Eliteprospects
Sweden Johan Holmqvist
#40 Karlskrona HK / SHL - 17/18
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL Playoffs MVP (Jack A Butterfield Trophy) 1
2-time SHL Champion 2
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1
Date of Birth
May 24, 1978
Position
G
Age
45
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Tierp, SWE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Sweden
Catches
L
Youth Team
Tierps HK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 7 #175 overall by New York Rangers

Holmqvist is a goalie who covers a lot of net. Relies on his great anticipation and plays a calm game in net. Agile and athletic, he is a tough competitor. Can be beat high on the glove side.
- Ulf Andersson, EP (2010)

Team Staff profile of Johan Holmqvist also available

© Photo: Bildbyrån

Use/Embed statistics

Johan Holmqvist Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1993-94 Tierps IF Division 2 -* 5* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1994-95 Tierps IF Division 2 -* 19* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 7* 1.00* -* 4* -* 0* - * 240* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1995-96 Tierps IF Division 2 -* 29* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 3* -* 2.33* .901* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 13* 3.14* -* 22* -* 1* - * 420* |
1996-97 Brynäs IF J20 J20 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Brynäs IF Elitserien 2* 20* 3.00* .879* 4* 29* 0* - * 80* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 4* 3.33* -* 10* -* 0* - * 180* |
Sweden B (all) International 3* 6* 2.67* -* 8* -* 0* - * 180* |
1997-98 Brynäs IF Elitserien 33* 43* 2.59* .895* 82* 702* 2* - * 1 897* | Playoffs 3 3 4.67 .813 14 61 0 - 180
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 2* -* 2.50* .911* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* -* 1.80* .919* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 2* 1.94* -* 1* -* 0* - * 31* |
1998-99 Brynäs IF Elitserien 41* 48* 2.79* .896* 111* 957* 4* - * 2 384* | Playoffs 14 14 2.39 .919 34 384 0 - 855
Sweden (all) International 1* 2* 1.00* -* -* -* 0* - * 60* |
1999-00 Brynäs IF Elitserien 41* 49* 2.60* .898* 103* 913* 4* - * 2 403* | Playoffs 11 11 2.68 .903 30 280 1 - 671
Sweden (all) International 7* -* 2.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2000-01 New York Rangers NHL 2* -* 5.05* .859* 10* 61* 0* 0-2-0 * 119* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 43* -* 2.89* .906* 111* 1 075* 2* 19-14-4 * 2 305* | Playoffs 5 - 2.48 .923 - - - - -
2001-02 New York Rangers NHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 2* 0* 0-0-0 * 9* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 48* -* 3.07* .899* 140* 1 251* 1* 26-12-6 * 2 734* | Playoffs 4 - 4.41 .815 - - - - -
2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 1* -* 3.08* .889* 2* 16* 0* 0-1-0 * 39* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 35* -* 2.65* .910* 84* 847* 2* 14-13-5 * 1 904* |
Charlotte Checkers ECHL 1* -* 2.00* .956* 2* 43* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |
Houston Aeros AHL 8* -* 2.88* .900* 23* 206* 1* 5-3-0 * 479* | Playoffs 23 - 2.00 .928 50 648 1 15-8-0 1 499
2003-04 Minnesota Wild NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Houston Aeros AHL 59* -* 2.56* .908* 148* 1 468* 4* 23-27-7 * 3 467* |
2004-05 Brynäs IF Elitserien 42* 49* 3.39* .892* 138* 1 134* 1* 12-26-4 * 2 446* | Kvalserien SHL 10 10 2.07 .921 21 245 1 6-3-1 608
Sweden WC 1* 6* 4.50* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0 * 40* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 10* 4.33* .829* 12* 58* 0* - * 167* |
2005-06 Brynäs IF Elitserien 26* 33* 1.95* .927* 50* 638* 3* 14-9-3 * 1 539* | Playoffs 4 4 4.02 .866 13 84 0 0-0-0 195
Sweden WC 7* 8* 2.00* .909* 14* 139* 2* 5-0-2 * 420* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 20* 1.48* .920* 22* 254* 3* - * 890* |
2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 48* -* 2.85* .893* 121* 1 013* 1* 27-15-3 * 2 548* | Playoffs 6 - 2.92 .893 18 150 0 2-4-0 370
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 45* -* 3.01* .890* 124* 1 005* 2* 20-16-6 * 2 470* |
Dallas Stars NHL 2* -* 3.75* .857* 5* 30* 0* 1-0-0 * 80* |
2008-09 Frölunda HC Elitserien 49* 55* 2.17* .917* 101* 1 111* 2* 27-18-0 * 2 799* | Playoffs 11 11 2.41 .905 25 237 1 6-5-0 623
Sweden WC 2* 5* 2.73* .915* 4* 43* 0* 1-0-0 * 88* |
Sweden (all) International 7* 15* 1.84* .937* 12* 179* 2* 5-1-0 * 391* |
2009-10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 53* 55* 2.68* .896* 142* 1 227* 0* 23-21-0 * 3 182* | Playoffs 7 7 3.08 .893 22 184 0 3-4-0 429
Sweden (all) International 3* 3* 4.22* .836* 9* 46* 0* 1-1-0 * 129* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 40* 53* 2.72* .904* 104* 977* 3* 17-22-0 * 2 298* |
2011-12 Brynäs IF Elitserien 28* 47* 2.36* .917* 63* 692* 1* 17-10-0 * 1 599* | Playoffs 4 12 2.15 .931 9 122 0 2-2-0 252
2012-13 Brynäs IF Elitserien 39* 48* 2.52* .914* 88* 937* 4* 15-20-0 * 2 096* | Playoffs 4 4 4.17 .895 15 128 0 0-4-0 216
Sweden (all) International 1* 3* 3.09* .786* 3* 11* 0* 0-1-0 * 59* |
2013-14 Brynäs IF SHL 26* 53* 2.76* .902* 71* 652* 2* 12-13-0 * 1 543* | Playoffs 0 5 - - - - - - 0
2014-15 Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan 22* 22* 2.05* .925* 43* 528* 3* 11-9-0 * 1 261* |
Brynäs IF SHL 5* 11* 2.39* .911* 11* 113* 1* 1-4-0 * 277* | Playoffs 1 6 2.83 .912 3 31 0 0-1-0 64
2015-16 Karlskrona HK SHL 20* 22* 2.79* .904* 54* 507* 0* 5-14-0 * 1 164* | Relegation 5 5 1.20 .961 7 170 1 4-1-0 349
2016-17 Karlskrona HK SHL 29* 49* 2.37* .919* 67* 762* 2* 12-16-0 * 1 696* |
2017-18 Karlskrona HK SHL 5* 7* 3.28* .905* 16* 152* 0* 1-3-0 * 293* | Relegation 4 6 2.29 .911 9 92 1 2-2-0 237

