Magnus Pääjärvi
| Magnus Pääjärvi | |
|---|---|
 October 2010 in Calgary | |
| Born | April 12, 1991 Norrköping, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
St.Louis Blues Timrå IK Edmonton Oilers |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2009 Edmonton Oilers |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Website | Paajarvi.com |
Magnus Karl Svensson Pääjärvi (born April 12, 1991), surname also known as Pääjärvi-Svensson, is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He was a first round selection in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft, and he currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
Early life
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson is the son of retired ice hockey player and coach Gunnar Svensson and Ingrid Maria Svensson-Pääjärvi, and younger brother of Björn Svensson. He was born in Sweden while Gunnar was the coach and manager of IK Vita Hästen. He uses the hyphenated surname in honour of his maternal grandfather, who was Finnish.[1]
Playing career
Pääjärvi-Svensson started playing ice hockey at the age of six. During the 2005–06 season when he was fourteen years old he made his debut for Malmö Redhawks in the J20 SuperElit,[2] and scored eight goals in eight games during TV-pucken and led Skåne to a silver medal. He also scored two goals when Malmö won the final of the Swedish Championship for sixteen-year-olds. The following season he got a more regular role for Malmö in the J20 SuperElit, and again led Skåne to a silver medal in TV-pucken.
In 2007, he signed with Timrå IK where his older brother, Björn, played for the senior team. He made his Elitserien debut on September 24, at age sixteen, five months, and twelve days, becoming the fourth youngest player in Elitserien's history. During the game he recorded an assist on Timrå's 1–0 goal in the first period of play. His first goal was a game winning 1–0 goal against HV71 on February 16, 2008, assisted by linemate Anton Lander.
Magnus was drafted 10th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[3] He was also selected 19th overall by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2009 KHL Entry Draft.
Magnus was announced to be a nominee for 2009–10 Elitserien Rookie of the Year on January 20.[4]
Edmonton Oilers
On June 2, 2010, it was announced that he had signed a three-year entry level contract with the Oilers.[5] On September 2, 2010, it was announced that Magnus would be shortening his name for the NHL to Magnus Pääjärvi and will wear the number 91 on his jersey.[6]
On September 23, 2010, (his first preseason game with the Oilers) Pääjärvi scored a hat-trick and registered an assist for 4 points, as the Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2.
On October 7, 2010, Pääjärvi played his first professional game with the Oilers when they played their arch-rivals, the Calgary Flames. He scored his first NHL goal nine days later, on October 16, 2010, against Flames net-minder, Miikka Kiprusoff.
Pääjärvi finished the 2010-11 NHL season with 34 points, good enough for 6th on team scoring.
In the 2011-12 NHL season, after recording 3 points in 25 games and sitting in the press box for 6 games, Paajarvi was demoted to the minors.[7]
St. Louis Blues
On July 10th 2013, Pääjärvi was traded along with a second round pick to the St. Louis Blues for left winger David Perron.[8]
International play
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2011 Slovakia | |
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Saskatoon | |
| Silver | 2009 Ottawa | |
| Silver | 2008 Pardubice | |
Pääjärvi-Svensson made his international debut for Sweden at age fourteen with the under sixteen team during the 2005–06 season,[2] the following season he became the scoring leader for the under sixteen team.[9] During the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, at sixteen years and eight months old he became the youngest player ever to play for Sweden during a World Junior Hockey Championship.[10] During the tournament he scored one goal,[11] and helped Sweden to the finals when assisting Mikael Backlund on Sweden's overtime game-winning goal against Russia in the semifinal.[12]
Magnus played in the 2010 World Championships where he led the Swedish team in scoring[13] and was selected to the tournament all-star team.[14]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | J20 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 50 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 163 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SEL totals | 134 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC U18 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC U18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2011 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 48 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 18 | ||
References
- ↑ Bill Meltzer (2008-11-07). "Swedish prodigy Paajarvi could be top-5 pick". NHL.com NHL Entry Draft. the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liljerås, Viktor (2008-12-26). "Jag är säker - vi tar guld". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ "Magnus Paajarvi". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ Feltenmark, Anders (2010-01-20). "Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, årets rookiekandidat". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Oilers sign Pääjarvi-Svensson". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Oilers' Paajarvi Decides to Enter NHL with Shortened Name". 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "Oilers assign Paajarvi to Barons". Edmonton Oilers. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "David Perron Traded To Oilers For Magnus Paajarvi And A Draft Pick". BleedinBlue.com. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ↑ "21. MAGNUS SVENSSON PÄÄJÄRVI". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ Feltenmark, Anders (2007-12-17). "Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi blir Sveriges yngste JVM-spelare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ↑ "PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ "PLAY-OFF ROUND SEMIFINALS GAME 28" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ↑ "Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
External links
- Paajarvi.com — official site
- Magnus Pääjärvi's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Magnus Pääjärvi – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jordan Eberle |
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 2009 |
Succeeded by Taylor Hall |