Markus Nordlund Explained

Markus Nordlund
Birth Date:1985 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Eurajoki, Finland
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:209
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:Lukko
KalPa
HC TPS
Jokerit
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Djurgårdens IF
Vaasan Sport
Krefeld Pinguine
HC Bolzano
Career Start:2005
Career End:2019

Markus Nordlund (born July 27, 1985)[1] is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally at Vaasan Sport.

Career

After playing for the Lukko youth teams, Nordlund logged his first minutes in Finnland's top-division Liiga during the 2005–06 season with Lukko.

In 2008, he transferred to fellow Liiga team HC TPS and won the Finnish championship with the club in 2010. After the 2010–11 season, which he also spent with HC TPS, Nordlund was presented with the Juha Rantasila Trophy as the top-scoring defenseman of the league.[2]

From 2011 to 2013, he played with Jokerit Helsinki, before moving to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss NLA in September 2013.[3] He was brought in to replace injured Maxim Noreau and then stayed with the team for the remainder of the season. In December 2013, he strengthened the roster of Genève-Servette HC at the Spengler Cup[4] and helped win the title, while being named to the Spengler Cup All Star Team.[5]

The 2014–15 season saw him skate in the Swedish Hockey League with Djurgårdens IF.[6]

Nordlund returned to HC Ambrì-Piotta in November 2015.[7] He then signed with Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Liiga for the 2016–17 season.[8]

International career

Nordlund made his debut with Finnland's national team during the 2010 Euro Hockey Tour.[9]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2005–06LukkoLiiga28 2 1 3 0
2005–06HokkiMestis3 0 0 0 0
2006–07FPSMestis13 2 11 13 22
2006–07KalPaLiiga13 0 0 0 4
2006–07LukkoLiiga11 1 3 4 0
2007–08LukkoLiiga51 1 11 12 103 0 2 2 2
2008–09HC TPSLiiga56 9 13 22 287 0 3 3 4
2009–10HC TPSLiiga58 6 15 21 2415 4 4 8 6
2010–11HC TPSLiiga55 16 20 36 14
2011–12JokeritLiiga57 5 16 21 2010 2 3 5 6
2012–13JokeritLiiga44 5 13 18 376 0 1 1 12
2013–14Kiekko-VantaaMestis4 0 1 1 27
2013–14HC Ambrì-PiottaNLA35 4 10 14 122 0 0 0 0
2014–15Djurgårdens IFSHL45 2 11 13 261 0 0 0 0
2015–16HC Ambrì-PiottaNLA9 1 2 3 0
2016–17Vaasan SportLiiga59 3 13 16 12
2017–18Krefeld PinguineDEL50 6 19 25 16
2018–19HC BolzanoEBEL53 9 18 27 84 2 4 6 0
Liiga totals43248105153149416131930

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markus Nordlund . eliteprospects.com . Elite Prospects . 10 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards. www.eliteprospects.com. 2016-05-07.
  3. Web site: Ambri holt finnischen Verteidiger als Noreau-Ersatz. gaf/cud. 2013-09-23. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 2016-05-07.
  4. Web site: Inti Pestoni et le défenseur finlandais Markus Nordlund (Ambri) renforceront GE-Servette à la Coupe Spengler. rts.ch. 2016-05-07.
  5. Web site: GE-Servette décroche sa première Coupe Spengler. rts.ch. 31 December 2013 . 2016-05-07.
  6. Web site: Meriterad back ansluter till Djurgården. SHL.se. 2016-05-07.
  7. Web site: Ambri : Markus Nordlund remplace Mikko Mäenpää - SwissHabs. 2015-11-09. SwissHabs. fr-FR. 2016-05-07.
  8. Web site: Markus Kankaanperä ja Markus Nordlund Sportin takalinjoille. liiga.fi. 2016-05-07.
  9. Web site: Les Russes dans les vieilles marmites. 8 September 2010. 2016-05-07.