Ulf Erik Jörgen Sundqvist (born September 24, 1982) is a Swedish professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to ...

. He currently plays for

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team. History B ...

of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Sundqvist has played with

since 2005 and, in March 2014, he signed an extension to keep him with the club until 2018.

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* * 1982 births Living people IFK Arboga IK players Brynäs IF players Leksands IF players People from Härnösand Skellefteå AIK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Västernorrland County {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub