Per Robert Andreas Holmqvist Pedersen (born 23 July 1981) is a Swedish professional
ice hockey
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coach and former player. He won gold at the
2006 World Championship, while representing
Sweden national team.
Playing career
Holmqvist made his debut in men's ice hockey in Sweden's second-division with
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...
in 2000–01. He played for
Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to:
*Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team
*Linköpings FC, an association football club
*Linköpings FF, premier men's football team
*Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club
See also< ...
,
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...
and
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...
in the Swedish
Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan.
Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmint ...
, interrupted by stints in the
AHL and
ECHL
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: From 2003 to 2005, he played for the
Hamilton Bulldogs
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,
Pensacola Ice Pilots
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and
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons were a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center.
In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Arizona Co ...
. In 2007 and 2010, Holmqvist made it to the
SHL finals with Linköping and Djurgårdens IF respectively.
He signed with
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.
The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...
in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL) in 2012. He reached the DEL finals with Köln in 2013 and 2014 and was named 2013 DEL Player of the Year. He announced his retirement towards the end of the
2014–15 season.
International play
Holmqvist played nine games during the
2006 World Championships en route to winning gold. He also played for Sweden at the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08
Euro Hockey Tour
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.
Coaching career
In September 2015, he was named assistant coach of
Djurgårdens IF's women's team.
Personal
He is the younger brother of fellow hockey player
Michael Holmqvist.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Records
*
Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to:
*Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team
*Linköpings FC, an association football club
*Linköpings FF, premier men's football team
*Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club
See also< ...
club record for goals in a playoff season, defenceman (4), 2006–07
References
External links
*
1981 births
Living people
Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
Frölunda HC players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Kölner Haie players
Linköping HC players
Pensacola Ice Pilots players
Springfield Falcons players
Swedish ice hockey defencemen
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
Ice hockey people from Stockholm
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