Michael Holmqvist

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Honken
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg/14 st 11 lb)
SEL Team F. teams	Djurgårdens IF Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Chicago Blackhawks Färjestads BK TPS (SM-liiga) Frölunda HC
Nationality	Sweden
Born	June 8, 1979 (1979-06-08) (age 29), Stockholm, SWE
NHL Draft	18th overall, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Pro career	1996 – present

Rolf Anders Michael Holmqvist Pedersen (born June 8, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player. He is currently a forward for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. He is the older brother of former Frölunda HC teammate Andreas Holmqvist.

Holmqvist was drafted 18th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but only managed to played 21 games for the Ducks during the 2003–04 NHL season. In 2005 he moved to the Chicago Blackhawks where he received more ice time over two season. In total, Holmqvist played 156 regular season games, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points and collecting 72 penalty minutes.

[edit] External links

• Michael Holmqvist's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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