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Sweden John Nyberg
#28 Ilves / Liiga - 24/25
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jul 14, 1996
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Göteborg, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Härryda HC
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2014 round 6 #165 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM

John Nyberg is a defenseman who plays a well-rounded game. Owns good size and can be somewhat physical, but he also has some offensive ability, including a good first pass and a hard shot. His skating used to be an obvious weakness, but he is showing steady improvement in that area.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2017)

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John Nyberg Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Frölunda HC U16 U16 SM 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* 11* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 10* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2012-13 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 22* 2* 4* 6* 22* 5* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 2* 6* 8* 14* 11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
2013-14 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 16* 5* 20* 25* 8* 29* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 17* 6* 7* 13* 14* -2* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 12 -3
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 19* 1* 3* 4* 0* 8* |
2014-15 Frölunda HC J20 “A” J20 SuperElit 25* 7* 10* 17* 26* 1* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 16 -2
Frölunda HC SHL 17* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
Mora IK HockeyAllsvenskan 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 5* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 6 4
Frölunda HC SHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 46* 1* 8* 9* 36* -2* | Qualification 5 0 0 0 0 -3
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC SHL 49* 7* 8* 15* 32* 8* | Playoffs 14 1 0 1 10 -5
2017-18 Frölunda HC “A” SHL 52* 2* 11* 13* 40* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -2
Texas Stars AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 8 -4
Sweden (all) International 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
2018-19 Texas Stars AHL 44* 1* 5* 6* 17* -12* |
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 4* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 19* 2* 4* 6* 13* 0* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 16* 0* 4* 4* 10* -5* |
2020-21 Brynäs IF SHL 50* 4* 8* 12* 24* 5* | Relegation 5 0 0 0 6 3
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2021-22 Brynäs IF SHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 6* 5* |
Linköping HC SHL 40* 2* 7* 9* 16* 9* |
2022-23 Linköping HC SHL 51* 1* 7* 8* 20* -6* |
2023-24 Linköping HC SHL 45* 4* 10* 14* 16* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2024-25 HV71 SHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 31* -7* |
Ilves Liiga 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -4* |
Projected Liiga 34* 0* 0* 0* 17* -17* |

John Nyberg Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Göteborg TV-Pucken 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* 4* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC J20 JCWC 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2014-15 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 1* 2* 3* 4* 8* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 10* -3* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
2020-21 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

John Nyberg Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 79* 3* 13* 16* 0.20* 40* -17* | 1 8 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.25 * 8 * -4 *
Champions HL 3 26* 1* 4* 5* 0.19* 14* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 59* 1* 9* 10* 0.17* 38* 1* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
International 2 9* 0* 2* 2* 0.22* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 45* 8* 13* 21* 0.47* 28* 9* | 2 8 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.25 * 14 * -4 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 3 40* 7* 24* 31* 0.78* 30* 30* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 47* 9* 15* 24* 0.51* 26* 12* | 2 11 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.45 * 22 * 2 *
JCWC 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 9 335* 20* 55* 75* 0.22* 189* 22* | 4 29 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.10 * 22 * -7 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 6* 11* | 0 * * * * * *

John Nyberg Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/08/2024
12/08/2024 Loan HV71 Ilves
04/16/2024
04/16/2024 Confirmed Linköping HC HV71
10/22/2021
10/22/2021 Confirmed Brynäs IF Linköping HC
06/10/2020
06/10/2020 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Brynäs IF
01/17/2020
01/17/2020 Confirmed Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
05/18/2017
05/18/2017 Confirmed Frölunda HC Dallas Stars
10/10/2016
10/10/2016 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC
07/10/2015
07/10/2015 Loan Frölunda HC IK Oskarshamn
10/13/2014
10/13/2014 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC