Magnus Nygren

Magnus Nygren ( born June 7, 1990 in Karlstad ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is since 2013 in the Canadiens de Montréal, under contract since November 2013 and plays again for Färjestad BK Svenska Hockey ligands.

Career

Magnus Nygren began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of Färjestad BK, for the first team he 2009/10, made ​​his debut in the Elitserien was in the season, where he remained no points in his rookie year in nine games and received four penalty minutes. In parallel, he played as Players out on loan for the Mora IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan, the Swedish second division, as well as the Skåre BK - Färjestads partners - in the third-tier Division 1 for the Skåre BK he had a year earlier for the first time played in Division 1.

The 2010/11 season began as Nygren Players out on loan at second division Bofors IK. In the rest of the season but he was able to prevail in Färjestad BK and scored in 36 Elitserien games for the FBK seven goals and gave 18 templates. With the team from Karlstad, for which he had in the preseason also a game in the European Trophy denied he was at the end of the season for the first time in his career, Swedish champion. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2011 in the fourth round as a total 113 players from the Canadiens de Montréal.

In May 2013 Nygren received a two-year contract by the Canadiens and was nominated for the 2013/14 season in the squad of the Hamilton Bulldogs. After 16 games in the AHL, he left the team again, however, and returned to Färjestad. There he was appointed assistant captain and scored in the remaining 25 games of the season 20 points scorer.

Awards and achievements

  • 2011 Swedish Champion with Färjestad BK
  • 2013 Salming Trophy

Elitserien Statistics

(End of season 2012/ 13)

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