Patric Hörnqvist

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Patric Hörnqvist
Born (1987-01-01) January 1, 1987
Sollentuna, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams 		Nashville Predators
Djurgårdens IF
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 230th overall, 2005
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2005–present

Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (born January 1, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Hörnqvist was born on 1 January 1987 in Sollentuna, Sweden. He began playing hockey in local Sollentuna-club Gillbo IF[1] and also played minor hockey in Solna SK.[2] Hörnqvist later moved on to play junior hockey in Väsby IK Hockey. He was part of Stockholm/Röd's team in the 2002 TV-pucken and also made some appearances in Väsby's senior team the same season. Hörnqvist played two additional seasons with Väsby, but when head coach Charles Berglund was acquired by Djurgårdens IF in 2004 as assistant coach, Hörnqvist followed.[3] He played a few games for Djurgården's J20 team during the 2004–05 season and was drafted by Nashville Predators in the seventh round, 230th and last overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hörnqvist made his Elitserien debut on September 26 against Timrå IK and played 47 games out of 50 during the 2005–06 Elitserien season scoring five goals and seven points.[4] He became the Elitserien Rookie of the Year in 2007 after a successful second season in Djurgården's regular team, scoring 23 goals and 34 points.[1][5] Hörnqvist signed on a three-year contract with Nashville in May 2007 but had already chosen to stay for another season in Djurgården during the previous month.[6][7] He played another good season scoring 18 goals and 30 points in 53 games; and participated in his first Elitserien playoff when Djurgården met Linköpings HC in the quarterfinals. These games did not go well for Hörnqvist; he recorded only one assist, and his team lost the series 4–1.[8]

Hörnqvist moved to North America for the 2008–09 NHL season in hopes of making the Predators' roster. However, he struggled and was assigned to their minor league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he spent most of the year. He scored his first NHL goal on October 15, 2008 against Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars, in one of his 28 NHL games that year. Hörnqvist broke out in the 2009–10 NHL season, leading the Predators in goals (30) and tying for the team lead in points with 51.

After the completion of the Predators lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Hornqvist was re-signed to a five-year contract extension on April 30, 2013.[9]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4752736 —————
2006–07 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4923113438 —————
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5318123058 50116
2008–09 Nashville Predators NHL 2825716 —————
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4917183544 114486
2009–10 Nashville Predators NHL 8030215140 20114
2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 7921274847 122136
2011–12 Nashville Predators NHL 7627164328 101342
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Swe.1 102356 —————
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 244101414 —————
NHL totals 2878479163145 2435812
SHL totals 149462571132 50116

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Patric Hörnqvist, Djurgårdens IF, Årets Rookie". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ Kenneth Ahl (3 April 2007). "Årets Rookie i Svensk Hockey" (in Swedish). Solna SK. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  3. ↑ Abrahamsson, Hans (19 February 2007). "Jag siktar mot Tre kronor". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
  4. ↑ Jerker Dammbro (26 September 2005). "Laguppställningen mot Timrå". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Årets rookie" (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Hörnqvist skrev på för Nashville". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  7. ↑ Jerker Dammbro (17 April 2007). "Patric Hörnqvist stannar i DIF". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  8. ↑ "SM-slutspel - 2007/2008". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Hockeyligan AB. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Predators sign Hornqvist to five-year, $21.25M extension". The Sports Network. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-04-30. 

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