Jacob Markström

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Jacob Markström
Born (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990
Gävle, Sweden
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams 		Florida Panthers
Brynäs IF (SHL)
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 31st overall, 2008
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2008–present

Jacob Anders Markström (born January 31, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Markström signed a two-year contract with the Brynäs IF senior team on May 12, 2008.[1] He had previously been playing for the Brynäs IF junior team. The following month, after solid performances in the Swedish Hockey League and internationally for Sweden in the Under 18 and World Junior tournaments, the butterfly style goalie[2] was selected 31st overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft as the first choice of the Florida Panthers.

In 2009–10 Jacob Markström led the Elitserien in the save percentage (SVS%) and goals against average (GAA) statistics, with 92.72% and 2.01 respectively.[3] On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Panthers GM and Markström had agreed to terms on an entry level contract.[4]

On January 23, 2011, Markström made his NHL debut at the Prudential Center when he replaced starter Scott Clemmensen at the start of the second period to post a loss against the New Jersey Devils.[5] Upon his debut, he became the youngest goaltender to ever play for the Panthers.

Markström was sent back to the Florida Panthers affiliate team the Rochester Americans. The team directives argued that Markström needed to get used to hockey in North America since players had different shooting tendencies. Jacob Markström struggled during his first season in the AHL and also injured his knee. After surgery in South Florida, Markström worked to get back in the game, hoping to have a real shot at the NHL level.

With Tomas Vokoun leaving the Florida Panthers roster, Markström attended the Panthers' September 2011 training camp to compete for a starting or back-up position with fellow goaltenders Jose Theodore and Scott Clemmensen – getting the back-up role when Clemmensen was injured.[6] On October 22, Jacob got his first NHL win when he played in the third period against the New York Islanders and made 18 saves on 18 shots.[7]

Markström started the lockout shortened 2012–2013 season in the AHL, but with the starter Jose Theodore suffering an injury on March 2nd[8] and likely out for the season, Markström is now with the Panthers full-time, and started most of their games during the remainder of the season.

It was believed that Markström would become the full-time starter for the Panthers at the beginning of the 2013–2014 season, as Theodore was not retained and Markström signed a 2 year contract. However, the Panthers would sign Tim Thomas to a one-year contract, presumably as the starter.

International career

Jacob Markström
Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze 2010 Germany
World Junior Championships
Silver 2009 Ottawa
Bronze 2010 Saskatoon

Markström has represented Sweden three times in junior tournaments. He backstopped the Swedes to a fourth place finish in the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2008. The next year, he was placed on the Swedish World Juniors team and led all goalies with a 94.6% save percentage and finished second with a 1.61 GAA.[9] Those impressive stats let him to earn Best Player honours at the goaltender position in 2009; his team also took home the silver medal. He again represented Sweden at the WJCs in 2010 and could not quite match his previous year's performance as Sweden earned a bronze medal. Markström did post a respectable 92.72% save percentage and a 2.21 GAA, both good enough for second place amongst goalies in the prestigious tournament.[10]

In his first major tournament at a senior level, the 2010 World Championships, Markström played three games and recorded a shutout against Switzerland.[11]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season

References:[12][13][14] [15] [16]

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Brynäs IF JSE 1 — — — 65 3 0 2.77 —
2007–08 Brynäs IF JSE 22 — — — 1320 44 2 2.00 —
2007–08 Brynäs IF SHL 7 — — — 423 22 0 3.12 .888
2008–09 Brynäs IF SHL 35 — — — 1992 79 3 2.38 .917
2009–10 Brynäs IF SHL 43 — — — 2542 85 5 2.01 .927
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 37 16 20 1 2174 108 1 2.98 .907
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 1 0 40 2 0 3.00 .857
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 32 17 12 1 1839 71 1 2.32 .927
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 7 2 4 1 383 17 0 2.66 .923
2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 33 16 15 2 1972 87 3 2.65 .920
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 23 8 14 1 1266 68 0 3.22 .901
NHL totals 31 10 19 2 1689 87 0 3.09 .906
SHL totals 85 — — — 4957 186 8 2.51 .912

Post season

References:[17][18] [19] [20]

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Brynäs IF JSE 1 — — 25 4 0 9.76 —
2007–08 Brynäs IF SHL-Q 9 — — 505 15 2 1.78 —
2008–09 Brynäs IF SHL 1 — — 59 2 0 2.02 .923
2009–10 Brynäs IF SHL 4 — — 224 12 0 3.21 .903
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 8 4 4 546 26 0 2.85 .907
SHL totals 5 — — 283 14 0 2.62 .916

International statistics

References:[21] [22] [23] [24]

   
Year Team Comp Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008 Sweden U18 4th 6 4 2 0 355 18 1 3.04 .862
2009 Sweden WJC 5 4 1 0 298 8 1 1.61 .943
2010 Sweden WJC 5 4 1 0 298 11 0 2.21 .927
2010 Sweden WC 3 3 0 0 180 4 1 1.33 .944

References

  1. ↑ "Ove Molin och Jacob Markström har skrivit kontrakt!" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  2. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/309774-the-top-10-players-not-playing-in-the-nhl
  3. ↑ "2009–10 Goalie Leaders". Elitserien. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  4. ↑ "Panthers Sign Jacob Markstrom". panthers.nhl.com. 2010-06-01. 
  5. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020723
  6. ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/16/2457546/florida-panthers-kevin-dineen.html
  7. ↑ "Game Boxscore – NY Islanders vs. Florida". National Hockey League. 2011-10-22. 
  8. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2012020307
  9. ↑ "IIHF WJC Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2008–2009". IIHF.com. January 11, 2010. 
  10. ↑ "IIHF WJC Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2009–2010". IIHF.com. January 11, 2010. 
  11. ↑ "IIHF World Championship Game Summary". IIHF.com. May 18, 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Swehockey.se PDF Reports 2006–2007, J20 SuperElit Top 8". SIHA. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  13. ↑ "Swehockey.se PDF Reports 2007–2008, J20 SuperElit Norra". SIHA. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  14. ↑ "Swehockey.se PDF Reports 2007–2008, Elitserien". SIHA. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  15. ↑ "Jacob Markström". brynas.se. January 12, 2010. 
  16. ↑ "Player Bio: Jacob Markström". thehockeynews.com. January 12, 2010. 
  17. ↑ "Swehockey.se PDF Reports 2006–2007, J20 SM-Slutspel". SIHA. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  18. ↑ "Swehockey.se PDF Reports 2007–2008, Kvalserien till Elitserien". SIHA. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  19. ↑ "Jacob Markström". brynas.se. January 12, 2010. 
  20. ↑ "Player Bio: Jacob Markström". thehockeynews.com. January 12, 2010. 
  21. ↑ "IIHF World U18 Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM". IIHF. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  22. ↑ "IIHF WJC Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2008–2009". IIHF.com. January 11, 2010. 
  23. ↑ "IIHF WJC Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2009–2010". IIHF.com. January 11, 2010. 
  24. ↑ "IIHF World Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2009–2010". IIHF.com. May 23, 2010. 

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