| Johan Holmqvist | |
|---|---|
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| Born | May 24, 1978 Tolfta, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| SEL team Former teams |
Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers |
| National team |  Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 175th overall, 1997 New York Rangers |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Johan Holmqvist (born Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist on May 24, 1978) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Brynäs IF in Elitserien.
Playing Career[]
Johan started his career in the Elitserien team Brynäs IF. He played for their senior team from 1996 to 2000, winning a Swedish championship in 1999.
Then, he signed with the New York Rangers, who had drafted him in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (7th round/175 pick overall).
Johan played three NHL games for the Rangers between 2000 and 2003. Most of his time was spent with the Rangers' farm team Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.
On March 11, 2003, Johan was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Lawrence Nycholat. He played the rest of the season with the Wild's farm team, the Houston Aeros of the AHL, and won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs as Houston won the league championship.
The following season, 2003/04, Johan played with the Aeros. At the end of the season, he decided to move back to Sweden where signed with his former club, Brynäs IF. He played with them for two seasons.
On June 1, 2006, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning where/ played with them for almost two years, putting up mixed numbers.
Johan was traded at the 2008 trade deadline to the Dallas Stars along with Brad Richards for a number of players including Mike Smith and Jeff Halpern.
On July 23, 2008, he signed a contract with the Swedish club Frölunda HC.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | SO | G | A | Pts | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | OL | G | A | Pts | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 33 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | .895 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | .813 | |||
| 1998–99 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 41 | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | .896 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.39 | .919 | |||
| 1999–00 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 41 | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | .898 | 11 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.68 | .903 | |||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 43 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.89 | .906 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 | .923 | |||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 48 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.07 | .899 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | .815 | |||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.08 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002–03 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | .900 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .928 | |||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 59 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 42 | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.39 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 26 | ? | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.95 | .928 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3 | 4.02 | .866 | |||
| 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 48 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.85 | .893 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | .893 | |||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 45 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.01 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 | .917 | 11 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 2.41 | .905 | |||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 53 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 2.68 | .896 | 7 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3.08 | .893 | |||
| SEL totals | 185 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.63 | .900 | 32 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.80 | .883 | |||||
| NHL totals | 99 | 48 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.99 | .890 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | .893 | |||||
| AHL totals | 193 | 87 | 69 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.79 | .905 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | .919 | |||||
| ECHL totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
International Statistics[]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WChamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | .857 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WChamp | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .909 | |
| World Championship totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
International Play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Riga | Ice Hockey |
| Bronze | 2009 Bern/Kloten | Ice Hockey |
Johan has represented Sweden in two World Championships (2005 and 2006).
He was Sweden's starting goaltender in 2006 and lead Sweden to their first gold medal in a World Championship since 1998 for which he was selected as the tournament's best goaltender.