Cristopher Nihlstorp

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SwedenSweden  Cristopher Nihlstorp Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 16, 1984
place of birth Malmo , Sweden
Nickname Torpet
size 191 cm
Weight 87 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Right
Career stations
2003-2006 Malmo Redhawks
2006-2010 Rögle BK
2010–2012 Färjestad BK
2012-2014 Dallas Stars
Texas Stars
2014-2016 Vaxjo Lakers
2016-2019 Malmo Redhawks
2019-2020 Graz 99ers
since 2020 Rungsted Seier Capital

Cristopher Nihlstorp (born February 16, 1984 in Malmö ) is a Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with Rungsted Seier Capital in the Metal Ligaen since 2020 .

Career

Cristopher Nihlstorp began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of the Malmö Redhawks , for whose professional team he was active from 2003 to 2006 - first in the Elitserien and after relegation in 2005 in the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan . For the 2005/06 season , the goalkeeper moved within the HockeyAllsvenskan to Rögle BK . With Rögle he rose to the Elitserien in the 2007/08 season . As a goalkeeper with the best catch rate in the league, he himself played a key role in this success.

Cristopher Nihlstorp blocks a shot from Toni Rajala , March 2013

In the 2009/10 season Nihlstorp had to accept relegation to the HockeyAllsvenskan with the Rögle BK. However, he himself moved within the Elitserien to the top club Färjestad BK , with whom he became Swedish champions straight away as a regular goalkeeper in the 2010/11 season . He himself was an important support for his team , especially in the 2011/12 season, with goals against goals of 1.90 in the main round and 1.80 in the playoffs as well as a catch rate of 92.8 percent in the main round and 93.8 percent in the playoffs. With Färjestad, however, he was eliminated in the semi-finals against the eventual champions Brynäs IF .

In June 2012 Nihlstorp received a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars and was initially used by the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League . On January 20, 2013, he made his NHL debut against the Phoenix Coyotes , where he came to five NHL games by the end of the season. After he had also spent the following season, apart from a single NHL assignment, with the Texas Stars and won the Calder Cup with them, Nihlstorp decided to return to his homeland and joined the Växjö Lakers in June 2014 .

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personal data
SURNAME Nihlstorp, Cristopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nihlstorp, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Malmo , Sweden