Johan Holmqvist

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(Photo courtesy Mike Ashmore. Thanks, Mike!)

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Tolfta, Sweden, May 24, 1978.
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 198 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 32 (NY Rangers), 31 (Hartford), 29 (Houston), 30 (Sweden), 40 (Tampa Bay, Dallas).
CATCHES: Left

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Was on Swedish World Junior team, has been impressive in Elite League." (Rick Carpiniello, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"The Rangers' goalie of the future is Dan Cloutier, but Holmqvist has become a top prospect with his play in the Swedish Elite League. Rangers' European scout Christer Rockstrom raves about Holmqvist. "He's the sole reason his team's at the top of the Swedish league," [Rangers' assistant general manager Don] Maloney said. "And he'll be 21 in May. Our decision is, do we bring him here for next season, or do we leave him there for another year in the Elite League and let him spend time with the national team?"" (Rick Carpiniello, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"A good-sized goalie, Holmqvist led his team to the championship game in the Swedish league last season. Has great techniques and skills. But, most of all, he's considered very strong mentally." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 110)

"What has impressed the Rangers most in addition to Holmqvist's skill - he led Brynas to the Swedish Elite League title last year - is his calm and mental toughness. "The world can be on fire around him and it's just another day at the beach," [Rangers' assistant GM Don] Maloney. "Nothing fazes this guy." The Rangers will make a big pitch to sign Holmqvist this summer and bring him to North America for seasoning in Hartford, probably for two years." (Rick Carpiniello, The Hockey News Future Watch 2000)

"It's all up to Holmqvist when he lands in the NHL. Considered one of the better goalies in Europe, the time is now for the Swede to come overseas. Has great skill and good size. All the Rangers' top goaltending prospect needs is North American experience." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 99)

"Athleticism and quickness positive attributes for big netminder." (Rick Carpiniello, The Hockey News Future Watch 2001)

"Lanky Holmqvist has the size to blot out the majority of the net from shooters and also has good technical ability and reflexes. The Rangers are still high on Holmqvist but he will have to compete hard with the other quality goaltending prospects in the system." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 101)

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REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T   OL    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
96-97 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN       2     80                      4   3.00
97-97 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      33   1897                     82   2.59
98-99 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      41   2383                    111   2.79                    4
99-00 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      41   2402                    104   2.60                    4   0   0     4
00-01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL      43   2305  19  14   5        111   2.89    1186   .906     2   0   1     4    30.87  957.86
      New York Rangers NHL         2    119   0   2   0         10   5.04      71   .859     0   0   0     2    35.80  918.82
01-02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL      48   2734  26  12   6        140   3.07    1391   .899     1   0   1     2    30.53  950.23
      New York Rangers NHL         1      9   0   0   0          0   0.00       2  1.000     0   0   0     0    13.33 1022.22
02-03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL      35   1904  14  13   5         84   2.65     931   .910     2   0   0     4
      New York Rangers NHL         1     39   0   1   0          2   3.08      18   .889     0   0   0     0
      Houston Aeros AHL            8    479   5   3   0         23   2.88     229   .900     1   0   0     0
      Charlotte Checkers ECHL      1     60   1   0   0          2   2.00      45   .956     0   0   0     0
03-04 Houston Aeros AHL           59   3467  23  27   7        148   2.56    1616   .908     4   0   2     0
04-05 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      42   2445                    138   3.39    1272   .891     1   0   1     2
      Sweden WORLD                 1     40   0   1   0          3   4.50      21   .857     0   0   0     0
05-06 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      33                                                             0   3     0
06-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL     48   2548  27  15        3   121   2.85    1134   .893     1   0   3     4
FOUR (4) NHL SEASONS              52   2715  27  18   0    3   133   3.20    1225  0.882     1   0   3     4

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Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
97-98 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN       3    180   0   3   14   4.67
98-99 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      14    855   9   5   34   2.39                    0   0   0     2
99-00 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN      11    671           30   2.68                    1
00-01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL       5    314   2   3   13   2.48                    0   0   0     0
01-02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL       4    163   1   2   12   4.41      65   .815     0   0   0     0
02-03 Houston Aeros AHL           23   1499  15   8   50   2.00     698   .928     1   0   0     2
05-06 Brynas IF Gavle SWEDEN       4    194           13   4.02      97   .866     0   0   0     2
06-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL      6    370   2   4   18   2.91     168   .893     0   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON             6    370   2   4   18   2.91     168   .893     0   0   0     0

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