Shoots Left Height 1.80 m Playing career Weight 78 kg | Name Adam Almqvist Salary 620,000 USD (2014) Role Ice hockey player Position Defenseman | |
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Born February 27, 1991 (age 33) Jonkoping, Sweden ( 1991-02-27 ) KHL teamFormer teams Severstal CherepovetsHV71Detroit Red Wings NHL Draft 210th overall, 2009Detroit Red Wings Similar People Alexander Urbom, David Ullstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, Jeff Blashill, Mike Babcock | ||
Adam Almqvist (born February 27, 1991) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Almqvist was drafted 210th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Junior
In early November 2009, HV71 signed Almqvist to a three-year contract. 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.
Professional
On May 28, 2011, Almqvist signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
On March 30, 2012, Almqvist made his AHL debut in a game against the Charlotte Checkers.
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. On November 7, in his second NHL game, Almqvist scored his first career NHL goal against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars.
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.
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.