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Medal record
Competitor for Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships

Born	May 24, 1978 (age 31),; Tolfta, SWE
Height; Weight	6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m); 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
SEL team; F. teams	Frölunda HC; Brynäs IF; Dallas Stars; Tampa Bay Lightning; New York Rangers
NHL Draft	175th overall, 1997; New York Rangers
Pro career	2001 – present

Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978 in Tierp, Uppsala County) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien.

[edit] Career

He started his career in the Elitserien team Brynäs IF. He played for their senior team from 1996 to 2000. 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 successful 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.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T/OL	SO	G	A	Pts	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	OL	G	A	Pts	GAA	SV%
1996–97	Brynäs IF	SEL	2	?	?	?	?	0	0	0	3.00	.878	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Brynäs IF	SEL	33	?	?	?	?	0	0	0	2.59	.895	3	?	?	?	?	?	?	4.67	.813
1998–99	Brynäs IF	SEL	41	?	?	?	?	0	0	0	2.79	.896	14	0	0	0	?	?	?	2.39	.918
1999–00	Brynäs IF	SEL	41	?	?	?	?	0	0	0	2.57	.898	11	?	?	?	?	?	?	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	?	?	?	?	0	1	1	3.39	.891	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Brynäs IF	SEL	26	?	?	?	?	0	3	3	1.95	.927	4	?	?	?	?	?	?	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals			185	?	?	?	?	0	4	4	2.73	?	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	?
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] International

Year	Team	Event	GP	GAA	SV%
2005	Sweden	WChamp	1	4.50	.857
2006	Sweden	WChamp	7	2.00	.909
World Championship totals			8

[edit] References

^ "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/WS/ihm046000_85i_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-22.

[edit] External links

[0] "BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2006-05-21. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/WS/ihm046000_85i_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-22.

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