Adam Almqvist

Adam Almqvist
Born (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991
Jönköping, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
HV71
Detroit Red Wings
Severstal Cherepovets
NHL Draft 210th overall, 2009
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2012–present

Adam Almqvist (born February 27, 1991) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Almqvist was drafted 210th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

In early November 2009, HV71 signed Almqvist to a three-year contract.[1] Almqvist was the highest scoring junior player in the 2010 Elitserien playoffs, recording one goal and ten assists in 16 playoff games, to help lead HV71 to the Elitserien Championship. Almqvist's eleven postseason points lead all SEL defensemen.[2]

Professional

On May 28, 2011, Almqvist signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[3]

On March 30, 2012, Almqvist made his AHL debut in a game against the Charlotte Checkers.[4]

During the 2012–13 AHL season, Almquist was the second-leading scorer amongst defensemen for the Griffins in his first pro season in North America. Almquist recorded 10 goals and 21 assists. The Griffins finished first in the Midwest Division and captured the Calder Cup championship. Almquist played in the team's first 21 playoff games before suffering an injury after crashing into the boards in Game 3 of the finals against the Syracuse Crunch. Almquist recorded 3 goals and 7 assists in the playoffs.

In November 2013, Almqvist was called up from the Grand Rapids Griffins as an injury replacement for Brendan Smith, and he made his NHL debut on November 4, in a game against the Winnipeg Jets.[5] On November 7, in his second NHL game, Almqvist scored his first career NHL goal against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars.[6]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract and unable to gain a roster spot with the Red Wings, Almqvist left North America as a restricted free agent and signed a two-year contract with Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL on June 25, 2014.[7]

After a successful two-year return to original club HV71, culminating in capturing the Le Mat trophy in the 2016–17 season, Almqvist left to sign a two-year contract with fellow SHL club, Frölunda HC on May 8, 2017.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 HV71 J20 41 8 28 36 44 6 1 5 6 4
2009–10 HV71 SEL 28 2 6 8 10 16 1 10 11 8
2009–10 HV71 J20 15 5 29 34 14 — — — — —
2010–11 HV71 SEL 52 0 16 16 32 2 0 0 0 0
2011–12 HV71 SEL 42 3 8 11 26 3 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 68 10 21 31 34 21 3 7 10 12
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73 4 49 53 56 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 21 0 4 4 12 — — — — —
2015–16 HV71 SHL 47 6 13 19 30 6 0 2 2 6
2016–17 HV71 SHL 52 4 14 18 24 16 1 5 6 12
SHL totals 221 15 57 72 122 43 2 18 20 30
NHL totals 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (HV71) 2010, 2017 [9]
Best Plus-minus 2011
AHL
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2013
Second All-Star Team 2014 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Wengel (2009-11-03). "HV71 skriver kontrakt med Almqvist". hv71.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". hockeyligan.se. 2010-04-24. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  3. ↑ Rick Bowness (2011-05-28). "Wings signed Almqvist, a '09 draft pick". NHL. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  4. ↑ Adam Almquist
  5. ↑ Bill Roose (2013-11-03). "Smith injured; Almquist to make debut". NHL. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  6. ↑ Andrea Nelson (2013-11-07). "Almquist has good reason to celebrate". NHL. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Adam Almqvist joins Severstal" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  8. ↑ "24 jersey is to continue heritage" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  9. ↑ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  10. ↑ "First, Second Team AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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