Linus Nässén (ice hockey, born 2000)

Linus Nässén
Born (2000-05-17) May 17, 2000 (age 24)
Hönö, Sweden
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SHL team Frölunda HC
Playing career 2018–present

Linus Nässén (born May 17, 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward current playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Nässén started playing as a youth for Skärgårdens SK, before moving to join the Frölunda HC junior academy in 2014. Nässén represented Gothenburg at TV-pucken in 2014, having one assist in six games as an underage player he helped Gothenburg win a silver medal at the tournament. At the 2015 TV-pucken he scored two goals and two assist in six games but Gothenburg were eliminated in the quarterfinals.[1]

He made his professional debut for Frölunda in the Swedish Hockey League during the 2018–19 season, and was praised as a future cornerstone of the team by coach Roger Rönnberg.[2]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Czech Republic
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Russia
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Czech Republic
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canada

Nässén represented Sweden U17 at the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring one goal and one assist in six games helping Sweden win the gold. Nässén represented Sweden U18 at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where Sweden won a bronze medal. He also competed for Sweden at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, where Sweden again claimed the bronze medal. Nässén was part of the Swedish U20 team that won a bronze medal at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, recording five assist in seven games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Frölunda HC J20 28 3 8 11 16 5 0 2 2 2
2018-19 Frölunda HC J20 16 8 9 17 6 6 1 2 3 4
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 27 2 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Timrå IK HA 21 5 8 13 8 1 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 46 3 6 9 4 7 0 1 1 2
2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 36 4 2 6 14 7 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Frölunda HC SHL 43 3 5 8 4 13 2 1 3 2
2023–24 Frölunda HC SHL 51 4 15 19 12 13 1 3 4 4
SHL totals 203 16 29 45 34 46 3 5 8 8

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Sweden U17 WHC-17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 1 2 0
2017 Sweden U18 HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2018 Sweden U18 U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 6
2020 Sweden U20 WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 5 5 2
Junior totals 54 7 10 17 20

References

  1. ^ https://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Schedule/6751
  2. ^ Rylander, Johan (February 22, 2024). "Så har Linus Nässén äntligen lyckats i Frölundas A-lag". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved August 2, 2024.