This THOR (Nilsson) is not the first in ISLES History

[onesinceforty]

Does anyone remember that Nystrom's nickname was Thor also?

[Renbarg]

For a second I thought this thread was going to be about Tommy Salo.

[F0rsbergFan21]

what are the odds of two players from sweden having that nickname??? :p

at least Bob's middle name was Thore iirc

[Symon Asher]

I thought this was a Hardy Astrom thread

[NYI78]

Originally Posted by F0rsbergFan21

what are the odds of two players from sweden having that nickname??? :p

at least Bob's middle name was Thore iirc

wasn't Thor from Norway?

[SthlmNYI]

Originally Posted by NYI78

wasn't Thor from Norway?

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[IslesNorway]

Originally Posted by NYI78

wasn't Thor from Norway?

Thor was not from any country. He was the Norse god of thunder and resided in Asgard with the other gods. He was worshipped throughout all of Scandinavia and Iceland and today there are many remains of his worship that lives on in place names. Obviously the name itself is still a common name here.

[Otto91]

I would prefer Nilsson be called......Anders The Giant.........The Guy is a Monster and is clearly the goalie that will be our future which is not that far away.......He will be our playoff goalie for years to come.

Nilsson is part of the core we are building



JT, Strome, Lee, Hamonic, Mayfield, Nilsson

[IceAce]

who's calling Nilsson Thor?

[BennyBST]

Originally Posted by IceAce

who's calling Nilsson Thor?

I do recall it was given to him in bridgeport by his teammates.

[19 in a row]

Originally Posted by onesinceforty

Does anyone remember that Nystrom's nickname was Thor also?

wow, I had forgotten but now that you mentioned it yes. Man am I getting old. BTW love the handle, we have actually tried with some increasing success to get that chant going this year vs the rags..

[Son of Krypton]

Originally Posted by IceAce

who's calling Nilsson Thor?

Okposo did, in his intermission interview.

Also, David Ullström:

‏@d_ullstrom
Great win tonight, congratz to #thor on his first win and first career shutout in the nhl #solidnightanders

[beLIever]

Originally Posted by F0rsbergFan21

what are the odds of two players from sweden having that nickname??? :p

at least Bob's middle name was Thore iirc

I think it was his first name, wasn't it? Wasn't his full name Thor Robert Nystrom? I seem to remember that from the media guides I memorized back when I was a kid!

[IceAce]

Originally Posted by BennyBST

I do recall it was given to him in bridgeport by his teammates.

Originally Posted by Son of Krypton

Okposo did, in his intermission interview.

Also, David Ullström:

‏@d_ullstrom
Great win tonight, congratz to #thor on his first win and first career shutout in the nhl #solidnightanders

Oh OK cool. Does this mean we can have him say this to Wang?

[onesinceforty]

Originally Posted by 19 in a row

wow, I had forgotten but now that you mentioned it yes. Man am I getting old. BTW love the handle, we have actually tried with some increasing success to get that chant going this year vs the rags..

If the Rags win the cup, I am going to have to change my Email address! Every year I sweat a little until they are eliminated.

[War Admiral]

Originally Posted by onesinceforty

If the Rags win the cup, I am going to have to change my Email address! Every year I sweat a little until they are eliminated.

In my eyes they still haven't won since 1940. They bought the cup in 94'.

[luki here]

Originally Posted by IceAce

Oh OK cool. Does this mean we can have him say this to Wang?

OT: crappie movie. another one of those "lets make a legend look like brad pitt" type movies. Who would buy thor being such a softie? Or achilles for that matter?

The whole world is looking anglo-saxon through the hollywood glasses...what would be wrong about making a thor movie in norwegian?

What i always notice about nilsson is the size of his pads. I think he should be called humpback whale