Robert Nyström

Bobby Nystrom

Bobby Nystrom is remembered as a tough playerArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose in the powerhouse New York Islanders team of the early 1980s. Bobby NystromArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose left Sweden for Canada at the age of 4, and Canada was where he began playing hockey. In a 2008Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, republished in 2015, he recalled starting shortly after arriving.

He played youth hockey in Hinton before leaving his hometown for junior hockey in Kamloops, where he played in the 1969/70Article in WikipediaRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose season. In the same interview, Nystrom remembered how nervous he had been about leaving HintonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Looking back on life after his playing career in the 2008 interview, Nystrom said he had spent 2 years as an assistant coach with the New York IslandersArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In 2023, he also attended the Clark Gillies Foundation golf invitational, where the Islanders reported that several former players took partArticle in New York IslandersRead the sourceClose.