Kent Nilsson

Kent Nilsson is remembered for his technical skill and artistry on the iceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose. Kent NilssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose grew up in Ösmo, with Ösmo IF as his first hockey club. In a 2020 interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled mainly playing football before Yngve and Sören JohanssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose got him started in hockey. He also remembered making his debut for Ösmo’s senior team at just 13Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Yngve JohanssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose also helped point him towards DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close: in the same interview, Nilsson recalled Johansson recommending the club. A 2015 retrospective by Surahammars IFArticle in Surahammars IFRead the sourceClose documents an early guest appearance for DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close’s junior team. On 19 February 1972Article in Surahammars IFRead the sourceClose, Nilsson scored 3 goals in a game DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close lost 7–3.

Looking back in the 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview on his time at DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close around the 1975/76 season, Nilsson also recalled working as a painter alongside hockey. He remembered getting up at 05:00 and only arriving home at 22:00 after practice, until the club arranged for him to work half-timeArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

He played golf with the opposite handedness to hockeyArticle in ECCO GolfRead the sourceClose. In an undated written interview with ECCO GolfArticle in ECCO GolfRead the sourceClose, Nilsson explained that he shot left-handed in hockey but learned golf right-handed because left-handed clubs were unavailable to him when he started. He also recalled considering a European senior golf tour, but finding the players there too goodArticle in ECCO GolfRead the sourceClose.

Nilsson became a Swedish ambassador for Operation SmileArticle in Operation Smile SverigeRead the sourceClose in spring 2024, according to the organisation’s profile. In MayArticle in Operation Smile SverigeRead the sourceClose 2025, the organisation described his efforts to assemble his own team of monthly donors; Tony Wiréhn was among those who had joined.