Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist(born May 24, 1978) is aSwedishformer professionalice hockeygoaltender,he most notably played in theNational Hockey Leagueand theSwedish Hockey League(SHL).
| Johan Holmqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 24, 1978 Tolfta,Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Brynäs IF New York Rangers Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Frölunda HC Karlskrona HK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
175th overall,1997 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2018 | ||
Playing career
editHe started his career in theElitserienteamBrynäs IF.He played for their senior team from 1996 to 2000, winning a Swedish championship in 1999. He then signed with theNew York Rangers,who had drafted Holmqvist in the1997 NHL Entry Draft(7th round/175 pick overall). Holmqvist played four NHL games for the Rangers between 2000 and 2003. Most of his time was spent with the Rangers' farm team, theHartford Wolf Packof theAHL.
On March 11, 2003, Holmqvist was traded to theMinnesota WildforLawrence Nycholat.Holmqvist played the rest of the season with the Wild's farm team, theHouston Aerosof the AHL, and won theJack A. Butterfield Trophyas MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs as Houston won the league championship. The following season, 2003/04, he played with the Aeros. At the end of the season, he decided to move back to Sweden where he signed with his former club, Brynäs IF.
He played with them for two seasons and then, on June 1, 2006, he signed with theTampa Bay Lightning,an NHL club. He played with them for almost two years, putting up mixed numbers. He was traded at the 2008 trade deadline to the Dallas Stars along withBrad RichardsforMike Smith,Jeff Halpernand Jussi Jokinen. On July 23, 2008, he signed a contract with the Swedish clubFrölunda HC.
International play
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| RepresentingSweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2006 Riga | |
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2009 Bern/Kloten | |
Holmqvist has represented Sweden in two World Championships, 2005 and 2006. He was Sweden's starting goaltender in 2006 and led Sweden to their first gold medal in a World Championship since 1998, for which he was selected as the tournament's best goaltender.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 2 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1897 | 82 | 0 | 2.59 | .895 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | .813 | ||
| 1998–99 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 41 | — | — | — | — | 2383 | 111 | 4 | 2.79 | .896 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 855 | 34 | 0 | 2.39 | .919 | ||
| 1999–00 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 41 | — | — | — | — | 2402 | 104 | 4 | 2.60 | .898 | 11 | — | — | 671 | 30 | 1 | 2.68 | .903 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 43 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 2305 | 111 | 2 | 2.89 | .906 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 314 | 13 | 0 | 2.48 | .923 | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 119 | 10 | 0 | 5.04 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 48 | 26 | 12 | 6 | — | 2734 | 140 | 1 | 3.07 | .899 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 12 | 0 | 4.41 | .815 | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | 1904 | 84 | 2 | 2.65 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | 0 | 3.08 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 479 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | .900 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1499 | 50 | 1 | 2.00 | .928 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 59 | 23 | 27 | 7 | — | 3467 | 148 | 4 | 2.56 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 42 | 12 | 26 | 4 | — | 2445 | 138 | 1 | 3.39 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 26 | 14 | 9 | — | 3 | 1539 | 50 | 3 | 1.95 | .928 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 194 | 13 | 0 | 4.02 | .866 | ||
| 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 48 | 27 | 15 | — | 3 | 2548 | 121 | 1 | 2.85 | .893 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 370 | 18 | 0 | 2.92 | .893 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 45 | 20 | 16 | — | 6 | 2469 | 124 | 2 | 3.01 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3.75 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 27 | 18 | — | 2 | 2799 | 101 | 2 | 2.17 | .917 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 623 | 25 | 1 | 2.41 | .905 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 53 | 23 | 21 | — | 9 | 3181 | 142 | 0 | 2.68 | .896 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 429 | 22 | 0 | 3.08 | .893 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 17 | 22 | — | 0 | 2297 | 105 | 3 | 2.74 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 28 | 17 | 10 | — | 0 | 1599 | 63 | 1 | 2.36 | .916 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 252 | 9 | 0 | 2.15 | .931 | ||
| 2012–13 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 39 | 15 | 20 | — | 0 | 2095 | 88 | 4 | 2.52 | .914 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 15 | 0 | 4.17 | .895 | ||
| 2013–14 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 26 | 12 | 13 | — | 0 | 1542 | 71 | 2 | 2.76 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Almtuna IS | SWE-2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 1261 | 43 | 3 | 2.05 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 276 | 11 | 1 | 2.39 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 2.83 | .912 | ||
| 2015–16 | Karlskrona HK | SHL | 20 | 5 | 14 | — | 0 | 1163 | 54 | 0 | 2.79 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Karlskrona HK | SHL | 29 | 12 | 16 | — | 0 | 1695 | 67 | 2 | 2.37 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Karlskrona HK | SHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 293 | 16 | 0 | 3.28 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 99 | 48 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 5264 | 262 | 3 | 2.99 | .890 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 370 | 18 | 0 | 2.92 | .893 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 1996 | Sweden | EJC18 | 
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 7 | 1 | 1.75 | .923 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6 | — | — | — | 366 | 11 | 0 | 1.80 | .919 | |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | .857 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 420 | 14 | 2 | 2.00 | .909 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 2.73 | .915 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | — | — | — | 606 | 18 | 1 | 1.78 | — | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 548 | 21 | 2 | 2.30 | — | ||||
References
edit- ^"BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE"(PDF).International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21.Retrieved2009-01-22.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL.com,orEliteprospects.com,orEurohockey.com,orHockey-Reference.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database