mikael tellqvist

Weight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) NHL Team

F. teams Buffalo Sabres

Phoenix Coyotes

Toronto Maple Leafs Nationality Sweden Born September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) (age 29),

Sundbyberg, SWE NHL Draft 70th overall, 2000

Toronto Maple Leafs Pro career 1998 – present Olympic medal record Men's Ice hockey Gold 2006 Turin Ice hockey

Mikael Tellqvist (born September 19, 1979, in Sundbyberg, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender, currently with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Contents [hide] 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2.1 Playoff record 3 References 4 External links //

Playing career

Tellqvist was drafted 70th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He had played a total of 14 games for the Leafs (before the 2005–06 season), spending most of his time in the minors with St. John's.

At the end of the 2005–06 season when regular Leafs' goaltender Ed Belfour was injured, Tellqvist played in two consecutive games against the Montreal Canadiens when the Leafs were struggling to make the playoffs nearing the end of the season. He struggled in those two games, letting in 11 goals in 2 Games. After those games he was replaced by the Leafs' third goaltender, Jean-Sébastien Aubin.

On November 28, 2006, Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Tyson Nash, and a 4th round draft pick in the 2007 Draft. The Coyotes signed him to a contract extension through the 2007–08 season on February 16, 2007. On March 12, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tellqvist stopped all 24 shots to record his 4th shutout in his career. On April 3rd 2007, he set a new career high in wins with 11.

For the 2007–2008 season, he competed for the starting job along with Alex Auld and David Aebischer. Aebischer was eventually waived, setting up the tandem of Tellqvist and Auld. Upon the acquisition of Ilya Bryzgalov via the waiver wire, Auld was eventually traded to the Boston Bruins. Tellqvist became the backup goaltender behind Bryzgalov.

On March 4, 2009, Tellqvist was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 4th round draft pick in 2010.

Career statistics Season Team League GP W L T OT MIN GA SO GAA 1998–99 Djurgårdens IF Elit 11 5 3 2 -- 647 31 0 2.87 1999–00 Djurgårdens IF Elit 30 -- -- -- -- 1909 66 2 3.87 2000–01 Djurgårdens IF Elit 43 -- -- -- -- 2622 91 5 2.08 2001–02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 28 8 11 6 -- 1521 79 0 3.12 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 47 17 25 3 -- 2651 148 1 3.35 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 0 -- 86 4 0 2.79 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 5 3 2 -- 647 31 0 2.87 2003-04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 23 10 11 1 -- 1343 59 1 2.64 2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 45 24 16 4 -- 2599 115 0 2.65 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 10 11 -- 2 1398 73 2 3.13 2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 1 -- 0 59 2 0 2.03 2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 28 11 11 -- 3 1591 90 2 3.39 2007–08