Michael Holmqvist
Michael Holmqvist | |||
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Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | June 8, 1979||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
18th overall, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
Playing career | 1996–2015 |
Rolf Anders Michael Holmqvist Pedersen (born June 8, 1979) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Djurgårdens IF player Andreas Holmqvist.
Playing career
Holmqvist was drafted 18th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from the SEL. After moving to the SM-liiga with TPS in 1999, Holmqvist made it to North America to start the 2003–04 season.
Michael only managed to play 21 games for the Ducks during the season, splitting time with affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. On July 30, 2005, Holmqvist was traded by the Ducks to the Chicago Blackhawks for Travis Moen.[1] In the 2005–06 season, Michael enjoyed his best year, recording 10 goals and 20 points in 72 games played. Holmqvist played two full seasons with the Blackhawks before returning to the SEL in 2007. In total, Holmqvist played 156 regular season games, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points while collecting 72 penalty minutes.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Färjestads BK | J20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Hammarby IF | SWE-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 79 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 111 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 51 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE-2 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE-2 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SEL/SHL totals | 365 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 236 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||
SM-l totals | 212 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 74 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||||
NHL totals | 156 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1997 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
1998 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
2008 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | |||
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Ducks sign Moen". ducks.nhl.com. August 12, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Holmqvist retires
- 1979 births
- Anaheim Ducks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Färjestad BK players
- Frölunda HC players
- Living people
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- HC TPS players
- Swedish ice hockey centre stubs