Nils Åman

Nils Åman (born 7 February 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 167th overall pick.[1][2]

Nils Åman
Born (2000-02-07) 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

Playing career

Åman originally played as a youth with hometown club, Avesta HK, before joining Leksands IF junior ranks on 29 March 2016.[3] During his third season within Leksands, 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 4 further appearances in qualification, helping Leksands gain promotion to the SHL.

Åman continued his development in the following 2019–20 season, accounting for 47 points in 30 matches in J20. During the season he was loaned out to Karlskrona HK of the Allsvenskan where he played 6 matches.[4] He later returned to Leksands and made 8 appearances in the SHL with Leksands posting 1 goal and 3 points. He was promptly signed to a two-year men's team contract with Leksands on 19 March 2020.[5]

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.[6] In the following 2020–21 season, his first full year in the SHL, Åman made 51 appearances with Leskands as a depth forward, posting 2 goals and 10 points. He recorded his first playoff goal in a first-round defeat to Örebro HK.

During the 2021–22 season, having increased his ice-time and scoring totals, Åman was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain with Leksands through 2025 on 23 December 2021.[7] He completed the campaign having notched 6 goals and 14 points in 51 appearances.

With the Colorado Avalanche opting not to sign Åman before his drafts rights expired on 1 June 2022, he was soon signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on 8 June 2022.[8] The following season, Åman was a surprise at Canucks training camp, and was announced to have made the Canucks opening night roster.[9]

International play

Åman joined the Swedish National Team, following completion of the 2021–22 season, and following five friendly games was later selected to the preliminary squad to compete at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Finland on 11 May 2022.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
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
SHL totals 110 9 18 27 18 7 1 0 1 2

International
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
  1. "Nils Åman". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. "2020 NHL Draft: Complete results, list of picks for Rounds 1-7". NBC. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. "Admission to Leksands Hockey squad" (in Swedish). lifnews.se. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. "KHK borrows junior national team player from Leksands" (in Swedish). Karlskrona HK. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. "Åman and Lundqvist sign A-team contracts" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. "Avalanche selectes Nils Aman 167th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft". Colorado Avalanche. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. "Leksands sign three to contract extensions". Leksands IF. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. "Canucks agree to terms on entry-level contract with Nils Aman". Vancouver Canucks. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. "Boudreau believes unheralded Aman will 'surprise a lot of guys' this year". TSN. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. "Tre Kronor team announced for 2022 World Championships" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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