Tony Mårtensson

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Position Center
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
SEL Team
F. teams		 Linköpings HC (on loan to Aq Bars Kazan)
Brynäs IF
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born June 23, 1980 (1980-06-23) (age 27),
Upplands Väsby, SE
NHL Draft 224th overall, 2001
Anaheim Ducks
Pro career 2000 – present
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold 2006 Sweden

Tony Mårtensson (born June 23, 1980, in Upplands Väsby, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey center, currently with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. Mårtensson will spend the 2008–09 season on loan to Russian KHL team Aq Bars Kazan.

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[edit] Playing career

Mårtensson was drafted by Anaheim Ducks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in the 7th round as the 224th pick overall. He only played in six games with the Mighty Ducks during the 2003–04 season, scoring two points. Since season 2004–05 he has played for Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. During the Elitserien season 2007-08 he won the league with most points (67) and most assists (59); and was also awarded Guldhjälmen as the most valuable player in the league during the regular season.

For the 2008–09 season Mårtensson is on a ten-month loan to the Russian team Aq Bars Kazan of the Continental Hockey League.[1]

[edit] Awards

  • Gold medal at the World Championship in 2006.
  • Awarded Guldhjälmen in 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Abrahamsson, Jante. "Kazan bekräftar svenskvärvningarna", Hockeysverige.se, 2008-04-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. (Swedish) 

[edit] External links


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