Seasons with Rangers: 4 (1978-1981; 1982-83)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 170
Playoff Games with Rangers: 25

Acquired
Signed with Rangers as an unrestricted free agent on June 5, 1978.

Departed
Retired from pro hockey following 1982-83 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1978-1979 Rangers 59 27 39 66 17 21 8 2 5 96 28.1 1979-1980 Rangers 50 14 44 58 15 20 5 0 1 72 19.4 1980-1981 Rangers 51 14 25 39 -3 42 1 0 3 80 17.5 1982-1983 Rangers 10 2 4 6 -1 2 0 0 1 9 22.2 Team Totals: 170 57 112 169 28 85 14 2 10 257 22.2

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1978-1979 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1979-1980 Rangers 9 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 1980-1981 Rangers 14 8 8 16 23 3 0 1 Team Totals: 25 8 14 22 27 3 0 1

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1967-1968 AIK-Sweden 19 2 1 3 1968-1969 AIK-Sweden 8 2 4 6 0 1969-1970 AIK-Sweden 14 6 6 12 10 1970-1971 AIK-Sweden 14 10 3 13 6 1971-1972 AIK-Sweden 14 5 6 11 2 1972-1973 AIK-Sweden 14 11 7 18 4 1972-1973 Sweden-WEC-A 10 5 3 8 4 1973-1974 AIK-Sweden 14 9 9 18 32 1973-1974 Sweden-WEC-A 2 0 0 0 0 1974-1975 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 78 26 94 120 79 1975-1976 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 78 38 76 114 84 1976-1977 Sweden-Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 6 1976-1977 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 71 39 85 124 89 1977-1978 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 73 37 89 126 89 1978-1979 Rangers 59 27 39 66 17 21 8 2 5 96 28.1 1978-1979 NHL All-Stars-Ch-Cup 2 0 0 0 0 1979-1980 Rangers 50 14 44 58 15 20 5 0 1 72 19.4 1980-1981 Rangers 51 14 25 39 -3 42 1 0 3 80 17.5 1981-1982 Sweden-Can-Cup 4 1 2 3 2 1981-1982 Springfield Indians-AHL 2 0 0 0 0 1982-1983 Rangers 10 2 4 6 -1 2 0 0 1 9 22.2 1982-1983 Tulsa Oilers-CHL 3 2 1 3 4 NHL Totals: 170 57 112 169 28 85 14 2 10 257 22.2

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1968-1969 AIK-Sweden 7 1 3 4 4 1969-1970 AIK-Sweden 14 5 3 8 2 1970-1971 AIK-Sweden 14 2 4 6 8 1971-1972 AIK-Sweden 8 5 1 6 2 1972-1973 AIK-Sweden 14 10 8 18 23 1973-1974 AIK-Sweden 15 14 6 20 26 1975-1976 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 13 7 19 26 6 1976-1977 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 20 6 21 27 33 1977-1978 Winnipeg Jets-WHA 9 1 13 14 12 1978-1979 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1979-1980 Rangers 9 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 1980-1981 Rangers 14 8 8 16 23 3 0 1 NHL Totals: 25 8 14 22 27 3 0 1

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 12, 1978 (Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Dec. 8, 1982 (Rangers at Chicago Black Hawks) RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Players` Player Award — 1978-79 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS WHILE WITH RANGERS 1979 Challenge Cup — NHL All-Stars vs. USSR 1981 Canada Cup RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most playoff goals — 1981 (tie) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 5 Minor-league teams: Springfield (AHL) 1981-82; Tulsa (CHL) 1982-83 MISCELLANEOUS Full Name: Ulf Gosta Nilsson Uniform Numbers: 11, 19 Retired from NHL: 1983 BIOGRAPHY Big things were projected for center Ulf Nilsson when he joined the New York Rangers in 1978, and if it weren`t for injuries, the talented Swede would likely have lived up to all expectations. Nilsson came to New York with an impressive resume, built up over four seasons with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. Playing on a line with countryman Anders Hedberg and the legendary Bobby Hull, Nilsson led the WHA in assists in both 1976-77 and 1977-78. When Nilsson and Hedberg left Winnipeg for the Rangers in June 1978, they lifted the hopes of Blueshirts fans everywhere. Nilsson, then 28, showed no problem adjusting to the NHL, and he led the Rangers with 27 goals and 66 points through the 1978-79 season`s first 59 games. On Jan. 27, 1979, Nilsson`s season took a bad turn when he broke his ankle after being checked by Islanders defenseman Denis Potvin. The hit from Potvin sidelined Nilsson for many games, and he never seemed to recover fully from the broken ankle. As a result, he was unable to help the Rangers during their run to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals. Although Nilsson played just over half of the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons, he was only a shadow of his 1978-79 self. He scored 14 goals in each of those seasons, although he did make up for the scoring drop with 69 assists over the 101-game span. A major knee injury suffered during the 1981 Canada Cup kept Nilsson completely out of NHL action in 1981-82, and he managed to play only 10 more Rangers games before retiring in 1983. Over 170 total NHL games, he compiled 169 points —- a nearly point-per-game average that offers a glimpse of how great he might have been had it not been for injuries. RELATED CONTENT º A History of the New York Rangers º Players` Player Award Winners º Photographic Memory: 1979 Stanley Cup Playoffs