	82 	131 	26 	 	14 	3 	9 	12 	2
1981–82 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	41 	26 	29 	55 	8 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	2
1982–83 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	46 	58 	104 	10 	 	9 	1 	11 	12 	2
1983–84 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	67 	31 	49 	80 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	77 	37 	62 	99 	14 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1985–86 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	61 	16 	44 	60 	10 	 	5 	1 	4 	5 	0
1986–87 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	44 	13 	33 	46 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	17 	5 	12 	17 	4 	 	21 	6 	13 	19 	6
1988–89 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 	 	35 	21 	21 	42 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Kloten Flyers 	Swiss-A 	 	? 	21 	19 	40 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Kloten Flyers 	Swiss-A 	 	41 	40 	49 	89 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Kloten Flyers 	Swiss-A 	 	19 	11 	14 	25 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 	 	40 	11 	20 	31 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Graz EC 	Aust 	 	57 	23 	52 	65 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Stuttgart EC 	Ger.2 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	553 	264 	422 	686 	116 	 	59 	11 	41 	52 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
*Played for Sweden in the 1973 European Junior Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1974 European Junior Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1975 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1981 Canada Cup.
*Played for Sweden in the 1984 Canada Cup.
*Played for Sweden in the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1987 Canada Cup.
*Played for Sweden in the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.
*Played for Sweden in the 1990 World Ice Hockey Championships.
International statistics
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	
1973 	Sweden 	EJC 	5 	8 	7 	15 	2 	
1974 	Sweden 	EJC 	5 	5 	5 	10 	0 	
1975 	Sweden 	WJC 	6 	3 	3 	6 	0 	
1976 	Sweden 	WJC 	4 	1 	3 	4 	2 	
1981 	Sweden 	CC 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4 	
1984 	Sweden 	CC 	8 	3 	8 	11 	4 	
1985 	Sweden 	WC 	8 	6 	5 	11 	6 	
1987 	Sweden 	CC 	6 	0 	4 	4 	4 	
1989 	Sweden 	WC 	10	3 	11	14 	0 	
1990 	Sweden 	WC 	10	10	2 	12 	6 	
International totals	International totals	International totals	67	39	50	89 	28 	
==External links==
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