Peter Nylander (born 20 January 1976) is a

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former professional

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. He is the younger brother of

Michael Nylander Michael Gunnar Nylander (born 3 October 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre and coach. He played for fifteen seasons in the NHL, and represented the Swedish national team in multiple Olympics and World Championships. Play ...

and uncle of

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and

Alexander Nylander Alexander Maximilian Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 2 March 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National ...

. Nylander has played in his native

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, the Finnish

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, the Russian league RSL and the

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. He represented

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in Russia from the 2007–08 season until December 2009 and is now back in Sweden playing with

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for the remainder of 2009–10.Peter Nylander återvänder
(Swedish) In January 2012, he signed for Coventry Blaze of the UK Elite League.

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* 1976 births Augusta Lynx players Brynäs IF players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia JYP Jyväskylä players Amur Khabarovsk players Living people Mora IK players SaiPa players SKA Saint Petersburg players Swedish ice hockey forwards Timrå IK players VIK Västerås HK players Lørenskog IK players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate ice hockey players in England {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub