David Nyström | |
Position: | Right wing |
Played For: | Frölunda HC IF Troja/Ljungby Skellefteå AIK Halmstad HF Södertälje SK Vålerenga Halmstad HF Frisk Asker |
Shoots: | Right |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1980 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Draft: | 224th overall |
Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
Draft Year: | 1999 |
Career Start: | 1999 |
Career End: | 2012 |
David Nyström (born February 21, 1980) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey player who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and Norwegian GET-ligaen.[1] Nyström was drafted in the eighth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America.[2] He spent the first eight seasons of his professional career in Sweden, playing parts of two seasons in the SHL with Frölunda HC and Södertälje SK, and five of his final six seasons in Norway, playing for Vålerenga and Frisk Asker.[1] He is the son of former SHL player and head coach Lars-Fredrik Nyström.[1]