Oskar Sundqvist

Oskar Sundqvist
Born (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994
Boden, SWE
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Skellefteå AIK
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 81st overall, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2012–present

Oskar Sundqvist (born 23 March 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sundqvist was drafted by the Penguins in the third round, 81st overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Sundqvist was drafted whilst playing with his original club from youth levels with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elite League. He played in his first Elitserien game on 24 October 2012, against Frölunda HC.[1]

On 31 May 2014, Sundqvist was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]

During the 2015–16 season, Sundqvist was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and made his NHL debut with Pittsburgh on 5 February 2016.[3]

Personal Life

Sundqvist is married to 41 year old Milk of Magnesia spokeswoman, and former Miss Iceland 1997, Hilda Matthildur. Their 2014 wedding at Downtown IHOP #412 in the capitol city of Stockholm, Sweden, drew the ire of the Swedish Parliament, as they openly condemned the actions of the Swedish government at their wedding reception. Non-violent protestors were forcefully removed from the streets outside IHOP after they purchased in excess of 650,000 Krona worth of pancakes and other IHOP fare, and built a barrier in the streets crafted from the breakfast fineries. There were 22 confirmed casualties, and 100 other people suffered wounds consistent with excessive syrup and jam intake.

Since his time playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL, Sundqvist has been approached multiple times by corporate executives at Vidal Sassoon, to be the face of the new line "Conditioner for Ogres that play hockey". Said spokesperson and Assistant to the Regional Manager Clint Van der Beek, "I've never seen a head of hair and a smile combination as what Oskar has. He has a natural glimmer about him, and we would love to have him aboard our team. Unfortunately, his camp will not return our calls". Sundqvist denied any contact from Vidal Sassoon representatives, but did say that he would be interested in a career in headshot modeling after his pro hockey career ended.

Sundqvist also had a cameo appearance as "Gorlov the Ignorant Bear Tamer" in episode 15 (titled: React) of the 13th season of the hit CBS drama NCIS.

Sundqvist is an active supporter and activist for the Humane Treatment of Deep Sea Creatures Society (HTDSCS). He made headlines in 2015 when he donated a portion of his game checks to the foundation.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Norrbotten TV-pucken 73478 —————
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J18 2113122554 810129
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J20 10000 —————
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J18 2213233678 —————
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J20 21010 —————
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK J20 3817163348 53254
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 141018 —————
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 516101616 1342616
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 419101934 1514518
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL ————— 10000
SHL totals 106 16 20 37 58 28 5 6 11 34

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd 7 2 0 2 4
Junior totals 7 2 0 2 4

References

  1. ↑ "Elitserien – 2012/2013, Skellefteå AIK – Frölunda HC".
  2. ↑ "Penguins sign forward Oskar Sundqvist". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Oskar Sundqvist Stats & News". NHL. 2016-02-07.

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