He scored 8 goals and 16 points in the 1980–81 playoffs as the Rangers advanced to the semi-finals before being eliminated by their local rivals, the defending champion Islanders. After missing the previous season, he returned to the Rangers lineup for ten games early in the 1982–83 season. Use of banned substances Nilsson tested positive for ephedrine after Sweden's 4–1 victory over Poland on 6 April 1974, at the 1974 World Ice Hockey Championships. As a result, Sweden's win was vacated, and Poland was awarded a 5–0 walkover win. Nilsson was suspended for the remainder of the tournament. Awards and achievements World Championship silver medalist (1973) World Championship bronze medalist (1974) WHA First All-Star Team (1976 and 1978) Playoff MVP (WHA) (1976) WHA Second All-Star Team (1977) Avco Cup (WHA Championship) (1976 and 1978) WHA all-time leader in career assists per game (1.15) Viking Award (best Swedish hockey player playing in North America) 1978 Played in the Canada Cup (1976 and 1981) Played in the Challenge Cup (1979) New York Rangers Players' Player Award (1979) “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International See also Islanders–Rangers rivalry References External links Ulf Nilsson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame 1950 births Living people Swedish ice hockey centres Doping cases in ice hockey New York Rangers players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish sportspeople in doping cases People from Nynäshamn Municipality Undrafted National Hockey League players Sportspeople from Stockholm County