John Nyberg

John Nyberg
Born (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 165th overall, 2014
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2014present

John Nyberg (born 14 July 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Dallas Stars organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nyberg was selected by the Dallas Stars in the sixth round (165th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Nyberg made his Swedish Hockey League debut with Frölunda HC during the 2014–15 SHL season. After playing his first full year in the SHL in the 2016–17 season, posting 7 goals and 15 points in 49 games, Nyberg opted to pursue a NHL career in agreeing to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on 18 May 2017.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 19 1 3 4 0
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 25 7 10 17 26 8 1 1 2 16
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 17 0 1 1 2
2014–15 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 9 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Mora IK Allsv 4 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 3 6
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 6 0 0 0 2
2015–16 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 46 1 8 9 36 5 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 49 7 8 15 32 14 1 0 1 10
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 52 2 11 13 40 6 0 2 2 4
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 8 0 2 2 8
SHL totals 124 9 20 29 76 20 1 2 3 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017 [2]

References

  1. "Stars sign defenseman John Nyberg to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.


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