Johan Holmqvist

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Johan Holmqvist
Johan Holmqvist
	Johan Holmqvist playing for Frölunda HC during a preseason game against Tappara in Borås Sweden in August 2008.
Born	May 24, 1978 (age 44); Tolfta, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Brynäs IF ; New York Rangers ; Dallas Stars ; Tampa Bay Lightning ; Frölunda HC ; Karlskrona HK
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	175th overall, 1997 ; New York Rangers
Playing career	1996–2018

Last updated February 13, 2023

Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender, he most notably played in the National Hockey League and the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

He 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. He then signed with the New York Rangers, who had drafted Holmqvist in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (7th round/175 pick overall). Holmqvist played four 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, an 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 Mike Smith, Jeff Halpern and Jussi Jokinen. On July 23, 2008, he signed a contract with the Swedish club Frölunda HC.

International play

Holmqvist 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.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1996–97	Brynäs IF	SEL	2	—	—	—	—	80	4	0	3.00	.879	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Brynäs IF	SEL	33	—	—	—	—	1897	82	0	2.59	.895	3	0	3	180	14	0	4.67	.813
1998–99	Brynäs IF	SEL	41	—	—	—	—	2383	111	4	2.79	.896	14	9	5	855	34	0	2.39	.919
1999–00	Brynäs IF	SEL	41	—	—	—	—	2402	104	4	2.60	.898	11	—	—	671	30	1	2.68	.903
2000–01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	43	19	4	4	—	2305	111	2	2.89	.906	5	2	3	314	13	0	2.48	.923
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL	2	0	2	0	—	119	10	0	5.04	.859	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	48	26	12	6	—	2734	140	1	3.07	.899	4	1	2	163	12	0	4.41	.815
2001–02	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	0	—	9	0	0	0.00	1.000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	35	14	13	5	—	1904	84	2	2.65	.910	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	1	0	—	39	2	0	3.08	.889	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	1	1	0	0	—	60	2	0	2.00	.956	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Houston Aeros	AHL	8	5	3	0	—	479	23	1	2.88	.900	23	15	8	1499	50	1	2.00	.928
2003–04	Houston Aeros	AHL	59	23	27	7	—	3467	148	4	2.56	.908	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Brynäs IF	SEL	42	12	26	4	—	2445	138	1	3.39	.891	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Brynäs IF	SEL	26	14	9	—	3	1539	50	3	1.95	.928	4	0	4	194	13	0	4.02	.866
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	48	27	15	—	3	2548	121	1	2.85	.893	6	2	4	370	18	0	2.92	.893
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	45	20	16	—	6	2469	124	2	3.01	.890	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL	2	1	0	—	0	80	5	0	3.75	.857	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Frölunda HC	SEL	49	27	18	—	2	2799	101	2	2.17	.917	11	6	5	623	25	1	2.41	.905
2009–10	Frölunda HC	SEL	53	23	21	—	9	3181	142	0	2.68	.896	7	3	4	429	22	0	3.08	.893
2010–11	Frölunda HC	SEL	40	17	22	—	0	2297	105	3	2.74	.903	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Brynäs IF	SEL	28	17	10	—	0	1599	63	1	2.36	.916	4	2	2	252	9	0	2.15	.931
2012–13	Brynäs IF	SEL	39	15	20	—	0	2095	88	4	2.52	.914	4	0	4	216	15	0	4.17	.895
2013–14	Brynäs IF	SHL	26	12	13	—	0	1542	71	2	2.76	.901	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Almtuna IS	SWE-2	22	11	9	—	0	1261	43	3	2.05	.924	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Brynäs IF	SHL	5	1	4	—	0	276	11	1	2.39	.911	1	0	1	64	3	0	2.83	.912
2015–16	Karlskrona HK	SHL	20	5	14	—	0	1163	54	0	2.79	.903	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Karlskrona HK	SHL	29	12	16	—	0	1695	67	2	2.37	.919	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Karlskrona HK	SHL	5	1	3	—	0	293	16	0	3.28	.904	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			99	48	34	0	9	5264	262	3	2.99	.890	6	2	4	370	18	0	2.92	.893

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	W	L	OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1996	Sweden	EJC18		4	3	1	0	240	7	1	1.75	.923
1998	Sweden	WJC	6th	6	—	—	—	366	11	0	1.80	.919
2005	Sweden	WC	4th	1	0	1	0	40	3	0	4.50	.857
2006	Sweden	WC		7	5	0	2	420	14	2	2.00	.909
2009	Sweden	WC		2	1	0	0	88	4	0	2.73	.915
Junior totals				10	—	—	—	606	18	1	1.78	—
Senior totals				10	6	1	2	548	21	2	2.30	—

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References

↑ "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2009-01-22.

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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or Eurohockey.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2009-01-22.

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Johan Holmqvist
Johan Holmqvist playing for Frölunda HC during a preseason game against Tappara in Borås Sweden in August 2008.
Born	(1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 44) Tolfta, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Brynäs IF New York Rangers Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Frölunda HC Karlskrona HK
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	175th overall, 1997 New York Rangers
Playing career	1996–2018