Adam Almqvist

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1991)

Ice hockey player

Adam Almqvist

Almqvist with the EHC München in 2023

Born|  (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 (age 34)
Jönköping, Sweden
Height|  5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight|  170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shoots|  Left
DEL team
Former teams|  Kölner Haie
HV71
Detroit Red Wings
Severstal Cherepovets
Frölunda HC
SC Bern
Admiral Vladivostok
Dinamo Minsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
EV Zug
EHC Red Bull München
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 plays for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Almqvist was drafted 210th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

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### Junior

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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

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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]

Upon completing his contract with the Indians, Almqvist left the SHL to sign a one-year contract with Swiss club, SC Bern, of the National League on April 11, 2018.[9] During the Final of the NL playoffs, while playing against EV Zug, Almqvist was assessed a match penalty in third period after an illegal charge against Reto Suri, resulting in a dangerous head injury on 11 April 2019.[10] He contributed with 4 points in 13 games to help SC Bern win of the Swiss championship.[11]

On 7 July 2019, Almqvist returned to Russia as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year KHL contract with Admiral Vladivostok.[12] At the conclusion of his contract with Admiral entering a hiatus, Almqvist continued in the KHL joining Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk, on a one-year contract on 20 July 2020.[13]

Splitting the 2022–23 season between Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL and EV Zug of the National League, Almqvist continued his European career by signing a one-year deal in the German DEL with EHC München on 21 July 2023.[14]

## Career statistics

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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
2017–18 | Frölunda HC | SHL  | 50  | 6  | 23  | 29  | 34  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4
2018–19 | SC Bern | NL | 50  | 1  | 14  | 15  | 20  | 13  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 29
2019–20 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL  | 58  | 8  | 18  | 26  | 34  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL  | 29  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 18  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
2021–22 | Dinamo Minsk  | KHL  | 41  | 3  | 23  | 26  | 36  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2
2022–23 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL  | 25  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 12  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2022–23 | EV Zug | NL  | 17  | 2  | 9  | 11  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2023–24 | EHC Red Bull München | DEL | 33 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
2024–25 | Kölner Haie | DEL  | 51 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 38  | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4
SHL totals  | 231 | 22 | 94 | 116 | 176  | 55 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 34
NHL totals  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
KHL totals  | 174 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 112  | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8
NL totals  | 67 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 26  | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29
DEL totals  | 84 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 63  | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4

## Awards and honours

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Award  | Year  |

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SHL
Le Mat Trophy (HV71)  | 2010, 2017 | [15]
Best P Plus–minus | 2011 |
AHL
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins)  | 2013 |
Second All-Star Team  | 2014 | [16]

Champion (SC Bern)  | 2019 | [17]

## References

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1. ^ Daniel Wengel (November 3, 2009). "HV71 skriver kontrakt med Almqvist". hv71.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
2. ^ "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". hockeyligan.se. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
3. ^ Rick Bowness (May 28, 2011). "Wings signed Almqvist, a '09 draft pick". NHL. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
4. ^ Adam Almquist
5. ^ Bill Roose (November 3, 2013). "Smith injured; Almquist to make debut". NHL. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
6. ^ Andrea Nelson (November 7, 2013). "Almquist has good reason to celebrate". NHL. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
7. ^ "Adam Almqvist joins Severstal" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
8. ^ "24 jersey is to continue heritage" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
9. ^ "SCB signs Jan Mursak and Adam Almqvist" (in German). SC Bern. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.[permanent dead link]
10. ^ "Zug put on the ropes". Le Matin (in German). lematin.ch. April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
11. ^ "Almquist mästare i Schweiz: "Bra firande"". HockeyNews.se. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
12. ^ "Vladivostok sign Swedish defenseman" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
13. ^ "Adam Almqvist is a new signing for Dinamo" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
14. ^ "Calder Cup winner Adam Almqvist is moving to the Red Bulls" (in German). EHC München. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
15. ^ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
16. ^ "First, Second Team AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
17. ^ "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database