- Nykänen, Jorma (- )
- Born in Finland.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice
Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1988 (leader).
- Nykoluk, Mike (1934- )
- Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing. When he was appointed in
1972, he became the first assistant coach in the NHL.
Club Career (playing) : Played for
Toronto Maple Leafs & Rochester
Americans 1956-57, Rochester
Americans 1957-58 and Hershey
Bears 1958-72.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached
Philadelphia Flyers 1972-76
(assistant), New York Rangers 1978-79
(assistant) and Toronto Maple Leafs
1980-84.
Honours : Won the
Les
Cunningham Plaque in 1966-67.
AHL All-Star First Team in 1968.
AHL All-Star Second Team in 1967.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 24
27
- Nyberg, Johan (1962- )
- Born in Jönköping, Sweden. Played hockey in the youth team at HV 71 and recalls seeing
the London Lions play a tour match in his home rink in
the early 1970s. An avid hockey supporter, he follows HV 71 but
as an international hockey fan he has strong memories of three matches "the Poland
win over the USSR in the World Championships of
1976 - the Team USA gold at the Olympics in Lake Placid in
1980 and when VEU Feldkirch became EHL
champions in 1998". He says, "Such moments make hockey to the greatest sport in
the world." He works for Husqvarna AB who are world leaders in professional chain
saws and have a large customer base in the USA and Canada. The Swedish Consultant for the A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey, he has made a
significant contribution to the overall project.
- Nyköpings (IK Nyköpings Hockey 90)
- Sweden
- Nylander, Michael (1972- )
- Born in Stockholm, Sweden. Centre. Hartford
Whalers 4th pick (59th overall) in the 1991 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Sweden
(Junior) 1989-92. Played for Sweden in the
1992, 1993, 1996, 1999 & 2000 World Championships
Pool A, the 1998 & 2002 Olympics and the 1996 World
Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Hartford
Whalers & Springfield Indians
1992-93, Hartford Whalers & Springfield
Indians & Calgary Flames
1993-94, Calgary Flames 1994-96, HC
Lugano 1996-97, Calgary Flames
199798, Calgary Flames & Tampa
Bay Lightning 1998-99, Tampa
Bay Lightning & Chicago Blackhawks
1999-00, Chicago Blackhawks 2000-03,
Washington Capitals & Boston
Bruins 2003-04 and New York Rangers
2004- .
Medals :
Won European Championship
(Junior) gold 1989-90.
Won World
Championship (Junior) silver in 1991-92.
Honours : World Championship Best
Forward Award 1997 (Pool A).
World Championship
(Junior) Best
Forward Award 1992 (Pool A).
- Nylund, Gary (1963- )
- Born in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in 1981-82.
Club Career : Played for Portland
Winter Hawks 1978-82, Toronto Maple Leafs
1982-86, Chicago Blackhawks 1986-88,
Chicago Blackhawks & New York Islanders
1988-89, New York Islanders 1989-91
and New York Islanders & Capital
District Islanders 1991-93.
Medals : Won World Championship (Junior) gold in 1982.
- Nynex Arena
- Former name of the Manchester Evening News Arena
- Nyrop, Bill (1952-1996)
- Born in Washington DC, USA. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the USA
in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for Nova
Scotia Voyageurs 1974-75, Montreal Canadiens
& Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1975-76, Montreal Canadiens 1976-78,
Minnesota North Stars 1980-82 and
Kolner EC 1982-83.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in
1976, 1977 & 1978.
- Nystrom, Bob (1952- )
- Born in Stockholm, Sweden. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for New York Islanders
1972-86.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in
1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983.
Honours :
His number 23 jersey has been retired by New York Islanders.
- Nystrom, Karen (- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Women) in the 1998 Olympics.
Medals : Won Olympic
silver in 1998.
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