Nikola Pasic (ice hockey)
| Nikola Pasic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 October 2000 Gislaved, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger/Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
HV71 Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks | ||
| NHL draft |
189th overall, 2019 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Nikola Pasic (Serbian: Никола Пашић, Nikola Pašić; born 16 October 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Pasic was drafted 189th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Pasic made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Linköping HC during the 2017–18 SHL season, appearing in 3 regular season games.[1] During the following 2018–19 season, Pasic made 15 appearances with the club before he was loaned to continue his development to BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
He secured a season-long loan to BIK for the 2019–20 season, responding by posting an impressive 27 assists and 35 points as a 19-year old in 45 games.
During the 2021–22 season, after going scoreless through 13 games with Linköping HC in a reduced role, Pasic left the club and joined second tier Allsvenskan club, Södertälje SK, on 6 December 2021.[2]
After a lone season with Malmö Redhawks in 2024–25, having contributing with career best offensive totals with 8 goals and 24 points in 50 regular season games, Pasic left as a free agent and was signed to a three-year contract with HV71 on 9 June 2025.[3]
Personal life
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2020 Czech Republic | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 2018 Russia | |
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Linköping HC | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | J20 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | SHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | J20 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 45 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Linköping HC | SHL | 52 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Linköping HC | SHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 29 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 51 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Luleå HF | SHL | 52 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 185 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sweden | U18 |  |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Sweden | WJC | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Nikola Pasic statistics at SHL.se
- ↑ "Nikola Pasic signs to play with SSK" (in Swedish). Södertälje SK. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "Nikola Pasic strengthens forward corps in HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ "The Kid from the Pizza Shop: Nikola Pasic's Journey to the NHL Entry Draft". Devils in the Details. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
