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Markus Svensson
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 (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 (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 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 Skellefte� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41,388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland. From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Kalmar was one of Sweden's most important cities. Its name was until the second half of the nineteenth century spelled '' Calmar. '' Between 1602 and 1913 it was the episcopal see of Kalmar Diocese, with a bishop, and the Kalmar Cathedral from 1702 is an example of classicistic architecture. It became a fortified city, with the Kalmar Castle as the center. After the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Kalmar's importance diminished, until the industry sector was initiated in the 19th century. The city is home to parts of Linnaeus University. The city plays host to the Live at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honken Trophy
Honken Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish goaltender of the year, playing in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... (usually in the SHL), as decided on by Eventhouse and Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna. It was installed in 2002 and resembles the Vezina Trophy of the National Hockey League, NHL. The trophy is named in honour of goalie Leif Holmqvist, Leif "Honken" Holmqvist. Winners References External links Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna {{SHL Awards established in 2002 Swedish ice hockey trophies and awards Swedish Hockey League 2002 establishments in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
