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Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (; born 1 January 1987) is a Swedish former professional
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player. He played in the
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(NHL) for the
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,
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, and
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. Hörnqvist won his first
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championship when the Penguins defeated the
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in six games in the
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. In
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, Hörnqvist scored the Cup-winning goal against his former team, the Predators, as the Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions.


Playing career


Early career

Hörnqvist was born on 1 January 1987 in Sollentuna in
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, Sweden. He began playing hockey in local Sollentuna-club Gillbo IF, and also played minor hockey in Solna SK. Hörnqvist later moved on to play junior hockey in Väsby IK Hockey. He was part of Stockholm/Röd's team in the 2002
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and also made some appearances in Väsby's senior team the same season. Hörnqvist played two additional seasons with Väsby, but when head coach Charles Berglund was acquired by
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in 2004 as assistant coach, Hörnqvist followed. He played a few games for Djurgården's J20 team during the 2004–05 season and was drafted by
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in the seventh round, 230th and last overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hörnqvist made his Elitserien debut on 26 September against
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and played 47 games out of 50 during the 2005–06 Elitserien season scoring five goals and seven points. He became the
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in 2007 after a successful second season in Djurgården's regular team, scoring 23 goals and 34 points. Hörnqvist signed on a three-year contract with Nashville in May 2007 but had already chosen to stay for another season in Djurgården during the previous month. He played another good season scoring 18 goals and 30 points in 53 games; and participated in his first Elitserien playoff when Djurgården met
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in the quarterfinals. These games did not go well for Hörnqvist; he recorded only one assist, and his team lost the series 4–1.


Nashville Predators (2008–2014)

Hörnqvist moved to North America for the
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in hopes of making the Predators' roster. However, he struggled and was assigned to their minor league affiliate, the
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of the
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(AHL), where he spent most of the year. He scored his first NHL goal on 15 October 2008 against
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of the
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, in one of his 28 NHL games that year. Hörnqvist broke out in the
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, leading the Predators in goals (30) and tying for the team lead in points with 51. After the completion of the Predators' lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Hörnqvist was re-signed to a five-year contract extension on 30 April 2013.


Pittsburgh Penguins (2014–2020)

Hörnqvist, along with Nick Spaling, was traded on 27 June 2014, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward James Neal. This trade united him with
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. Crosby and Hörnqvist were drafted in the same year (2005), but Crosby was drafted first and Hörnqvist last. As the 2014 season started, Hörnqvist was on the Penguins first line with Crosby and
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. He scored his first goal with the Penguins in his first game against the
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. After returning from an injury and with additional in-season trades, Hörnqvist was on the first line with Crosby and David Perron. On 29 February 2016, Hörnqvist recorded his first career
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and added an assist in a 6–0 win over the
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. On 13 April 2016, Hörnqvist recorded his first career playoff hat-trick and added an assist in a 5–2 win over the
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. Hörnqvist won his first
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when the Penguins defeated the Sharks in six games in the
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. On 11 June 2017, Hörnqvist scored the
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-winning goal against his former club the Predators in game six, winning his second consecutive Stanley Cup. Hörnqvist recorded nine points in 19 postseason contests. On 27 February 2018, Hörnqvist signed a five-year, $26.5 million contract extension with the Penguins that would keep him under contract until the 2022–23 season. On 4 December, Hörnqvist scored 3 goals within 2:47 minutes to help lead the Penguins 6–3 over the
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. His hat-trick was the fastest recorded in Penguins history.


Florida Panthers (2020–2023)

On 24 September 2020, Hörnqvist's six-year tenure with the Penguins ended after he agreed to waive his no-trade clause and was dealt to the
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, in exchange for Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour. Hörnqvist's 2022–23 season ended when he suffered a concussion on 3 December 2022, after appearing in 22 games and recording three points. Hörnqvist announced his retirement from his 18 year professional career on 29 June 2023. Hörnqvist won his third Stanley Cup in
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as a scout and development consultant with the Panthers.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


Awards and honours


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornqvist, Patric 1987 births Living people Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Florida Panthers players HC Red Ice players Ice hockey people from Stockholm County Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Nashville Predators draft picks Nashville Predators players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Sportspeople from Sollentuna Municipality Pittsburgh Penguins players Stanley Cup champions Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey right wingers