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Sam Lofquist
Sam Lofquist
Born	March 15, 1990 (age 34); Somerset, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Liiga team; Former teams	Kookoo; Houston Aeros; SaiPa; Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod; EHC Biel; San Antonio Rampage; Kunlun Red Star; Linköping HC
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Samuel Lofquist (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Kookoo in the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

Having attended the United States National U18 Team program, Lofquist enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 2008, left the Gophers in the course of his sophomore season^[1] and then signed with the Guelph Storm Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey League in November 2009.^[2]

Following a short stint with the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in 2011, he took up an offer from IK Oskarshamn of Sweden's second division Allsvenskan.^[3] He stayed there until the end of the 2012–13 campaign, establishing himself as a defenseman with scoring ability and then was signed by fellow Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF for the 2013–14 season.^[4]

Lofquist received a contract offer from SaiPa Lappeenranta of Finland's top-flight Liiga after having completed the season with Djurgårdens IF and would spend two years with SaiPa, competing both in Liiga and in the Champions Hockey League.^[5]

In May 2016, Lofquist penned a deal with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016–17 season, registering 13 points in 43 games.^[6]

After spending the 2017–18 season in Switzerland with EHC Biel of the National League, Lofquist opted to halt his 6-year European career and return to North America as a free agent.

On July 30, 2018, he agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage, affiliate to the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.^[7] In returning to the AHL for the first time in seven years, Lofquist began the 2018–19 season on the Rampage's blueline second-pairing. Appearing in just 9 games through December, Lofquist opted to leave the Rampage and return abroad after securing a contract for the remainder of the season with Chinese KHL participant, Kunlun Red Star on December 25, 2018.^[8] Lofquist played out the remainder of the season with the Red Star, posting 11 points in just 18 games.

On May 1, 2019, Lofquist opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a two-year contract on the opening day of free agency with Russian club, HC Sibir Novosibirsk.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	U.S. National Development Team	NAHL	47	8	6	14	86	6	1	0	1	22
2007–08	U.S. National Development Team	NAHL	14	4	2	6	10	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	U. of Minnesota	WCHA	35	1	3	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	U. of Minnesota	WCHA	3	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Guelph Storm	OHL	49	5	31	36	67	5	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Guelph Storm	OHL	62	8	28	36	57	6	3	5	8	0
2010–11	Houston Aeros	AHL	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv	41	7	10	17	42	6	0	3	3	2
2012–13	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv	52	13	12	25	64	6	2	2	4	6
2013–14	Djurgårdens IF	Allsv	51	6	18	24	38	3	0	0	0	0
2014–15	SaiPa	Liiga	59	9	19	28	57	6	3	0	3	4
2015–16	SaiPa	Liiga	58	10	17	27	59	6	0	1	1	2
2016–17	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	43	4	9	13	32	4	0	1	1	2
2017–18	EHC Biel	NL	24	4	9	13	16	5	1	4	5	10
2018–19	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	9	1	1	2	19	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	18	3	8	11	16	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Linköping HC	SHL	33	7	9	16	68	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	21	2	9	11	19	—	—	—	—
2020-21	SaiPa	Liiga	11	1	4	5	6
2021-22	Kookoo	Liiga	26	4	5	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals			117	19	36	55	116	12	3	1	4	6
KHL totals			82	9	26	35	67	4	0	1	1	2