Nichlas Torp (born April 10, 1989 in Jönköping) is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing with the

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in the

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(SHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 163rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the

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Playing career

Torp made his debut in the

(SHL) representing his hometown team HV71 during the 2008-09 season. In 2010, he helped the team win the Swedish national championship. He moved to

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in 2011, where he spent one year, followed by a four-year tenure at Modo Hockey. The 2016-17 season saw him skate for Leksands IF, before taking his game abroad for the first time in his career, when putting pen to paper on a deal with the

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of the German DEL on February 6, 2017.

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* 1989 births Living people Düsseldorfer EG players HV71 players Leksands IF players Malmö Redhawks players Modo Hockey players Montreal Canadiens draft picks IK Oskarshamn players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Timrå IK players Ice hockey people from Jönköping {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub