Nils Nilsson (ice hockey)

Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017[1]) was a Swedish ice hockey forward and footballer. Between 1954 and 1967 he played 205 international matches and scored 131 goals, which is the second-best scoring result, behind that of Sven Tumba. He won the world title in 1957 and 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1958 and 1965. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively. He was the best forward of the 1960 tournament and was selected to the all-star team at the 1962 World Championships. In 2002, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]

Nils Nilsson
Nils Nilsson during the early 1960s
Born(1936-03-08)8 March 1936
Forshaga, Sweden
Died24 June 2017(2017-06-24) (aged 81)
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Ice hockey career
Position Centre
Played for Forshaga IF
IK Göta
Leksands IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1952–1969
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1964 InnsbruckTeam
World Championships
1957 MoscowTeam
1958 OsloTeam
1962 Colorado Springs/DenverTeam
1963 StockholmTeam
1965 TampereTeam
1967 ViennaTeam
Association football career
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Karlstad BK
IK Göta
1959 Djurgårdens IF 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nilsson won only one national title, in his last season (1969). Yet he was awarded the Guldpucken award in 1966 as the best Swedish player and the Rinkens riddare award in 1967 for sportsmanlike behavior, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967.[2]

Nilsson also played football with Djurgårdens IF, IK Göta and Karlstad BK, and won the national title with Djurgården in 1959. After retiring from competitions he worked as a product developer with Jofa, a Swedish manufacturer of sporting equipment.[2]

Career statistics

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1957 Sweden WC 7 10 6 16 —
1958 Sweden WC 7 7 0 7 2
1960 Sweden OLY 7 7 5 12 4
1962 Sweden WC 7 11 6 17 —
1963 Sweden WC 6 6 1 7 —
1964 Sweden OLY 7 5 0 5 —
1965 Sweden WC 7 4 3 7 —
1966 Sweden WC 7 3 0 3 0
1967 Sweden WC 7 2 3 5 2
Senior totals 62 55 24 79 —
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References
  1. "Svenske hockeylegendaren Nils "Dubble-Nisse" Nilsson död".
  2. Nils Nilsson. sports-reference.com
  3. "Nilsson, Nisse". A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  4. Nisse Nilsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Preceded by
Gert Blomé		 Golden Puck
1966		 Succeeded by
Bert-Ola Nordlander
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