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William Nylander

1996 - Today

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William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 1 May 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nylander was selected by the Maple Leafs in the first round, eighth overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft. Born in Canada, Nylander represents Sweden internationally. In the 2017 World Championship, he won gold and was named the tournament's most valuable player (MVP). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Nylander is the 303rd most popular hockey player (up from 554th in 2019), the 1,152nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,481st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, William Nylander ranks 303 out of 676. Before him are Janne Niinimaa, Jan Bulis, Owen Nolan, Roberto Luongo, Robert Kristan, and Joe Nieuwendyk. After him are Kaspars Daugaviņš, Jonas Hiller, Tomáš Kaberle, Jussi Jokinen, Andrei Markov, and Marko Anttila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, William Nylander ranks 334. Before him are Richárd Rapport, Jaylen Brown, Jonathan Bamba, Daniil Dubov, Benjamin Bonzi, and Yeonwoo. After him are Youssef Aït Bennasser, Kiril Despodov, Daniel Felipe Martínez, Kim Woo-seok, Mayar Sherif, and Ryusei Yokohama.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, William Nylander ranks 1,153 out of 1,622. Before him are Roberto Luongo (1979), Nicolas Gill (1972), Venetian Snares (1975), Jessica Stam (1986), Ellen White (null), and Joe Nieuwendyk (1966). After him are Jason McCaslin (1980), Cara Gee (1983), Douglas Smith (1985), Tonya Verbeek (1977), Aleksandra Wozniak (1987), and Chad Donella (1978).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, William Nylander ranks 63. Before him are Cam Neely (1965), Rod Brind'Amour (1970), Mark Recchi (1968), Vincent Lecavalier (1980), Roberto Luongo (1979), and Joe Nieuwendyk (1966). After him are Mike Richards (1985), Doug Gilmour (1963), Chris Pronger (1974), Rene Bourque (1981), Sean Burke (1967), and Ryan O'Reilly (1991).

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