Peter Nylander

Peter Nylander (born 20 January 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He is the younger brother of Michael Nylander and uncle of William and Alexander Nylander.

Nylander has played in his native Elitserien, the Finnish SM-liiga, the Russian league RSL and the KHL. He represented Amur Khabarovsk in Russia from the 2007–08 season until December 2009 and is now back in Sweden playing with Timrå IK for the remainder of 2009–10. In January 2012, he signed for Coventry Blaze of the UK Elite League.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 JYP SM-liiga 47 5 11 16 10 4 0 0 0 6 1997–98 Brynäs IF SEL 46 4 5 9 12 3 1 0 1 0 1998–99 Brynäs IF SEL 48 4 7 11 8 13 0 1 1 29 1999–00 Västerås IK SEL 50 4 6 10 32 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01 Augusta Lynx ECHL 26 3 3 6 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2000–01 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 8 3 0 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- 2001–02 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 46 6 6 12 18 -- -- -- -- -- 2002–03 Brynäs IF SEL 50 8 6 14 26 -- -- -- -- -- 2003–04 Brynäs IF SEL 49 9 8 17 18 -- -- -- -- -- 2004–05 Mora IK SEL 49 2 9 11 12 -- -- -- -- -- 2005–06 SaiPa SM-liiga 56 6 9 15 50 8 2 3 5 2 2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 42 10 1 11 32 7 0 2 2 4 2007–08 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 35 10 6 16 30 4 0 2 2 2 2008–09 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 49 11 7 18 24 -- -- -- -- -- RSL Totals 89 19 12 31 54 4 0 2 2 2 KHL Totals 49 11 7 18 24 -- -- -- -- -- SEL Totals 334 41 42 83 140 23 1 3 4 33 SM-liiga Totals 103 11 20 31 60 12 2 3 5 8