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Oskar Sundqvist
Sundqvist with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016
Born (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)
Boden, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 St. Louis Blues
Skellefteå AIK
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft 81st overall, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2012–present

Oskar Sundqvist (born 23 March 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Sundqvist won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019.

Playing career

Sweden

Prior to joining the professional level, Sundqvist played within the Skellefteå AIK organization in their club youth levels. During this time, he was drafted in the third round, 81st overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Sundqvist made his Swedish Elite League (SEL) debut with Skellefteå on 24 October 2012 against Frölunda HC.[1] He won the Swedish Championship with Skellefteå in 2014.

Pittsburgh Penguins

On 31 May 2014, the Penguins signed Sundqvist to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] He spent the 2014-15 season with the Penguins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Sundqvist made his debut NHL debut on 5 February 2016 in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] He scored his first career NHL goal in a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders on 2 April.[4] Sundqvist appeared in 18 games for the team during the regular season, as well as two postseason games. The Penguins went on to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the San Jose Sharks in six games. Sundqvist did not play in finals or enough regular season games to get his name on the Stanley Cup. However, Pittsburgh honour him with a Stanley Cup rings[5]

St. Louis Blues

During the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Sundqvist and the Penguins' first-round pick were traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ryan Reaves and their second-round pick.[6] He spent the majority of the 2017-18 season with the Blues, appearing in 42 games.

Sundqvist and the Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, defeating the Boston Bruins in seven games. This marked the first championship victory in franchise history.[7] Sundqvist recorded four goals and nine points in 25 games.

On 21 July 2019, Sundqvist signed a four-year, $11 million contract extension with the Blues.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Norrbotten TV-pucken 7 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J18 21 13 12 25 54 8 1 0 1 29
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J18 22 13 23 36 78 — — — — —
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J20 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK J20 38 17 16 33 48 5 3 2 5 4
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 14 1 0 1 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 51 6 10 16 16 13 4 2 6 16
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 41 9 10 19 34 15 1 4 5 18
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 45 5 12 17 30 — — — — —
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 63 20 26 46 52 5 0 1 1 19
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 1 4 5 14 — — — — —
2017–18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 6 2 4 6 6 — — — — —
2018–19 St. Louis Blues NHL 74 14 17 31 22 25 4 5 9 8
SHL totals 106 16 20 37 58 28 5 6 11 34
NHL totals 144 16 24 40 42 27 4 5 9 8

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 0 2 4
Junior totals 7 2 0 2 4

Awards and honors

Award Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (St. Louis Blues) 2019 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Elitserien – 2012/2013, Skellefteå AIK – Frölunda HC". estat,se. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Penguins sign forward Oskar Sundqvist". Pittsburgh Penguins. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Ondrej Palat, Anton Stralman score twice, Lighting beat Penguins 6-3". USA Today. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ^ Kreda, Allan (2 April 2016). "Penguins Pour It On Against Islanders". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ^ P. Roarke, Shawn. "Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Ryan Reaves traded to Penguins by Blues". NHL. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ^ Rosen, Dan. "Blues win Stanley Cup for first time, defeat Bruins in Game 7 of Final". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sundqvist agrees to four-year contract with Blues". National Hockey League. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Blues win cup for first time, defeat Bruins in Game 7 of final". National Hockey League. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.


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