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Kent Nilsson

1956 - Today

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Kent Åke Nilsson (born 31 August 1956) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta and Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as teams across various European leagues. A prolific scorer during his era, Nillson was called "Mr. Magic" and "The Magic Man" during his NHL career, referring to his exceptional puck skills. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kent Nilsson is the 101st most popular hockey player (down from 71st in 2019), the 1,191st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,157th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Kent Nilsson ranks 101 out of 676. Before him are Vladimir Vikulov, Rudi Ball, Yuri Krylov, Valentin Kuzin, Brett Hull, and Sergei Fedorov. After him are Yevgeni Babich, Alfred Kuchevsky, Eduard Ivanov, Esa Tikkanen, Uwe Krupp, and Art Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kent Nilsson ranks 558. Before him are Georgi Bliznashki, Hou Yu-ih, Viv Anderson, Vera Zozulya, Patrick Leonard, and Vasile Pușcașu. After him are Marian Woronin, Marianne Thyssen, Shashi Tharoor, Susanne Blakeslee, Graham Watson, and Lionello Manfredonia.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Kent Nilsson ranks 1,191 out of 1,879. Before him are Håkan Hardenberger (1961), Olle Nordin (1949), Sverrir Gudnason (1978), Rami Shaaban (1975), Jill Johnson (1973), and Joachim Björklund (1971). After him are Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Peter Fröjdfeldt (1963), Emil Forsberg (1991), Jan Eriksson (1967), Tomas Gustafson (1959), and Tomas Johansson (1962).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Kent Nilsson ranks 11. Before him are Nicklas Lidström (1970), Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), and Nils Nilsson (1936). After him are Tommy Salo (1971), Pelle Lindbergh (1959), Markus Näslund (1973), Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Nicklas Bäckström (1987), and Henrik Sedin (1980).

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