Daniel Tjärnqvist
Date of birth | October 14, 1976 |
place of birth | Umeå , Sweden |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 91 kg |
position | defender |
number | # 29 |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1995 , 4th round, 88th position Florida Panthers |
Career stations | |
1994-1996 | Rögle BK |
1996-1997 | Jokerit Helsinki |
1997-2001 | Djurgårdens IF |
2001-2004 | Atlanta Thrashers |
2004-2005 | Djurgårdens IF |
2005-2006 | Minnesota Wild |
2006-2007 | Edmonton Oilers |
2007-2008 | Yaroslavl locomotive |
2008-2009 | Colorado Avalanche |
2009-2011 | Yaroslavl locomotive |
2011–2012 | Djurgårdens IF |
2012-2015 | Cologne Sharks |
Daniel Carl Tjärnqvist (born October 14, 1976 in Umeå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who played 352 games for the Atlanta Thrashers , Minnesota Wild , Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League during his active career between 1994 and 2015 on the position of defender , but was mainly active for Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien . Tjärnqvist celebrated the greatest success of his career by winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . His younger brother Mathias was also a professional ice hockey player.
Career
Daniel Tjärnqvist was selected during the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in the fourth round as the 88th player overall by the Florida Panthers . The defender began his career as an ice hockey player at Rögle BK in his Swedish homeland, for which he played in the Elitserien for two years from 1994 to 1996 . In the 1996/97 season Tjärnqvist was under contract with Jokerit Helsinki from the Finnish SM-liiga , with whom he became the first Swede to ever win the Finnish championship . The defender played again in Sweden for Djurgården Hockey for the next two years . The Panthers, who owned the rights to the player, gave him on June 25, 1999 along with Gord Murphy , Herberts Vasiļjevs and an eight-round vote for the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Trevor Kidd to the Atlanta Thrashers . The following two years, however, Tjärnqvist continued to play for Djurgården, with whom he won the national championship title in 2000 and 2001 respectively.
In the summer of 2001, the Swede was included in the Thrashers squad for the first time and played for Atlanta in the National Hockey League for the next three years . During the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season , he was again under contract with Djurgården from his Swedish homeland, to which he had switched on September 16, 2004 as a free agent . Also as a free agent, Tjärnqvist was hired by the Minnesota Wild in 2005 . After only a year he left Minnesota again and signed with the Edmonton Oilers . Much of the 2006/07 season he missed due to injury, so that he only came on 37 missions for the Oilers.
During the 2007/08 season , the defender was in the Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on the ice before he was signed on July 3, 2008 as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche . These did not extend his contract after the 2008/09 season , so the Swede decided to work with Lokomotive Yaroslavl from the Continental Hockey League . In June 2011, the defender received another contract with Djurgården Hockey from the Elitserien and signed for one season. After relegation with the club from the top Swedish division, Tjärnqvist decided to move to the Kölner Haien , with whom he signed a contract for the 2012/13 season. In January 2013, the left shooter for his part took the option to extend his contract until the summer of 2014. Following the 2014/15 season , the Haie decided to make a change in personnel due to the non-qualification for the play-offs and informed Tjärnqvist that he Despite the current contract, it no longer plays a role in the sporting planning.
International
For his home country Sweden , Tjärnqvist took part in four world championships from 2001 to 2004, the U18 European Junior Championship in 1994 , two Junior World Championships in 1995 and 1996, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey . His greatest success with the national team was winning the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin in of 2006.
Achievements and Awards
- 1997 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki
- 2000 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF
- 2001 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF
International
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Career statistics
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1994/95 | Rögle BK | Elitserien | 18th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1995/96 | Rögle BK | Elitserien | 22nd | 1 | 7th | 8th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1996/97 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-liiga | 44 | 3 | 8th | 11 | 4th | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | ||
1997/98 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14th | 12 | |||||||
1998/99 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 40 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 16 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1999/00 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 42 | 3 | 16 | 19th | 8th | |||||||
2000/01 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 45 | 9 | 17th | 26th | 26th | 16 | 6th | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
2001/02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 75 | 2 | 16 | 18th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2002/03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 75 | 3 | 12 | 15th | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 68 | 5 | 15th | 20th | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2004/05 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 49 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 10 | ||
2005/06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 3 | 15th | 18th | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15th | 30th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Yaroslavl locomotive | Super league | 18th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14th | 8th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 4th | ||
2008/09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009/10 | Yaroslavl locomotive | KHL | 54 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 26th | 17th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8th | ||
2010/11 | Yaroslavl locomotive | KHL | 24 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 12 | ||
2011/12 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 45 | 4th | 10 | 14th | 22nd | |||||||
2012/13 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 49 | 6th | 22nd | 28 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 8th | 9 | 2 | ||
2013/14 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17th | 41 | |||||||
2014/15 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 8th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Elitserien total | 301 | 38 | 75 | 113 | 122 | 32 | 8th | 10 | 18th | 14th | ||||
NHL overall | 352 | 18th | 72 | 90 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Super league / KHL overall | 96 | 7th | 13 | 20th | 52 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | ||||
DEL total | 109 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 8th | 9 | 2 |
International
Represented Sweden at:
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Daniel Tjärnqvist at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Daniel Tjärnqvist at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Daniel Tjärnqvist at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ haie.de personnel decisions at the KEC
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tjärnqvist, Daniel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tjärnqvist, Daniel Carl (full name); Tjarnqvist, Daniel; Tjernqvist, Daniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Umeå , Sweden |