Felix Nilsson

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Felix Nilsson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|6|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 192

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| league = SHL

| team = Rögle BK

| former_teams = IK Oskarshamn

| ntl_team = SWE

| draft = 43rd overall

| draft_year = 2023

| draft_team = Nashville Predators

| career_start = 2022

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Felix Nilsson (born 22 June 2005) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 43rd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Nilsson made his professional debut for Rögle BK during the 2022–23 season, and was scoreless in 18 games. During the playoffs he suffered a wrist injury, and missed the remainder of the season, and the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/ob68alfmu-3k501/view |title=Felix Nilsson skadad |website=roglebk.se |date=24 March 2023 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}} He spent the majority of the season with their J20 team, where he recorded a team-high 41 points in 36 games.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-select-11-players-in-2023-nhl-draft-hosted-at-brid-345127478 |title=Predators Select 11 Players in 2023 NHL Draft Hosted at Bridgestone Arena |website=NHL.com |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=6 May 2025}} On 1 March 2023, he signed a rookie contract with Rögle through the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/zpe6alepo-3k501/view |title=Felix Nilsson får rookiekontrakt |website=roglebk.se |date=2 October 2024 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}}

On 29 June 2023, Nilsson was drafted in the second round, 43rd overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2023/06/29/felix-nilsson-nhl-draft-2023-nashville-predators-trade/70370176007/ |title=What to know about Felix Nilsson, the Nashville Predators' first big swing of 2023 NHL Draft |newspaper=The Tennessean |first=Julian |last=Basena |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=6 May 2025}} During the 2023–24 season, he recorded one goal and two assists in 41 games. He scored his first career SHL goal on 7 December 2023, in a game against Skellefteå AIK.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/c1ras5b-3k501/view |title=Nilsson satte sitt första – men Rögle föll i Skellefteå |website=roglebk.se |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}}

Nilsson began the 2024–25 season on loan to IK Oskarshamn of the HockeyAllsvenskan, where he recorded one goal in five games. On 2 October 2024, he was recalled by Rögle.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/360askq-3k501/view |title=Rögle kallar tillbaka Felix Nilsson |website=roglebk.se |date=2 October 2024 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}} On 12 November 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with Rögle.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/e1xasms-3k501/view |title=Felix Nilsson stannar och förlänger |website=roglebk.se |date=12 November 2024 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}} He finished the season with five goals and 17 assists in 40 games, and won the AIA Junior of the Year award for Rögle.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/9rdassg-3k501/view |title=Felix Nilsson prisas som Årets junior av AIA |website=roglebk.se |date=1 March 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}}

International play

On 4 December 2024, Nilsson was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.roglebk.se/article/zluasny-3k501/view |title=Felix Nilsson är uttagen till JVM: "En jättestor ära" |website=roglebk.se |date=4 December 2024 |access-date=6 May 2025 |language=sv}} During the tournament he recorded one goal and five assists in seven games, and lost to Czechia in the bronze medal game.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/wjc-blog-follow-preds-prospects-at-the-2025-world-junior-championship-2024-12-27 |title=WJC Blog: Follow Preds Prospects at the 2025 World Junior Championship |website=NHL.com |first=Brooks |last=Bratten |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm20/news/65262/swe-cze-bmg |title=Czechia takes bronze in epic shootout |website=IIHF.com |first=Lucas |last=Aykroyd |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025}}

On 1 May 2025, he was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, where he will make his senior national team debut.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/11-nhlers-on-swedish-roster-at-last-pre-worlds-tourney |title=11 NHLers On Swedish Roster At Last Pre-Worlds Tourney |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Derek |last=O'Brien |date=1 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025}}

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2021–22

| Rögle BK

| J18

| 13

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 2

| 8

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Rögle BK

| J20

| 19

| 3

| 6

| 2

| 1

| 0

2022–23

| Rögle BK

| J18

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Rögle BK

| J20

| 36

| 19

| 22

| 41

| 26

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2022–23

| Rögle BK

| SHL

| 18

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Rögle BK

| J20

| 22

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 10

| 3

| 2

| 4

| 0

2023–24

| Rögle BK

| SHL

| 41

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| IK Oskarshamn

| Allsv

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2024–25

| Rögle BK

| J20

| —

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Rögle BK

| SHL

| 40

| 5

| 17

| 22

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" |SHL totals

! 99

! 6

! 19

! 25

! 8

! 5

! 0

! 2

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2022

| Sweden

| HG18

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2025

| Sweden

| WJC

| 4th

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 2

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 12

! 1

! 6

! 7

! 4

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats|elite=702288 |hockeydb=249110 |nhl=8484206}}

Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ice hockey people from Stockholm

Category:IK Oskarshamn players

Category:Nashville Predators draft picks

Category:Rögle BK players

Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards

Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen