Nikolas was born in Lake Villa, Illinois. He grew up playing youth hockey with a lot of local teams including, Highland Park Falcons, Team Illinois, and Chicago Young Americans. Schwab had a lot of success including a couple of state championships and league championships with these different organizations.
In 2020, the Utah Outliers recruited Schwab and he moved out west to Salt Lake City, Utah. After being the last seed team for playoffs his first year in Juniors, they ended up making a fight at it and winning the organization’s first US Premier League (USPHL) Mountain Division Title. Coming back the next two years, they were the best team in the Division and Top 5 in the league both seasons. Schwab ended up helping the Outliers succeed again by winning 2 more Mountain Division titles in his second and third years. During his final season, he lead the team on and off the ice, tallying 17 goals with 33 assists for 50 points in 49 games. He really enjoyed his time with the Outliers and now he is “very excited to get the chance to stay in Utah, play at the collegiate level and be a Ute!”