| Played For: | Färjestads BK TPS (SM-liiga) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Chicago Blackhawks Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| Ntl Team: | Sweden |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Draft: | 18th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1997 |
| Draft Team: | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Career Start: | 1996 |
| Career End: | 2015 |
Rolf Anders Michael Holmqvist Pedersen (born June 8, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Djurgårdens IF player Andreas Holmqvist.
Holmqvist was drafted 18th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from the SEL. After moving to the SM-liiga with TPS in 1999, Holmqvist made it to North America to start the 2003–04 season.[1]
Michael only managed to play 21 games for the Ducks during the season, splitting time with affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. On July 30, 2005, Holmqvist was traded by the Ducks to the Chicago Blackhawks for Travis Moen.[2] In the 2005–06 season, Michael enjoyed his best year, recording 10 goals and 20 points in 72 games played. Holmqvist played two full seasons with the Blackhawks before returning to the SEL in 2007. In total, Holmqvist played 156 regular season games, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points while collecting 72 penalty minutes.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Färjestads BK | J20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hammarby IF | SWE.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 79 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 111 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 72 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 51 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 50 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL/SHL totals | 365 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 236 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| SM-l totals | 212 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 74 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 156 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | |||
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||