Oskar Sundqvist
| Oskar Sundqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sundqvist with the Penguins in 2016. | |||
| Born |
23 March 1994 Boden, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) Skellefteå AIK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
81st overall, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Oskar Sundqvist (born 23 March 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sundqvist was drafted by the Penguins in the third round, 81st overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Sundqvist was drafted whilst playing with his original club from youth levels with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elite League. He played in his first Elitserien game on 24 October 2012, against Frölunda HC.[1] Sundqvist won the Swedish Championship with Skellefteå in 2014.
On 31 May 2014, Sundqvist was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]
During the 2015–16 season, Sundqvist was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and made his NHL debut with Pittsburgh on 5 February 2016.[3] During the 2016 playoffs Sundqvist was mainly a healthy scratch. Pittsburgh then eventually went on to win the Stanley Cup, resulting in Sundqvist winning the Stanley Cup in his first season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Norrbotten | TV-pucken | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 41 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 106 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Elitserien – 2012/2013, Skellefteå AIK – Frölunda HC". estat,se. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ "Penguins sign forward Oskar Sundqvist". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ↑ "Oskar Sundqvist Stats & News". NHL. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database