Andreas Engqvist Explained

Ntl Team:SWE
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Atlant Mytishi
CSKA Moscow
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Djurgårdens IF
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:196
Birth Date:23 December 1987
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2005
Career End:2019

Andreas Gustaf Engqvist (born December 23, 1987) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who last played with Djurgårdens IF of the SHL,[1] his second tenure with the club. He recently played for the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL.

Playing career

Björn Ericsson, general manager of Järfälla HC, recommended Djurgården to have a look at Engqvist, mentioning that Engqvist reminded him of Mats Sundin.[2]

On July 13, 2009, Engqvist signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. During the 2009–10 season, he played on loan for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien. On January 21, 2011, he played his first NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens, a 7–1 away win against the Ottawa Senators.

On June 17, 2012, Engvist signed a one-year deal with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL. Having signed as a restricted free agent, the Montreal Canadiens retained his rights. After three seasons in the KHL with Moscow Oblast and HC CSKA Moscow, Engqvist opted to continue with his third KHL club, following a trade to Salavat Yulaev Ufa on June 18, 2015.[3]

In his second season with Salavat in 2016–17, Engqvist appeared in 12 games for 11 points before suffering a season-ending injury on September 22, 2016. Opting to continue his rehabilitation in his native Sweden, he mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club on December 19, 2016.[4]

During the 2017–18 SHL season, Enqvist signed with Djurgårdens IF.

International play

Engqvist has played 9 games for Sweden's national ice hockey team at the 2010 World Championships, helping claim the bronze medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Spånga HockeyDiv.2324370
2004–05Spånga HockeyDiv.23212172912
2005–06Djurgårdens IFSEL10000
2005–06Djurgårdens IFJ203661319641122
2006–07Djurgårdens IFSEL4313416
2006–07Djurgårdens IFJ2051344734710
2007–08Djurgårdens IFSEL5157121650000
2007–08Djurgårdens IFJ2011011
2008–09Djurgårdens IFSEL31971612
2009–10Djurgårdens IFSEL551412263016581310
2010–11Hamilton BulldogsAHL7110152518204590
2010–11Montreal CanadiensNHL30000
2011–12Hamilton BulldogsAHL6020234336
2011–12Montreal CanadiensNHL120004
2012–13Atlant MytishiKHL481224362241010
2013–14Atlant MytishiKHL498101816
2014–15Atlant MytishiKHL361412268
2014–15CSKA MoscowKHL14369010000
2015–16Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL511816348152570
2016–17Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL1238112
2017–18Djurgårdens IFSHL271012224
2018–19Djurgårdens IFSHL20000
SHL totals2103941807821581310
NHL totals150004
KHL totals210587613456203580

International

Awards and achievements

Nordic Trophy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreas Engqvist avslutar sin hockeykarriär.
  2. News: Ung satsning bakom Dif-lyft . Jan . Bengtsson . . March 16, 2010 . April 25, 2010 . Swedish .
  3. Web site: Salavat confirm Engqvist acquisition . rsport.ru . 2015-06-18 . 2015-06-18 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Thank you, Andreas! . . 2016-12-19 . 2016-12-19 . Russian . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221182551/http://hcsalavat.ru/news/salavat-yulaev/spasibo-andreas/ . 2016-12-21 . dead .