Michael Holmqvist
Born (1979-06-08) June 8, 1979
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 19962015

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.[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
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 Djurgårdens IF J20 247294
1996–97 Djurgårdens IF J20 39293564110
1996–97 Djurgårdens IF SEL 90000
1997–98 Färjestads BK SEL 412356 70000
1998–99 Färjestads BK J20 11971631
1998–99 Färjestads BK SEL 150006
1998–99 Hammarby IF SWE.2 32020
1999–2000 TPS SM-l 541231514 112354
2000–01 TPS SM-l 464598 101342
2001–02 TPS SM-l 569132216 810112
2002–03 TPS SM-l 5615254036 70004
2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 2120225
2003–04 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 24771420
2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 79143246111 1122410
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7210102016
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 63671331
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 537101751 40002
2008–09 Djurgårdens IF SEL 539101978
2009–10 Djurgårdens IF SEL 52991820 90222
2010–11 Linköpings HC SEL 51551039 72572
2011–12 Linköpings HC SEL 4802222
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 49891769 61124
2013–14 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 501592428 106284
2014–15 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4336914
SEL/SHL totals 365354580236 272796
SM-l totals 21240468674 36461022
NHL totals 15618173572

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1997 Sweden EJC 61346
1998 Sweden WJC 701128
2008 Sweden WC 70006
Junior totals 1314534
Senior totals 70006

References

  1. "Ducks sign Moen". ducks.nhl.com. August 12, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
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