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Anders Nilsson • G
Ht/Wt:6'6", 232 lbs.
Born:Mar 19, 1990 (34 yrs) in Lulea, SWE
Experience:7 years
Drafted:Drafted by NY Islanders in 2009 (3/62).
Catches:L
Anders Nilsson
Movements & Injuries
2021
8/08/2021 Announced his retirement.
7/27/2021 Declared free agent.
2020
12/27/2020 Concussion, injured reserve.
12/27/2020 Acquired from the Ottawa Senators
7/26/2020 Missed the last 36 regular season games (concussion).
2019
12/20/2019 Concussion, injured reserve.
12/19/2019 Illness, day-to-day.
5/29/2019 Signed by the Ottawa Senators to a two-year contract extension.
1/02/2019 Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks
2018
11/21/2018 Missed 11 games (fractured finger).
10/28/2018 Fractured finger, injured reserve.
4/03/2018 Missed 1 game (illness).
3/31/2018 Illness, day-to-day.
2017
11/11/2017 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
11/07/2017 Personal reasons, injured reserve.
11/06/2017 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
7/01/2017 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks to a two-year contract.
4/09/2017 Missed the last 3 regular season games (undisclosed).
4/07/2017 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
4/06/2017 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
4/05/2017 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2016
7/02/2016 Acquired from the St. Louis Blues.
7/02/2016 Signed as a restricted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres to a one-year contract.
6/27/2016 St. Louis Blues tendered a qualifying offer.
2/27/2016 Assigned to the Chicago Wolves (AHL).
2/27/2016 Recalled from the Chicago Wolves (AHL).
2/27/2016 Acquired from the Edmonton Oilers.
2/17/2016 Recalled from the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).
2/10/2016 Assigned to the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).
2015
7/06/2015 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract.
7/06/2015 Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks.
2014
10/04/2014 Acquired from the New York Islanders.
6/30/2014 New York Islanders tendered a qualifying offer.
5/26/2014 Signed with the Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL.
3/01/2014 Recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
1/27/2014 Assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
1/06/2014 Recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) on an emergency basis.
2013
12/12/2013 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
11/17/2013 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
9/30/2013 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
4/28/2013 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
2012
9/14/2012 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
3/12/2012 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
3/01/2012 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
1/09/2012 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
2011
12/26/2011 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
12/24/2011 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
12/21/2011 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
11/25/2011 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
11/19/2011 Recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
10/02/2011 Assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
5/27/2011 Signed by the New York Islanders to a three-year entry-level contract.
2009
6/27/2009 Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (62nd overall) in 2009.
Career Transactions
2020
12/27/2020 Tampa Bay Lightning traded Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and a second-round selection in 2022 to the Ottawa Senators for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson.
2019
1/02/2019 Vancouver Canucks traded Anders Nilsson and Darren Archibald to the Ottawa Senators for Tom Pyatt, Mike McKenna and a sixth-round draft pick in 2019.
2017
7/01/2017 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.
2016
7/02/2016 St. Louis Blues traded Anders Nilsson to the Buffalo Sabres for a fifth-round draft pick in 2017.
2/27/2016 Edmonton Oilers traded Anders Nilsson to the St. Louis Blues for Niklas Lundstrom and a fifth-round draft pick in 2016.
2015
7/06/2015 Chicago Blackhawks traded Anders Nilsson to the Edmonton Oilers for Liam Coughlin.
2014
10/04/2014 New York Islanders traded T.J. Brennan, Ville Pokka and Anders Nilsson to the Chicago Blackhawks for Nick Leddy and Kent Simpson.
2009
6/27/2009 Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (62nd overall) in 2009.
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