Patrik Nilsson
Encyclopedia
Patrik Nilsson is a Swedish bandy
player, currently with Hammarby IF Bandy
in the Swedish Elitserien
. Nilsson started playing bandy at Söderfors GoIF but left to play in the top division at Sandvikens AIK. He has played for the Swedish national bandy team
. All of his appearances have been while he was a Sandvikens AIK player. Nilsson was a member of the Sandvikens AIK squads that won the Swedish Championship
in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and he was also a member of the Bandy World Cup
winning squad in 2001–02 season.
He was the top scorer in the 2006–07 and the 200–08 top division seasons with 70 and 94 goals respectively. On February 26, 2008, after scoring five goals in a playoff game against Motala, Nilsson set a milestone by exceeding 100 goals in one season.
After the great season with SAIK he went on playing in the Russian League for Kazan. After a season with trouble in Russia he returned to Sweden but this time to Hammarby IF Bandy
. Nilsson signed a one-year contract with the club with an option for a second.
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
player, currently with Hammarby IF Bandy
Hammarby IF Bandy
Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, Stockholm, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF . Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien...
in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien (bandy)
The Elitserien is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with a final on Studenternas IP in Uppsala. From 2013 the final will be played in Swedbank Arena, Solna....
. Nilsson started playing bandy at Söderfors GoIF but left to play in the top division at Sandvikens AIK. He has played for the Swedish national bandy team
Swedish national bandy team
The Swedish national bandy team has been taking part in bandy world championship since the start in 1957. The team has never finished worse than third place and has won the championship 10 times . Sweden won the first ever world championship for women in 2004....
. All of his appearances have been while he was a Sandvikens AIK player. Nilsson was a member of the Sandvikens AIK squads that won the Swedish Championship
Swedish bandy champions
Swedish bandy champions is a title held by the winners of the final of the highest Swedish bandy league played each year, Elitserien. The final is played in March. From the 2007-2008 season, Saturday replaced Sunday as the final date, but was changed back in 2010...
in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and he was also a member of the Bandy World Cup
Bandy World Cup
The Bandy World Cup is held every year in Ljusdal in Sweden. 2009 and 2010 it will be played indoors in Sandviken until Ljusdal get their indoor arena...
winning squad in 2001–02 season.
He was the top scorer in the 2006–07 and the 200–08 top division seasons with 70 and 94 goals respectively. On February 26, 2008, after scoring five goals in a playoff game against Motala, Nilsson set a milestone by exceeding 100 goals in one season.
After the great season with SAIK he went on playing in the Russian League for Kazan. After a season with trouble in Russia he returned to Sweden but this time to Hammarby IF Bandy
Hammarby IF Bandy
Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, Stockholm, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF . Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien...
. Nilsson signed a one-year contract with the club with an option for a second.
Clubs
- Söderfors GoIF (1997-2000)
- Sandvikens AIKSandvikens AIKSandvikens AIK, SAIK, is a sports club from Sandviken in Sweden. It is most noted for its successes in bandy but has also played football. Sandvikens are in their 64th season in the top division. Sandvikens play in black shirts...
(2000-2008) - Dynamo KazanDynamo KazanDynamo-Kazan is a professional bandy club from Kazan, Russia, established in 1958 and playing in the Russian Bandy League since 1996. The club plays at Raketa stadium, an outdoor artificial ice arena of 5,000 spectators' capacity in the outskirts of Kazan...
(2008-2009) - Hammarby IF BandyHammarby IF BandyHammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, Stockholm, a section of the sports club Hammarby IF . Hammarby IF currently play in elitserien, which is the highest division. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien...
(2009-)