Nicklas Tyrone Lasu (born 16 September 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Frölunda HC in Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played with Oulun Kärpät in the Liiga.

Playing career Lasu was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL entry draft, and was part of the Swedish team at the 2009 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Canada.

A player known to lead by example, he is regarded by his skills in blocking shots and by the fact he plays all three forward positions.

After two successful seasons with Kärpät, Lasu left after the 2018–19 campaign, opting to return home to Sweden signing a four-year contract with original club, Frölunda HC, on 10 May 2019.

Personal life Lasu is a cousin of former Frölunda HC player Magnus Kahnberg. His father is Tyrone Lasu.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 39 11 14 25 30 7 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Frölunda HC J20 41 19 34 53 42 8 5 5 10 4 2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Borås HC Allsv 21 4 6 10 35 — — — — — 2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 14 3 1 4 4 11 0 1 1 8 2009–10 Borås HC Allsv 8 5 2 7 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 51 2 7 9 10 7 0 1 1 2 2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 54 7 6 13 24 — — — — — 2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 45 4 5 9 39 6 0 1 1 25 2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 54 2 7 9 18 6 0 0 0 2 2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 50 3 13 16 26 7 2 2 4 2 2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 55 5 9 14 34 8 0 0 0 4 2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 51 8 13 21 30 15 4 2 6 8 2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 48 6 8 14 28 14 2 4 6 4 2017–18 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 60 10 19 29 30 18 0 4 4 10 2018–19 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 58 10 27 37 30 17 2 6 8 16 2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 51 11 8 19 80 — — — — — 2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 51 5 15 20 32 7 1 0 1 4 2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 46 5 5 10 53 9 2 0 2 8 2022–23 Frölunda HC SHL 49 10 7 17 55 11 0 2 2 6 2023–24 Frölunda HC SHL 52 8 14 22 45 14 1 3 4 6 2024–25 Frölunda HC SHL 50 4 7 11 16 12 1 2 3 75 2025–26 Frölunda HC SHL 50 7 2 19 22 6 1 0 1 2SHL totals 773 90 137 227 516 133 14 18 32 156Liiga totals 118 20 46 66 60 35 2 10 12 26

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Sweden WJC 6 2 0 2 2Junior totals 6 2 0 2 2

Awards and honors Award Year RefSHL Le Mat Trophy champion 2016 CHL Champions 2016, 2017 Liiga Kanada-malja champion 2018 Matti Keinonen trophy 2019

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