Markus "Mackan" Svensson
(born July 9, 1984) is a Swedish professional
ice hockey goaltender, currently an
unrestricted free agent. He was most recently under contract with
Färjestad BK of the
Swedish Hockey League
The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...
(SHL).
Playing career
Svensson started his career in the youth ranks of Kalmar HC and moved to
IK Oskarshamn in 2001, where he stayed for three years and made his debut in the
HockeyAllsvenskan.
After a two-year stint at
Mariestad BoIS
Mariestad BoIS HC is an ice hockey club from Mariestad, Sweden
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(2004 -2006), he returned to Oskarshamn and became a regular on the club’s HockeyAllsvenskan squad, before transferring to the
Malmö Redhawks in 2008.
After signing with
AIK IF
Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden. Sin ...
in 2011, he logged his first minutes in Sweden’s top-flight
SHL and was temporarily loaned to
IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish
HockeyAllsvenskan (Swe-1) during the 2011–12 season. He was snapped up by SHL side
Skellefteå AIK in 2012. Svensson contributed to winning the 2013 and 2014 Swedish national championship and also reached the finals with Skellefteå in 2015 and 2016. In the 2015-16 season, he was the recipient of the
Honken Trophy
Honken Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish goaltender of the year, playing in Sweden (usually in the SHL), as decided on by Eventhouse and Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna. It was installed in 2002 and resembles the Vezina Trophy
...
, given to the SHL Goaltender of the Year.
He left Skellefteå after four years, signing with
Spartak Moscow of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in May 2016. After two seasons with Spartak, Svensson returned to Sweden, agreeing a two-year deal with Färjestad BK of the SHL on May 2, 2018.
International play
Svensson made his debut with the Swedish national team in February 2015 and landed a spot on Sweden's roster for the
World Championship the same year.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
AIK IF players
Almtuna IS players
Färjestad BK players
Malmö Redhawks players
IK Oskarshamn players
Skellefteå AIK players
HC Spartak Moscow players
Sportspeople from Kalmar
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