Joel Lundqvist

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
NHL Team	Dallas Stars
Nationality	Sweden
Born	March 2, 1982 (1982-03-02) (age 26), Åre, SWE
NHL Draft	68th overall, 2000 Dallas Stars
Pro career	2000 – present

Joel Lundqvist (born March 2, 1982(1982-03-02), in Åre, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Joel Lundqvist is 6'1 feet tall. He weighs 195 pounds and shoots left-handed when playing hockey. Lundqvist was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (3rd round, 68th overall) and signed a one year entry level two way contract with them in May 2006. He started his 2006 season in Iowa Stars scoring 38 points in 40 games but was called up and played his first game in Dallas on December 3, 2006. Lundqvist played 7 games in his first NHL playoff series, scoring two goals, and was assigned back to Iowa when Dallas was eliminated.

In Dallas he normally plays as checking forward on the third line. In Iowa he normally plays on the first line and is assigned as assistant team captain.

His identical twin brother Henrik Lundqvist had a successful rookie season as goaltender for the New York Rangers in the 2005–06 season. He was afforded the opportunity to play his twin brother on December 14, 2006, in Dallas. It was the first time that a goaltender faced his twin. He and his brother are only the third set of twins to play each other in an NHL game in the history of the league.

Scored his first career NHL goal against the Calgary Flames on January 17, 2007.

Contents 1 Career statistics 2 International play 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Mölndal HC	Swe-2		17	10	5	15	10		–	–	–	–	–
2000–01	Frölunda HC	SEL		9	0	0	0	0		–	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Frölunda HC	SEL		46	12	14	26	28		10	1	3	4	8
2002–03	Frölunda HC	SEL		50	17	20	37	113		16	6	3	9	12
2003–04	Frölunda HC	SEL		49	9	14	23	48		10	2	2	4	8
2004–05	Frölunda HC	SEL		50	7	12	19	38		13	2	5	7	57
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL		49	10	22	32	87		17	3	4	7	34
2006–07	Iowa Stars	AHL		40	16	22	38	30		9	6	4	10	10
2006–07	Dallas Stars	NHL		36	3	3	6	14		7	2	0	2	6
2007–08	Iowa Stars	AHL		8	2	4	6	2		–	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL		55	3	11	14	22		18	2	5	7	8
SEL totals				253	56	81	137	314		66	15	17	32	119
NHL totals				91	6	14	20	36		25	4	5	9	14

[edit] International play

Played for Sweden in:

• 2006 IIHF World Championships (gold medal)

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

• Joel Lundqvist's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Swedish stats from stats.swehockey.se