Zion Nybeck
| Zion Nybeck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 May 2002 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC HV71 | ||
| NHL draft |
115th overall, 2020 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Zion Nybeck (born 12 May 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Nybeck was drafted in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2020 NHL entry draft.[1]
Playing career
Nybeck made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with HV71 during the 2019–20 season.[2]
After helping HV71 return to the SHL after one season in the HockeyAllsvenskan in 2021–22, Nybeck left HV71 to remain in the Allsvenskan in signing a one-year contract with AIK IF on 9 May 2022.[3]
Nybeck played a lone season with IK Oskarshamn before returning to the SHL in securing a two-year contract with Linköping HC on 2 April 2025.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | HV71 | J20 | 35 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | J20 | 42 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | SHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HV71 | SHL | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HV71 | J20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HV71 | Allsv | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HV71 | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | AIK IF | Allsv | 50 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | AIK IF | Allsv | 52 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 48 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 54 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sweden | U17 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | U18 |  |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "2020 NHL Draft: Pick-by-Pick". National Hockey League. October 8, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Zion Nybeck - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "AIK Hockey recruits Zion Nybeck" (in Swedish). AIK Hockey. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ↑ "Zion Nybeck signs for Linköping HC" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database