Mikael Tellqvist

Mikael Karl Tellqvist (born September 19, 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League, his second tenure with the club.
==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 with their then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs.
In 2003, Tellqvist played in the world hockey championship. Here is where he represented Sweden. During this time he recorded a	1.37 goals against average and a .940 save percentage. But unfortunately the run came to an end when they played Canada in the finals. They would lose and capture silver.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, when starting Maple 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 near the end of the season. He struggled in those games, letting in 11 total goals. Following the second game, he was replaced by Toronto's third-string goaltender, Jean-Sébastien Aubin.
On November 28, 2006, Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Tyson Nash and a fourth-round draft pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Later in the season, on February 16, 2007, the Coyotes signed him to a contract extension through to the 2007–08 season. On March 12, 2007, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, he stopped all 24 shots to record his fourth career NHL shutout. On April 3, 2007, he set a new career high in wins with 11.
For the 2007–08 season, Tellqvist competed for Phoenix's starting goaltender position 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 waivers from the Anaheim Ducks, Auld was eventually traded to the Boston Bruins; Tellqvist became the back-up behind Bryzgalov.
On March 4, 2009, Tellqvist was traded by the Coyotes to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2010. On May 1, 2009, Tellqvist signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2009–10 season.ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ ЧЕМПИОН ИЗ ШВЕЦИИ – ПЕРВЫЙ НОВИЧОК «АК БАРСА» on www.ak-bars.ru
On November 19, 2009, Tellqvist was traded to Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga. Lukko was at the time leading the League by 18 points, and is one of the leading candidates for the championship.
On August 4, 2010, it was announced that Tellqvist has signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL for the 2010–11 season.Mikaēls Tellkvists spēlēs Rīgas DINAMO on www.dinamoriga.eu
On November 2, 2017, Tellqvist officially announced his retirement as a player.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1997–98 	Djurgårdens IF J20 	SWE-Jr 		23 	— 	— 	— 	— 	1380 	55 	— 	2.39 	.912 		2 	0 	2 	120 	8 	0 	4.00 	—
1998–99 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		3 	1 	2 	0 	— 	124 	8 	0 	3.87 	.860 		4 	— 	— 	240 	11 	0 	2.75 	—
1999–00 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		30 	— 	— 	— 	— 	1909 	66 	2 	3.87 	.913 		13 	— 	— 	814 	21 	3 	1.54 	.931
1999–00 	Huddinge IK 	SWE-2 		11 	4 	7 	0 	— 	660 	33 	— 	3.30 	.882 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		43 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2622 	91 	5 	2.08 	.914 		16 	— 	— 	1006 	45 	1 	2.68 	.882
2001–02 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		28 	8 	11 	6 	— 	1521 	79 	0 	3.12 	.909 		1 	1 	0 	15 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
2002–03 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		47 	17 	25 	3 	— 	2651 	148 	1 	3.35 	.910 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		3 	1 	1 	0 	— 	86 	4 	0 	2.79 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		12 	5 	3 	2 	— 	647 	31 	0 	2.87 	.894 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		23 	10 	11 	1 	— 	1343 	59 	1 	2.64 	.921 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		45 	24 	16 	4 	— 	2599 	115 	0 	2.65 	.921 		5 	1 	4 	253 	15 	0 	3.56 	.899
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		25 	10 	11 	— 	2 	1398 	73 	2 	3.13 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		1 	0 	1 	— 	0 	59 	2 	0 	2.03 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		3 	2 	1 	— 	0 	182 	12 	0 	3.95 	.882 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		28 	11 	11 	— 	3 	1591 	90 	2 	3.39 	.885 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		22 	9 	8 	— 	2 	1224 	56 	2 	2.75 	.908 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		15 	7 	5 	— 	1 	797 	38 	0 	2.86 	.907 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		6 	2 	1 	— 	0 	229 	9 	0 	2.35 	.928 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Lukko 	FIN 		26 	11 	10 	5 	— 	1588 	62 	0 	2.34 	.919 		4 	0 	4 	236 	12 	0 	3.05 	.914
2009–10 	Ak-Bars Kazan 	KHL 		11 	5 	3 	0 	— 	589 	24 	0 	2.44 	.905 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		20 	8 	9 	1 	— 	1140 	50 	1 	2.63 	.922 		6 	— 	— 	296 	15 	0 	3.04 	.904
2011–12 	Modo Hockey 	SWE 		45 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2579 	102 	2 	2.37 	.924 		6 	— 	— 	361 	12 	1 	1.99 	.946
2012–13 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		35 	12 	19 	1 	— 	1972 	86 	1 	2.62 	.909 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		39 	21 	11 	7 	— 	2326 	72 	3 	1.86 	.929 		3 	0 	2 	147 	9 	0 	3.67 	.871
2014–15 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		39 	17 	21 	0 	— 	2272 	97 	1 	2.56 	.915 		2 	0 	2 	117 	4 	0 	2.05 	.933
2015–16 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		20 	12 	8 	0 	— 	1156 	44 	1 	2.28 	.919 		5 	— 	— 	334 	17 	0 	3.06 	.904
2016–17 	Djurgårdens IF 	SWE 		32 	12 	19 	0 	— 	1801 	72 	1 	2.40 	.902 		1 	— 	— 	— 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		113 	45 	41 	2 	8 	6034 	303 	6 	3.01 	.898 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Unofficial fan site of Mikael Tellqvist
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Category:1979 births
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Dinamo Riga players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:Huddinge IK players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Lukko players
Category:Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Modo Hockey players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
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