Johan Holmqvist Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1999-00 Brynäs IF Euro HL 3* -* 4.03* .821* -* -* -* - * -* |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 3* -* 4.08* .819* -* -* -* - * -* |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 5* -* 1.39* .927* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 5* -* 1.61* .944* -* -* -* - * -* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 3* -* 4.22* .836* -* -* -* - * -* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 4* -* 3.95* .863* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Brynäs IF ET 3* -* 2.27* .904* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 4.00 .846 - - - - -
Sweden EHT 1* -* 3.10* .786* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Brynäs IF ET 4* -* 2.48* .907* -* -* -* - * -* |

Johan Holmqvist Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 193* -* 2.79* .905* 506* 4 847* 10* 87-69-22* 10 889 | 3 32 - 2.00* .928* 50* 648* 1* 15-8-0* 1 499*
Division 2 3 -* 53* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
ECHL 1 1* -* 2.00* .956* 2* 43* 0* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
EHT 5 17* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 3* -* 2.33* .901* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
ET 3 11* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 1 - 4.00* .846* -* -* -* -* -*
Euro HL 1 3* -* 4.03* .821* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 22* 22* 2.05* .925* 43* 528* 3* 11-9-0* 1 261 | 0 * * * * * * *
International 9 39* 61* 2.18* .904* 67* 548* 5* 6-3-0* 1 905 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 26* 24* 2.57* .911* 36* -* 1* -* 840 | 0 * * * * * * *
J20 Elit (J20 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 6 99* -* 2.99* .890* 262* 2 127* 3* 48-34-9* 5 264 | 1 6 - 2.92* .893* 18* 150* 0* 2-4-0* 370*
SHL (Elitserien) 16 479* 642* 2.61* .905* 1 205* 11 503* 29* 156-176-7* 27 688 | 13 78 98 2.59* .909* 202* 2 018* 5* 23-22-1* 4 676*
WC 3 10* 19* 2.30* .905* 21* 200* 2* 6-1-2* 548 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* -* 1.80* .919* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Johan Holmqvist Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/12/2018
02/12/2018 Confirmed No team Karlskrona HK
05/03/2016
05/03/2016 Extension Karlskrona HK Karlskrona HK
12/11/2015
12/11/2015 Confirmed No team Karlskrona HK
01/15/2015
01/15/2015 Confirmed Almtuna IS Brynäs IF
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Brynäs IF Almtuna IS
04/11/2013
04/11/2013 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
04/15/2011
04/15/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Brynäs IF
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Almtuna IS

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF

Cult/Star player for Charlotte Checkers

Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros

Cult/Star player for Karlskrona HK

Cult/Star player for Tierps HK

Career transactions
- 2019-11-17 • Signed to a 1-day contract with Brynäs to end his career there
- 2011-04-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by Brynäs
- 2008-07-23 • Signed to a three-year contract by Frölunda
- 2008-02-26 • Traded to the Dallas Stars w/ Brad Richards for Mike Smith, Jeff Halpern & Jussi Jokinen & a 2009 4th round pick (later traded to Edmonton; Kyle Bigos)
- 2007-05-19 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2003-03-11 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild for Lawrence Nycholat