Gustav Nyquist
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Gustav Nyquist warms up at Joe Louis Arena on April 4, 2014.
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| Born |
1 September 1989 Halmstad, Sweden |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 121st overall, 2008 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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| Representing Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
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2014 Belarus | |
Gustav Nyquist (born 1 September 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nyquist was drafted 121st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Nyquist was born in Halmstad in southern Sweden. He and his family later moved to the city of Malmö, where Nyquist began playing hockey for a local youth team, Limhamn Hockey. He later joined the Malmö Redhawks organization, playing for their under -16, -18 and -20 teams. After graduating from high school with top grades, he moved to the town of Orono, Maine, to continue his academic and hockey career at the University of Maine, where he played for the Black Bears.
Gustav has a brother, Oscar Nyquist, who has played junior hockey for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). He was selected to play for Team Sweden in the 2015 Winter Universiade held in Granada, Spain.
The Thoroughbred race horse Nyquist, winner of the 2016 Kentucky Derby, was named in honor of Gustav Nyquist by the owner, J. Paul Reddam, who is a fan of the Red Wings.
Nyquist played in the Malmö Redhawks' organization and represented Scania in the 2006 TV-pucken tournament, where Scania finished second to Gothenburg.
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