Patric Hörnqvist

Patric Hornqvist
Born (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987
Sollentuna, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Djurgårdens IF
Nashville Predators
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 230th overall, 2005
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2005–present

Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (born 1 January 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Nashville Predators. Hörnqvist won his first Stanley Cup when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals being the first player drafted last overall in any draft to win a Stanley Cup.

Playing career

Hörnqvist was born on 1 January 1987 in Sollentuna in Stockholm, 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]

Hörnqvist during his time with the Predators

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 26 September 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 15 October 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, Hörnqvist was re-signed to a five-year contract extension on 30 April 2013.[9]

Hörnqvist, along with Nick Spaling, was traded on 27 June 2014, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward James Neal.[10] This trade united him with Sidney Crosby. Crosby and Hornqvist were drafted in the same year (2005), but Crosby was drafted first and Hornqvist last.

As the 2014 season started, Hörnqvist is on the Penguins #1 line with Crosby and Chris Kunitz.[11] He scored his first goal with the Penguins in his first game against the Anaheim Ducks.[12] After returning from an injury and with additional in-season trades, Hörnqvist was on the first line with Crosby and David Perron.

On 29 February 2016, Hörnqvist recorded his first career hat-trick and added an assist in a 6–0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.[13] On 13 April 2016, Hörnqvist recorded his first career playoff hat-trick and added an assist in a 5–2 win over the New York Rangers. Hörnqvist won his first Stanley Cup when the Penguins defeated the Sharks in six games in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Djurgårdens IF SEL 4752736 —————
2006–07 Djurgårdens IF SEL 4923113438 —————
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF SEL 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 Allsv 102356 —————
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 244101414 —————
2013–14 Nashville Predators NHL 7622315328 —————
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6425265138 52132
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8222295136 24941310
NHL totals 509153165318247 5214102424
SHL totals 149462571132 50116

Awards and honors

Awards Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2016 [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 19 May 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. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Penguins trade Neal to Predators for Hornqvist, Spaling". The Sports Network. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Crosby, Hornqvist help Penguins top Maple Leafs". NHL.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins – 10/09/2014". nhl.com.
  13. ↑ "Arizona Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins – 02/29/2016". NHL.com.
  14. ↑ "Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6". National Hockey League. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
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