John Nyberg

John Nyberg (born 14 July 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the sixth round (165th overall) of the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Nyberg made his Swedish Hockey League debut with Frölunda HC during the 2014–15 SHL season. After playing his first full year in the SHL in the 2016–17 season, posting 7 goals and 15 points in 49 games, Nyberg opted to pursue an NHL career in agreeing to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on 18 May 2017.

During the 2019–20 season, unable to make progression within the Stars depth chart and while in the final season of his entry-level contract, Nyberg having contributed with 6 points in 19 games with the Texas Stars was traded by Dallas to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Oula Palve on 17 January 2020. Nyberg appeared in 16 games with affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, posting 4 assists before the season was abruptly cancelled due to COVID-19.

On 10 June 2020, Nyberg left the Penguins organization and signed a two-year contract with Brynäs IF of the SHL.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 19 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 25 7 10 17 26 8 1 1 2 16 2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 17 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2014–15 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Mora IK Allsv 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 3 6 2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2015–16 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 46 1 8 9 36 5 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 49 7 8 15 32 14 1 0 1 10 2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 52 2 11 13 40 6 0 2 2 4 2017–18 Texas Stars AHL — — — — — 8 0 2 2 8 2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 44 1 5 6 17 — — — — — 2018–19 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 19 2 4 6 13 — — — — — 2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 16 0 4 4 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Brynäs IF SHL 50 4 8 12 24 — — — — — 2021–22 Brynäs IF SHL 11 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 2021–22 Linköping HC SHL 40 2 7 9 16 — — — — — 2022–23 Linköping HC SHL 51 1 7 8 20 — — — — — 2023–24 Linköping HC SHL 45 4 10 14 16 4 0 0 0 2 2024–25 HV71 SHL 14 0 0 0 31 — — — — — 2024–25 Ilves Liiga 33 2 7 9 16 6 2 2 4 12 SHL totals 335 20 55 75 189 24 1 2 3 16

Awards and honors Award Year CHL Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017