Linus Nässén

Linus Nässén (born May 17, 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward current playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Nässén started playing as a youth for Skärgårdens SK, before moving to join the Frölunda HC junior academy in 2014. Nässén represented Gothenburg at TV-pucken in 2014, having one assist in six games as an underage player he helped Gothenburg win a silver medal at the tournament. At the 2015 TV-pucken he scored two goals and two assist in six games but Gothenburg were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

He made his professional debut for Frölunda in the Swedish Hockey League during the 2018–19 season, and was praised as a future cornerstone of the team by coach Roger Rönnberg.

International play

Nässén represented Sweden U17 at the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring one goal and one assist in six games helping Sweden win the gold. Nässén represented Sweden U18 at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where Sweden won a bronze medal. He also competed for Sweden at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, where Sweden again claimed the bronze medal. Nässén was part of the Swedish U20 team that won a bronze medal at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, recording five assist in seven games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Frölunda HC J20 28 3 8 11 16 5 0 2 2 2 2018-19 Frölunda HC J20 16 8 9 17 6 6 1 2 3 4 2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 27 2 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Timrå IK Allsv 21 5 8 13 8 1 0 1 1 0 2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 46 3 6 9 4 7 0 1 1 2 2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 36 4 2 6 14 7 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Frölunda HC SHL 43 3 5 8 4 13 2 1 3 2 2023–24 Frölunda HC SHL 51 4 15 19 12 13 1 3 4 4 SHL totals 203 16 29 45 34 46 3 5 8 8

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Sweden U17 WHC-17 6 1 1 2 0 2017 Sweden U18 HG18 5 0 0 0 0 2018 Sweden U18 U18 7 0 1 1 6 2020 Sweden U20 WJC 7 0 5 5 2Junior totals 54 7 10 17 20