Nichlas Torp

Nichlas Torp (born April 10, 1989 in Jönköping) is a Swedish ice hockey player.[1] He is currently playing with IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 163rd overall.

Nichlas Torp
Born (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989
Jönköping, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 IK Oskarshamn
HV71
Timrå IK
Modo Hockey
Leksands IF
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Malmö Redhawks
Düsseldorfer EG
NHL Draft 163nd overall, 2007
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Torp made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) representing his hometown team HV71 during the 2008-09 season. In 2010, he helped the team win the Swedish national championship. He moved to Timrå IK in 2011, where he spent one year, followed by a four-year tenure at Modo Hockey.

The 2016-17 season saw him skate for Leksands IF, before taking his game abroad for the first time in his career, when putting pen to paper on a deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German DEL on February 6, 2017.[2]

References
  1. "Nichlas Torp - player profile and career stats". Eurohockey.net. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  2. "Ice Tigers holen schwedischen Verteidiger Torp | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-07.


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