Eliteprospects founder Johan Nilsson dies at 45

2026年05月14日(木)

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EliteProspects founder Johan Nilsson has died at the age of 45 following a nine-year battle with colon cancer. The news was shared by the hockey database he created on Thursday. Nilsson, born in 1981, started the platform as a teenager.

EliteProspects announced the death on its social media channels. The site described Nilsson as a person whose curiosity and passion for hockey laid the foundation for the service used daily by fans, clubs, agents and players around the world to track statistics, transfers and careers.

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Fabian Zetterlund has shared his grief following the death of his agent Claude Lemieux. The former NHL player and agent took his own life at age 60. The announcement came on Thursday.

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