Marcus Sörensen

Marcus Sörensen
Born 7 April 1992
Södertälje , Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
SEL team
Former teams 		Djurgårdens IF
Skellefteå AIK
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 106th overall, 2010
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2010–present

Marcus Sörensen (born 7 April 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. Sörensen is a member of Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey league SHL.

Playing career

Sörensen began playing hockey in Tälje IK, before he was acquired by Södertälje SK's youth organization where he began playing junior hockey. His play attracted the attention of North American pro hockey scouts. Sörensen was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by Ottawa Senators, 106th overall.[1]

Sörensen moved to Djurgårdens IF for the 2010–11 season, to play in Djurgården's J20-team. Sörensen made his Elitserien debut on 7 December 2010 against Luleå HF, when several regular players were suffering from illness and injuries.[2] He also scored his first Elitserien goal when he shot the puck via Luleå defencemen Janne Niinimaa's stick into the goal.[3] After the 2010–11 season, Sörensen signed a two year deal with Skellefteå AIK.[4] Sörensen played the majority of the 2011–12 hockey season with Borås HC in the Swedish tier two league HockeyAllsvenskan, on loan. The Ottawa Senators did not sign Sörensen by the 1 June 2012 deadline, leaving him free to sign with any NHL team in the future. Sörensen returned to Djurgården for the 2012–13 hockey season in early May 2012, signing on for one year.[5] The 2012–13 season ended with a failed SHL qualification for Djurgården, despite Sörensen's 10 goals and 23 points during the regular season. Sörensen extended his contract with Djurgården for two years in February 2013.[6] The 2014 Kvalserien ended with the promotion of Djurgården to the 2014–15 SHL season. Sörensen played a major role in the promotion, scoring four goals and 12 points in the Kvalserien which made him the scoring leader for Djurgården. He extended his contract yet again in September 2014, enabling him to play in Djurgården until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

During the 2014–15 SHL season, Sörensen recorded 17 goals and 15 assists in 50 games and after the end of the season he was awarded with the SHL Rookie of the Year award.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Södertälje SK J20 SuperElit 277101754 —————
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 3114223653 43032
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SHL 71120 —————
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SHL 10000 —————
2011–12 Borås HC Swe-2 29891755 —————
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Swe-2 4610132338 64152
2013–14 Djurgårdens IF Swe-2 4313173034 1048124
2014–15 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5017153230 21010
SHL totals 58 18 16 34 0 2 1 0 1 0

References

  1. ↑ "All Swedish players drafted by NHL clubs 1974-2010" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Forsgren, Björn (8 December 2010). "Känslan var obeskrivlig". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Djurgården bröt förlustsvit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Lindkvist, Jerry (20 April 2011). "Marcus Sörensen klar för Skellefteå AIK". Västerbottens Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Larsson, Peo (2 May 2012). "Ny hemvändare klar för Djurgården". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Djurgården förlänger med Marcus Sörensen". Expressen. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Djurgården förlänger med Marcus Sörensen". difhockey.se. Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Nilsson, Daniel. "SHL Awards 2015 - Marcus Sörensen är Årets rookie". shl.se. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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