Mikael Tellqvist
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Phoenix Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | September 19, 1979, Sundbyberg, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 2000 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Mikael Tellqvist (born September 19, 1979 in Sundbyberg, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender.
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[edit] Playing Career
Tellqvist was drafted 70th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He had played a total of 14 games for the Leafs(before the 2005-2006 season), spending most of his time in the minors with St. John's.
At the end of the 2005-06 season when regular Leafs' goaltender Ed Belfour was injured, Tellqvist played in two consecutive games against the Montréal Canadiens when the Leafs were struggling to make the playoffs nearing the end of the season. He struggled in those two games, letting in 6 goals in each of them. After those games he was replaced by the Leafs' third goaltender, Jean-Sébastien Aubin.
He set the record for the least time played in a game (0.5 seconds) on Tuesday March 7, 2006 against the Montreal Canadiens after starter Ed Belfour left the ice and went to the dressing room, believing the game was over.
On November 28, 2006, Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Tyson Nash, and a 4th round draft pick in the 2007 Draft. He claims to have been notified of the trade by seeing it appear on TSN's "Sportscentre".
[edit] Career Statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998--99 | Djurgårdens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 647 | 31 | 0 | 2.87 |
| 1999--00 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 1909 | 66 | 2 | 3.87 |
| 2000--01 | Djurgargens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 43 | -- | -- | -- | 2622 | 91 | 5 | 2.08 |
| 2001--02 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 28 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1521 | 79 | 0 | 3.12 |
| 2002-03 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 47 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2651 | 148 | 1 | 3.35 |
| 2002-03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 2.79 |
| 2003-04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 647 | 31 | 0 | 2.87 |
| 2003--04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1343 | 59 | 1 | 2.64 |
| 2004-05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 45 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2599 | 115 | 0 | 2.65 |
| 2005-06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 980.47 | 48 | 1 | 2.94 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1713.47 | 83 | 1 | 2.86 | ||
[edit] Playoff record
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998--99 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 240 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 |
| 1999--00 | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 13 | -- | -- | -- | 814 | 21 | 3 | 1.54 |
| 2000--01 | Djurgargens IF Stockholm | Elitserien | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1006 | 45 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 2001--02 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
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Categories: 1979 births | Living people | National Hockey League goaltenders | Swedish ice hockey players | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics medalists | Olympic gold medalists for Sweden | Olympic competitors for Sweden
