Sam Lofquist

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Sam Lofquist
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 34)
Somerset, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Kookoo
Houston Aeros
SaiPa
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
EHC Biel
San Antonio Rampage
Kunlun Red Star
Linköping HC
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Samuel Lofquist (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Kookoo in the Finnish Liiga.

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Playing career

Having attended the United States National U18 Team program, Lofquist enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 2008, left the Gophers in the course of his sophomore season [1] and then signed with the Guelph Storm Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey League in November 2009. [2]

Following a short stint with the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in 2011, he took up an offer from IK Oskarshamn of Sweden's second division Allsvenskan. [3] He stayed there until the end of the 2012–13 campaign, establishing himself as a defenseman with scoring ability and then was signed by fellow Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF for the 2013–14 season. [4]

Lofquist received a contract offer from SaiPa Lappeenranta of Finland's top-flight Liiga after having completed the season with Djurgårdens IF and would spend two years with SaiPa, competing both in Liiga and in the Champions Hockey League. [5]

In May 2016, Lofquist penned a deal with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016–17 season, registering 13 points in 43 games. [6]

After spending the 2017–18 season in Switzerland with EHC Biel of the National League, Lofquist opted to halt his 6-year European career and return to North America as a free agent.

On July 30, 2018, he agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage, affiliate to the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. [7] In returning to the AHL for the first time in seven years, Lofquist began the 2018–19 season on the Rampage's blueline second-pairing. Appearing in just 9 games through December, Lofquist opted to leave the Rampage and return abroad after securing a contract for the remainder of the season with Chinese KHL participant, Kunlun Red Star on December 25, 2018. [8] Lofquist played out the remainder of the season with the Red Star, posting 11 points in just 18 games.

On May 1, 2019, Lofquist opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a two-year contract on the opening day of free agency with Russian club, HC Sibir Novosibirsk. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 47861486610122
2007–08U.S. National Development TeamNAHL1442610—————
2008–09 U. of Minnesota WCHA 3513410—————
2009–10 U. of MinnesotaWCHA30006—————
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 49531366750000
2010–11 Guelph StormOHL62828365763580
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 10110—————
2011–12 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 10000—————
2011–12 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 41710174260332
2012–13 IK OskarshamnAllsv521312256462246
2013–14 Djurgårdens IF Allsv51618243830000
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 59919285763034
2015–16 SaiPaLiiga581017275960112
2016–17 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 4349133240112
2017–18 EHC Biel NL 24491316514510
2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL911219—————
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL18381116—————
2019–20 Linköping HC SHL 33791668—————
2020–21 Kunlun Red StarKHL21291119————
2020-21 SaiPa Liiga 111456
2021-22 Kookoo Liiga 26459600000
Liiga totals117193655116123146
KHL totals82926356740112

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 United States WJC18 Bronze medal icon.svg70006
Junior totals70006

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References

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  2. ↑ "Storm Sign Sam Lofquist - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. November 12, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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  4. ↑ Newman, Dave. "Lofquist will return to Sweden to continue hockey career next..." New Richmond News. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Сэм Лофквист пополнил оборонительные редуты "Торпедо"". ХК Торпедо Нижний Новгород - официальный сайт хоккейного клуба. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rampage sign Trevor Smith and Sam Lofquist to AHL contracts". oursportscentral.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sam Lofquist joins Kunlun". Kontinental Hockey League . December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sibir improve defensive depth". HC Sibir Novosibirsk (in Russian). May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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