Nils Höglander

Nils Höglander (born 20 December 2000), is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected in the second round, 40th overall, by the Canucks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Nils Höglander
Höglander with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022
Born (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000
Bockträsk, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vancouver Canucks
Rögle BK
NHL draft 40th overall, 2019
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2016–present

Early life

Nils Höglander is from the village of Bockträsk in rural northern Sweden, near the town of Malå.[2][3] As Bockträsk only had a population of about 20 people, Höglander often played with his older sister, Tilda.[4] He started playing hockey at age three, having learned to skate on Bockträsket lake.[4] As a youth, he played for Malå IF.[3] As he grew up, his family moved to Arvidsjaur, and then Skellefteå, so he and Tilda could play hockey.[2][4] He did not succeed in tryouts for Skellefteå AIK, and instead played for Clemensnäs HC.[2] In 2012, when Höglander was 11 years old, Tilda died suddenly of a ruptured coronary artery.[2][5]

In 2015, Höglander played for Timrå IK's U16 and U18 squads.[6][7] Höglander's future Canucks teammate Elias Pettersson was also at Timrå during this time, though they played in different age groups.[8]

Playing career

From 2016 to 2018, Höglander played in Stockholm for AIK IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-highest men's hockey league.[7] In 2018, when he was 17 years old, he moved further south to Ängelholm to play for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League, the top league in Swedish hockey.[8] On 30 April 2020, Höglander signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[9] With the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Höglander was returned to begin the season on loan to Rögle BK until the resumption of NHL training camp in January 2021.[10]

Höglander made his NHL debut and scored his first NHL goal on 13 January 2021, in the Canucks' season opener against the Edmonton Oilers.[11][12][13] On 18 May, Höglander was awarded the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award by Canucks fans.[14]

In the 2022–23 season, Höglander played 25 games with the Canucks, in addition to 45 games with the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.[15] A restricted free agent, Höglander re-signed with the Canucks on a two-year, $2.2 million contract on 9 July 2023.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17AIKJ20 1221318 40114
2016–17AIKAllsv 2453818 30000
2017–18AIKJ20 221482253 —————
2017–18AIKAllsv 343476 50114
2018–19Rögle BKSHL 50771422 20000
2019–20Rögle BKSHL 41971639 —————
2020–21Rögle BKSHL 23591433 —————
2020–21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 5613142716 —————
2021–22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 601081824 —————
2022–23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 253696 —————
2022–23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 4514183244 633618
2023–24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8024123651 111122
SHL totals 11421234494 20000
NHL totals 22150409097 111122

International
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2020 Czech Republic
World U18 Championships
2018 Russia
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2016 Sweden U17 600018
2018 Sweden U18 70002
2020 Sweden WJC 7561127
Junior totals 20561147

References
  1. "Nils Höglander player profile". eliteprospects.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. "Höglander om sorgen efter systerns bortgång". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. "Möt Människan: Nils Höglander". www.shl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. "Så reste sig Nils Höglander ur sorgen". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. Johnston, Patrick (14 January 2021). "Canucks Notebook: Höglander keeps late sister in his heart, broadcasters stick close to home". The Province. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. Johnston, Patrick (15 February 2024). "Canucks numbers: How Nils Höglander is thriving in tight". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. "Nils Höglander". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. "Canucks' Hoglander thriving in Vancouver despite isolating rookie experience". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. Johnston, Patrick. "Canucks sign super-skilled prospect Nils Hoglander". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. "Nils Höglander to begin season in Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. Ingemi, Marisa (14 January 2021). "Canucks are all in on the Nils Hoglander hype train". ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. "Boeser scores twice, Canucks beat Oilers 5-3". sports.yahoo.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. Van Diest, Derek (13 January 2021). "Boeser scores twice in third period, Canucks win opener against Oilers". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. "Canucks Announce Pavel Bure Award winner". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. "Canucks re-sign forward Nils Hoglander to two-year, $2.2M contract". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. "Canucks re-sign forward Nils Hoglander to two-year, $2.2M contract". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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