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Ulf Nilsson

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: May 11, 1950 in Nynashamn, Sweden

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 12th round (243rd overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 24 Winnipeg Jets WHA 78 26 94 120 1.54 41 0.53 47 79 19 7 0 147 1.88 17.7
1975-76 25 Winnipeg Jets WHA 78 38 76 114 1.46 42 0.53 65 84 28 7 3 8 152 1.95 25.0
1976-77 26 Winnipeg Jets WHA 71 39 85 124 1.75 45 0.63 57 89 28 8 3 6 193 2.72 20.2
1977-78 27 Winnipeg Jets WHA 73 37 89 126 1.73 45 0.62 41 89 27 7 3 180 2.47 20.6
1978-79 28 New York Rangers NHL 59 27 39 66 1.12 25 0.42 89 27 53 8 17 21 17 8 2 5 96 1.63 28.1
1979-80 29 New York Rangers NHL 50 14 44 58 1.16 20 0.40 69 22 36 4 15 20 9 5 0 1 72 1.44 19.4
1980-81 30 New York Rangers NHL 51 14 25 39 0.76 15 0.29 59 20 55 13 -3 42 13 1 0 3 80 1.57 17.5
1982-83 32 New York Rangers NHL 10 2 4 6 0.60 2 0.22 7 0 8 0 -1 2 2 0 0 1 9 0.90 22.2
Career 4 Seasons NHL 170 57 112 169 0.99 62 0.36 224 69 152 25 28 85 41 14 2 10 257 1.51 22.2
Career 4 Seasons WHA 300 140 344 484 1.61 173 0.58 210 341 102 29 9 14 672 2.24 20.8

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 25 Winnipeg Jets WHA 13 7 19 26 2.00 15 6
1976-77 26 Winnipeg Jets WHA 20 6 21 27 1.35 5 33 0
1977-78 27 Winnipeg Jets WHA 9 1 13 14 1.56 5 12 0
1978-79 28 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1979-80 29 New York Rangers NHL 9 0 6 6 0.67 2 0 0 0 0
1980-81 30 New York Rangers NHL 14 8 8 16 1.14 23 5 3 0 1
Career 3 Seasons NHL 25 8 14 22 0.88 27 5 3 0 1
Career 3 Seasons WHA 42 14 53 67 1.60 25 51 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1967-68 17 AIK Solna Sweden 19 2 1 3 0.16
1968-69 18 AIK Solna Sweden 8 2 4 6 0.75 0
1969-70 19 AIK Solna Sweden 14 6 6 12 0.86 10
1970-71 20 AIK Solna Sweden 14 10 3 13 0.93 6
1971-72 21 AIK Solna Sweden 14 5 6 11 0.79 2
1972-73 22 AIK Solna Sweden 14 11 7 18 1.29 4
1972-73 22 Sweden WEC-A 10 5 3 8 0.80 4
1973-74 23 AIK Solna Sweden 14 9 9 18 1.29 32
1973-74 23 Sweden WEC-A 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1976-77 26 Sweden Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 0.40 6
1978-79 28 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1981-82 31 Sweden Can-Cup 4 1 2 3 0.75 2
1981-82 31 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1982-83 32 Tulsa Oilers CHL 3 2 1 3 1.00 4
Career 1 Season AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 9 2 3 5 0.56 8
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career 1 Season CHL 3 2 1 3 1.00 4
Career 7 Seasons Sweden 97 45 36 81 0.84 54
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 12 5 3 8 0.67 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1968-69 18 AIK Solna Sweden 7 1 3 4 0.57 4
1969-70 19 AIK Solna Sweden 14 5 3 8 0.57 2
1970-71 20 AIK Solna Sweden 14 2 4 6 0.43 8
1971-72 21 AIK Solna Sweden 8 5 1 6 0.75 2
1972-73 22 AIK Solna Sweden 14 10 8 18 1.29 23
1973-74 23 AIK Solna Sweden 15 14 6 20 1.33 26
Career 6 Seasons Sweden 72 37 25 62 0.86 65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1975-76 WHA WHA Playoff MVP

Honors

1975-76 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)
1976-77 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)
1977-78 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played

1974-75 WHA 78 (3)

Goals

Career WHA 140 (34)

Goals Per Game

1977-78 WHA 0.51 (10)

Assists

1974-75 WHA 94 (2)
1975-76 WHA 76 (3)
1976-77 WHA 85 (1)
 1977-78 WHA 89 (1)
 Career WHA 344 (4)

Assists Per Game

1974-75 WHA 1.21 (2)
1975-76 WHA 0.97 (1)
 1976-77 WHA 1.20 (1)
 1977-78 WHA 1.22 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 0.88 (6)
Career WHA 1.15 (1)

Points

1974-75 WHA 120 (4)
1975-76 WHA 114 (3)
1976-77 WHA 124 (3)
1977-78 WHA 126 (3)
Career WHA 484 (10)

Points Per Game

1974-75 WHA 1.54 (4)
1975-76 WHA 1.46 (5)
1976-77 WHA 1.75 (4)
1977-78 WHA 1.73 (3)

Goals Created

1974-75 WHA 41.3 (5)
1975-76 WHA 41.6 (5)
1976-77 WHA 44.5 (3)
1977-78 WHA 45.5 (4)
Career WHA 172.8 (11)

Goals Created Per Game

1974-75 WHA 0.53 (7)
1975-76 WHA 0.53 (7)
1976-77 WHA 0.63 (4)
1977-78 WHA 0.62 (4)

Penalties in Minutes

Career WHA 341 (70)

Short-Handed Goals

1978-79 NHL 2 (9)

Shooting Percentage

1978-79 NHL 28.1 (1)
 		   

Transactions

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May 3, 1974: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg (WHA), May 3, 1974.

June 5, 1978: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, June 5, 1978.