Johan Holmqvist
Encyclopedia
Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978 in Tierp
, Uppsala County
) is a Swedish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
, currently playing for Brynäs IF
in Elitserien
.
team Brynäs IF
. He played for their senior team from 1996 to 2000, winning a Swedish championship in 1999. He then signed with the New York Rangers
, who had drafted Holmqvist in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
(7th round/175 pick overall). Holmqvist only 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, Holmqvist was traded to Minnesota Wild
for Lawrence Nycholat
. Holmqvist 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, he 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 and then, on June 1, 2006, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning
, a NHL club. He played with them for almost two years, putting up mixed numbers. He 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
.
Tierp
Tierp is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 5,377 inhabitants in 2005. There is a saying that in Tierp the birds fly upside down.-Communications:...
, Uppsala County
Uppsala County
Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
, currently playing for Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
in Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
.
Career
He started his career in the ElitserienElitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
team Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
. He played for their senior team from 1996 to 2000, winning a Swedish championship in 1999. He then signed with the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, who had drafted Holmqvist in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
1997 NHL Entry Draft
The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
(7th round/175 pick overall). Holmqvist only 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
Hartford Wolf Pack
The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center....
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. On March 11, 2003, Holmqvist was traded to Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
for Lawrence Nycholat
Lawrence Nycholat
Lawrence Nycholat is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nycholat currently is a member of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
. Holmqvist played the rest of the season with the Wild's farm team, the Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
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, he 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 and then, on June 1, 2006, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, a NHL club. He played with them for almost two years, putting up mixed numbers. He was traded at the 2008 trade deadline to the Dallas Stars along with Brad Richards
Brad Richards
Bradley Glenn Richards is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League .-Early career:Born and raised in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island...
for a number of players, including Mike Smith and Jeff Halpern
Jeff Halpern
Jeffrey C. Halpern is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals.-Playing career:...
. On July 23, 2008, he signed a contract with the Swedish club Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
.
International play
Holmqvist has represented Sweden in two World Championship, 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.Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | SO | G | A | Pts | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% | GP | W | L | OL | G | A | Pts | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
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 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Wolf Pack The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
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 New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
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 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
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 ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
AHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | .900 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .928 | |||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
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 2005–06 Elitserien season The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.-Final standings:... |
Brynäs IF | SEL | 26 | ? | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.95 | .928 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3 | 4.02 | .866 | |||
| 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the... |
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 Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the... |
NHL | 45 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.01 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship... |
Frölunda HC Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the... |
SEL | 49 | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 | .917 | 11 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 2.41 | .905 | |||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Elitserien season The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi... |
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
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WChamp Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
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 | |||||