Nikola Pasic (ice hockey)

Nikola Pasic (Serbian: Никола Пашић, Nikola Pašić; born 16 October 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Pasic was drafted 189th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Nikola Pasic
Born	(2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 24) Gislaved, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Winger/Centre
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	HV71 Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks
NHL draft	189th overall, 2019 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

Pasic made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Linköping HC during the 2017–18 SHL season, appearing in 3 regular season games.^[1] During the following 2018–19 season, Pasic made 15 appearances with the club before he was loaned to continue his development to BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

He secured a season-long loan to BIK for the 2019–20 season, responding by posting an impressive 27 assists and 35 points as a 19-year old in 45 games.

During the 2021–22 season, after going scoreless through 13 games with Linköping HC in a reduced role, Pasic left the club and joined second tier Allsvenskan club, Södertälje SK, on 6 December 2021.^[2]

After a lone season with Malmö Redhawks in 2024–25, having contributing with career best offensive totals with 8 goals and 24 points in 50 regular season games, Pasic left as a free agent and was signed to a three-year contract with HV71 on 9 June 2025.^[3]

Personal life

He is of Serbian descent.^[4]

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2020 Czech Republic
World U18 Championships
	2018 Russia

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Linköping HC	J20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Linköping HC	J20		43	10	11	21	2		3	1	0	1	0
2017–18	Linköping HC	SHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Linköping HC	J20		33	18	18	36	6		6	2	3	5	0
2018–19	Linköping HC	SHL		15	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv		45	8	27	35	10		1	0	0	0	0
2020–21	Linköping HC	SHL		52	7	8	15	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Linköping HC	SHL		13	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Södertälje SK	Allsv		29	6	9	15	0		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Södertälje SK	Allsv		51	18	34	52	14		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Luleå HF	SHL		52	3	16	19	0		7	0	0	0	0
2024–25	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		50	8	16	24	12		8	0	0	0	2
SHL totals				185	19	41	60	12		15	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Sweden	U18			7	3	3	6	2
2020	Sweden	WJC			7	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					14	3	4	7	2