Nils Åman (born 7 February 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 167th overall pick.[1][2]
| Nils Åman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 2000 Avesta, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Vancouver Canucks Leksands IF | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 167th overall, 2020 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Early life
editNils Åman is from the town of Skogsbo, near Avesta, Sweden.[3][4] His youth club was Skogsbo SK until U14, after which he joined Avesta BK.[4][5][6]
Playing career
editÅman joined Leksands IF's junior ranks on 29 March 2016.[6] During his third season with Leksand, Åman was promoted from the J20 SuperElit and made his professional debut in the HockeyAllsvenskan, appearing in three games of the 2018–19 season. He made four further appearances in qualification, helping Leksand gain promotion to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Åman continued his development in the following 2019–20 season, accounting for 47 points in 30 matches in J20. For six games, he was loaned to Karlskrona HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[7] He returned to Leksand and played 8 games in the SHL, posting one goal and two assists for three points. He then signed a two-year men's team contract with Leksands IF on 19 March 2020.[8]
Showing an offensive touch with a strong two-way game, Åman was selected in the sixth round, 167th overall, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.[9] In the following 2020–21 season, his first full year in the SHL, Åman made 51 appearances with Leksands IF as a depth forward, posting two goals and eight assists for 10 points. He recorded his first playoff goal in a first-round loss to Örebro HK.
On 23 December 2021, having increased his ice time and scoring totals, Åman was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain with Leksands IF until 2025.[10] He completed the 2021–22 season having notched six goals and 8 assists for 14 points in 51 appearances.
With the Colorado Avalanche opting not to sign Åman before his draft rights expired on 1 June 2022, he was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on 8 June 2022.[11] After a successful training camp, Åman was announced to have made the Canucks 2022–23 season's opening night roster.[12] Åman played 68 games for the Canucks in his first season, with 4 goals and 12 assists.[5] He also played 17 games for the Abbotsford Canucks, the Vancouver Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. Åman stated that he thought the move to Abbotsford was beneficial for his development, as he was exposed to more offensive play and played more minutes.[5]
International play
editÅman joined the Swedish national team, following the completion of the 2021–22 season, and following five friendly games was later selected to the preliminary squad to compete at the 2022 World Championship on 11 May 2022.[13]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | J20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Leksands IF | J20 | 45 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Avesta BK | Div.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Leksands IF | J20 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Leksands IF | SHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Leksands IF | SHL | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Leksands IF | SHL | 51 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 110 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 111 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Nils Åman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 NHL Draft: Complete results, list of picks for Rounds 1-7". NBC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ ""Många bra minnen från när vi spelade landhockey"". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Mamma Helena om sonens snabba karriär: "För oss är han bara lilla Nils"". Avesta Tidning (in Swedish). 11 October 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nils Åman om första NHL-säsongen, miljonerna och kärleken till Avesta". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Intag till Leksands Hockeygymnasium 2016" (in Swedish). lifnews.se. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "KHK lånar juniorlandslagsman från Leksand" (in Swedish). Karlskrona HK. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Åman och Lundqvist skriver a-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche selectes Nils Aman 167th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft". Colorado Avalanche. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Heineman, Lundqvist och Åman förlänger". Leksands IF. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Canucks agree to terms on entry-level contract with Nils Aman". Vancouver Canucks. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Canucks confirm 2022–23 opening day roster". NHL.com. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Vallin, Elin (11 May 2022). "Här är svenska hockey-VM truppen". sites.jmk.su.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database