It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Johan Nilsson, the founder of Elite Prospects and the person whose curiosity and passion for hockey planted the seed for everything we have built together.
Born on the 9th of April 1981, Johan founded Elite Prospects in December 1999 at just 18 years old. What started as a vision driven by a deep love of hockey grew into the world’s leading hockey platform, a testament to the kind of person he was. Johan had a rare combination of qualities: sharp intellect, deep knowledge, and a kindness that made everyone around him feel valued.
He could dive into the most complex problems with calm and clarity, and he brought that same thoughtfulness to the people he worked with every day. For the past nine years, Johan faced a battle with colon cancer with the same calm and strength that defined everything he did.
His love of hockey was never just about the game. It was about understanding it fully, honestly, and in all its detail. That drive is woven into the DNA of Elite Prospects, and it will continue to shape the future of what we do.
To know Johan was to be quietly inspired by him. We are all immensely grateful that we got to work alongside someone like him. Our deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. He will be greatly missed, by all of us and by the global hockey community. Johan leaves behind his beloved wife and two children, aged two and eight.
@zwanbergh@hockeyspionen Tvärtom gällande Malmö…
Derbyna är typ alltid utsålda så det som hänt nu är att alla andra matcher har ökat med över 1000 i snitt per match! 😊
@Kipet86@mattiaasp7 Ohh herregud du jämför alltså USA med Ryssland? 😳
Bara för att dom röstat fram en dåre så är det ju ändå ljusår mellan dessa två länder i en ren jämförelse…
@Henke_von_Hell Inte orolig alls - tänk på vem ersätter så att säga.
Salos roller får ju delas upp men annars är det rätt solklart att spelare för spelare är en uppgradering. 😊
@HockeyMatti Tror mer på honom än vad jag gjorde på Oliver Lauridsen och honom trodde jag verkligen på.
Dock föll ju inte det så väl ut så hoppas detta gör det desto mer! 😅
Kollade också på slutspelet från Schweiz och det är absolut en general-typ med fina fötter! 👌
@hograsittplats@norranlindgren Nä, det jag skrev står ju svart på vitt i bilden du postade.
Så okunnig är jag inte men jag avböjer att bedöma din kunskapsnivå. 😊