Nils Åman

Nils Åman is a two-way center with responsibilities across the iceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in TVmatchenRead the sourceClose. Nils ÅmanArticle in Avesta kommunRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose grew up in Skogsbo, Avesta, and began his club hockey at Skogsbo SK. In an interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled that his father took him to skating schoolArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Åman and his childhood friend Alexander LundqvistArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose attended parallel classes at Skogsbo school when they were around 6–7 years old. In the Hockeysverige interview, they recalled spending many hours playing hockey off the ice in Lundqvist’s hobby roomArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Lundqvist also remembered Maja Nylén PerssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose joining their games.

In the same interview, Åman said he had supported Leksand since childhoodArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He moved there in 2016/17Article in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose and began upper secondary studies that combined schoolwork with hockey training. In 2017/18Article in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose, he was an assistant captain of Leksand’s under-18 team.

In AvestaArticle in Avesta kommunRead the sourceClose municipality’s sponsored interview in March 2025, Åman said he was looking forward to coming home to Avesta for the summer. That summer, he also visited Nils Höglander in Bockträsk, where they camped and cooked outdoorsArticle in Vancouver CanucksRead the sourceClose.

In JulyArticle in Djurgårdens IF HockeyRead the sourceClose 2026, 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 announced Åman’s return to Swedish hockey after 4 seasons in North America. When the club explained his jersey number that September, he had chosen 71 in honor of his childhood idolArticle in Djurgårdens IF HockeyRead the sourceClose Evgeni Malkin.