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Ice hockey player
| Michael Holmqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1979-06-08) June 8, 1979 (age 45) Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Färjestads BK TPS (SM-liiga) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Chicago Blackhawks Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
18th overall, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2015 | ||
Rolf Anders Michael Holmqvist Pedersen (born June 8, 1979) is a Swedish 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. 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | Allsv | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Agree To Terms With Center Mikael Holmqvist". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. April 29, 2003. Archived from the original on August 20, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- Kempenaar, Adam (July 30, 2005). "Hawks Trade Moen For Holmqvist". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on March 18, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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
| Preceded byRuslan Salei | Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 1997 |
Succeeded byVitaly Vishnevski |
- 1979 births
- Anaheim Ducks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
- Färjestad BK players
- Frölunda HC players
- Living people
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Stockholm
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- HC TPS players