Michael Nylander

Michael Nylander (born October 3, 1972) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who is currently a free agent.
== Playing career ==
Nylander was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the third round (59th overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. In the NHL, he has played for the Hartford Whalers (1992–1994), Calgary Flames (1994–98), Tampa Bay Lightning (1999), Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2002), Washington Capitals (2002–2003), and Boston Bruins (2004), New York Rangers (2005–2007), and Washington Capitals (2007–present).
Nylander was signed by the New York Rangers for the 2005–06 season and played well with All-Star right-winger Jaromír Jágr. He centred the first line and first power play unit. Statistically, Nylander had his best season as he helped the Rangers reach 100 points for the first time since 1994.
Following their 4-3 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on April 8, 2006, Nylander was interviewed by NBC's Pierre McGuire. He popped the word "shit" on live television, when speaking about his relationship with Pierre McGuire back in Hartford. Bill Clement mentioned there was no 5-second delay, however Clement and the rest of the NBC crew did issue an immediate apology. Nylander scored the game-winning goal in overtime. The National Hockey League and the Federal Communications Commission never made a decision on this situation. 
As reported on the Edmonton Oilers website, Nylander's agent had agreed to a contract with the Oilers. While expecting to receive a signed contract, the Oilers instead found out that he had signed with the Washington Capitals.
Nylander tore his rotator cuff during a faceoff against the Florida Panthers on December 1, 2007. Nylander missed the next four games before returning to play the next thirteen games. Eventually, Nylander was forced to have surgery to repair the tear on January 16, 2008, and missed the rest of the 2007–08 regular season and playoffs.
In the 2008-09 season, still feeling the effects of his torn rotator cuff, Nylander managed to collect only 33 points in 72 games. Many fans and hockey pundits criticized Nylander's performance and felt he didn't live up to his contract.
The following season the Washington Capitals faced salary cap restraints. Looking for move salary, they attempted to trade Michael Nylander, but found no suitors for his near $5,000,000 salary. The Washington Capitals first loaned Nylander to the Detroit Red Wings organization (who then assigned him to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League) and then later loaned Nylander to Jokerit of SM-liiga where he finished the 2009-10 hockey season. For the 2010-11 season, Nylander is playing in the Florida Panthers organization's AHL affiliate in Rochester as they fill a hole at center. His NHL rights remain owned by the Capitals through the end of the season.
On October 23, 2010, Nylander was seriously injured when he was hit from behind by Brendan Smith during the second period of a game between Rochester and the Grand Rapids Griffins. He underwent successful spinal fusion surgery on October 26, 2010 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY and doctors have said that he should be cleared to play again after 6 months of recovery.
On August 17, 2011, Nylander signed a try-out contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, joining the team's training camp. He was released on 25 September, 2011.
==Personal life==
Michael has a brother, Peter, who also plays pro hockey.
Nylander is married to the former Camilla Altelius. He has 6 children - Michelle (born 1994), William (born 1996) which is also a young developing star, Alexander (born 1998), Jacquline (born 2000), Stephanie (born 2003), and Daniella (born 2006)
==Transactions==
*March 10, 1994- Traded by the Hartford Whalers along with James Patrick and Zarley Zalapski to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Gary Suter, Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury.
*January 19, 1999- Traded by the Calgary Flames to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Andrei Nazarov.
*November 12, 1999- Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Bryan Muir and Reid Simpson.
*November 1, 2002- Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks, along with Chicago's 2003 3rd round draft choice and future considerations, to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Chris Simon and Andrei Nikolishin.
*March 4, 2004- Traded by the Washington Capitals to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Boston's 2005 4th round compensatory choice and Boston's 2006 2nd round draft choice.
*August 10, 2004- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
*July 2, 2007- Signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals.
*October 21, 2009- Agrees to a two week conditioning reassignment with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League
*November 7, 2009- Placed on Waivers by the Washington Capitals.
*December 13, 2009- Assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL). The Washington Capitals will continue to pay his salary, but his $4.875 million salary will not count towards the Capitals' salary cap.
*January 28, 2010— Reassigned from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Jokerit (SM-liiga).
*September 29, 2010 - loaned to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
August 2011 - got tryout with Philadelphia Flyers National Hockey League.
== 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
1989–90 	Huddinge IK 	Swe-2 	 	31 	7 	15 	22 	4 	 	5 	3 	0 	3 	0
1990–91 	Huddinge IK 	Swe-2 	 	33 	14 	20 	34 	10 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1991–92 	AIK 	SEL 	 	40 	11 	17 	28 	30 	 	3 	1 	4 	5 	4
1992–93 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	59 	11 	22 	33 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	58 	11 	33 	44 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	9 	9 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	15 	2 	9 	11 	6 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1994–95 	JYP 	SM-l 	 	16 	11 	19 	30 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	6 	0 	6 	6 	2
1995–96 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	73 	13 	38 	51 	20 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	36 	12 	43 	55 	28 	 	8 	3 	8 	11 	8
1997–98 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	65 	13 	23 	36 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	9 	2 	3 	5 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	24 	2 	7 	9 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	11 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	66 	23 	28 	51 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	82 	25 	39 	64 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	82 	15 	46 	61 	50 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	2
2002–03 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	71 	17 	39 	56 	36 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	8
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	15 	1 	11 	12 	14 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	0
2004–05 	Kärpät 	SM-l 	 	23 	5 	15 	20 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004-05 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	RSL 	 	8 	2 	5 	7 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	81 	23 	56 	79 	76 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2006–07 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	79 	26 	57 	83 	42 	 	10 	6 	7 	13 	0
2007–08 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	40 	11 	26 	37 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	72 	9 	24 	33 	32 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	24 	2 	16 	18 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Jokerit 	SM-l 	 	14 	3 	4 	7 	58 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	0
2010–11 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	7 	4 	2 	6 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	920 	209 	470 	679 	468 	 	47 	12 	22 	34 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
* Silver medal World Junior Championship in 1992.
* World Junior Championship's Best Forward in 1992.
* Named to the World Junior Championship All-Star Team in 1992.
* Elitserien Rookie of the Year in 1992.
* Gold medal World Championship in 1992 and 2006.
* World Championship's Best Forward in 1993 and 1997.
* Silver medal World Championship in 1993 and 1997.
* Named to the World Championship All-Star Team in 1997.
* Bronze medal World Championship in 1999, 2002 and 2010.
==Records==
* 1993 World Championship record of most assists
==References==
==External links==
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*Nylander a Swede Sensation in NY (nhlpa.com)
Category:Born in 1972
Category:AIK IF players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Hartford Whalers draft picks
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Huddinge IK players
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Jokerit players
Category:JYP players
Category:Kärpät players
Category:HC Lugano players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Washington Capitals players