Career

Major junior

Nylander was selected 12th overall by the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League at the 2015 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. On September 5, 2015, Nylander committed to Steelheads with his father joining as assistant coach. In his first season with the Steelheads, Nylander led all rookies in scoring.

At the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships held in Helsinki, Nylander lead the Swedish team in points with 4 goals and 5 assists, where they finished fourth.

Alexander was born in Calgary while his father, Michael Nylander, played for the Calgary Flames. He mainly grew up in the United States while his father played for a multitude of National Hockey League teams, while spending the summers in Sweden.