Anders Nilsson

Anders Nilsson was one of Sweden’s match-winners at the 2018 World ChampionshipArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose. Anders NilssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Luleå, where Jarmo Myllys was a major local idol during his childhood. In a January 2021Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, his father Peder recalled how Myllys helped inspire Anders’s early wish to play goal. Peder had wanted his son to start as a skater to develop his skating, and said he followed Anders’s games without coaching his teamsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

During his time in Luleå, Nilsson told Aftonbladet how goalie coach Daniel HenrikssonArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose had helped him change his game. He credited Henriksson with helping him stop overworking situations, remain calmer in goal and let the puck come to himArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, Henriksson described Nilsson as an explosive goalie whose technique had improvedArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In JuneArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose 2013, Nilsson trained at Målvaktsverkstan for a fourth summer. In the Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose report, he also said he enjoyed seeing the younger participants’ enthusiasm.

From 2016Article in YleRead the sourceClose, Nilsson wore a rainbow flag on his goalie mask. Speaking to Yle in August 2018Article in YleRead the sourceClose, he called on youth coaches to intervene immediately when players used exclusionary language.