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Daniel Tjärnqvist
Daniel Tjärnqvist
Born	October 14, 1976 (age 48); Umeå, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Rögle; Djurgårdens IF; Atlanta Thrashers; Minnesota Wild; Edmonton Oilers; Colorado Avalanche; Lokomotiv Yaroslavl; Kölner Haie
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	88th overall, 1995; Florida Panthers
Playing career	1994–2015

Daniel Carl Tjärnqvist (born October 14, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche. His younger brother, Mathias, is an assistant coach in Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.^[1]

Playing career

Tjärnqvist is considered a smart player who plays safe and is a good two-way defenceman. He was drafted by the Florida Panthers as their fourth-round pick, 88th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft; however, Tjärnqvist never played a game for the team.

After four years with Djurgården in the Swedish Elitserien, Tjärnqvist spent three seasons with the Atlanta Thrashers in the National Hockey League; after the 2004–05 lockout he played for the Minnesota Wild.

On July 6, 2006, Tjärnqvist signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers.^[2] Daniel established himself in the Oilers defense until he was beset with a pubic bone injury, missing the majority of the 2006–07 NHL season.^[3] Tjärnqvist, a free agent, then spent the 2007–08 season in the Russian Super League reportedly signing with Ak Bars Kazan,^[4] before formally signing a contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

On July 3, 2008, with the option to remain in Russia, Tjärnqvist instead came back for a second stint in the NHL, signing a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche.^[5] Tjärnqvist was used primarily as a reserve defenseman before succumbing to a concussion to end his 2008–09 campaign.^[6]

On May 24, 2009, Tjärnqvist signed a one-year contract to return to Russia with his previous team, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, for the 2009–10 season.^[7] Establishing himself as Lokomotiv's best defensive defender, he appeared in 54 games, notching 10 points and adding 3 more in Yaroslavl's run to the Western Conference finals. On June 18, 2010, he was re-signed by the KHL team to a further one-year deal.^[8]

On June 27, 2011, Tjärnqvist returned to Djurgården in Swedish Elitserien signing a one plus one optional year contract.^[9] As an Alternate captain with the club, he was primarily used as a stay at home defenseman and produced 14 points in 45 games during the 2011–12 season.

On May 12, 2012, Tjärnqvist opted not to extend his contract in Sweden and signed a one-year deal with a German club, Kölner Haie, of the DEL.^[10] Upon spending the 2014–15 season with Haie, Tjärnqvist sat out the following season as a free agent before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on June 1, 2016.^[11]

Records

First Swedish player to win the SM-liiga (1997).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Rögle BK	J20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Rögle BK	J20	11	1	5	6	8	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Rögle BK	SEL	18	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Rögle BK	Allsv	15	2	4	6	0	11	4	0	4	0
1995–96	Rögle BK	SEL	22	1	7	8	6	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rögle BK	Allsv	18	5	16	21	6	11	1	4	5	4
1996–97	Jokerit	FIN U20	2	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Jokerit	SM-l	44	3	8	11	4	9	0	3	3	4
1997–98	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	40	5	9	14	12	15	1	1	2	2
1998–99	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	40	4	3	7	16	4	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	42	3	16	19	8	5	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	45	9	17	26	26	16	6	5	11	2
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	75	2	16	18	14	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	75	3	12	15	26	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	68	5	15	20	20	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	49	12	12	24	30	12	2	5	7	10
2005–06	Minnesota Wild	NHL	60	3	15	18	32	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	37	3	12	15	30	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL	18	1	2	3	14	8	0	4	4	4
2008–09	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	37	2	2	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	54	3	7	10	26	17	0	3	3	8
2010–11	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	24	3	4	7	12	10	3	3	6	12
2011–12	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	45	4	10	14	22	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Kölner Haie	DEL	49	6	22	28	51	5	0	2	2	2
2013–14	Kölner Haie	DEL	52	5	12	17	41	7	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Kölner Haie	DEL	51	2	8	10	20	—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals			301	38	75	113	122	62	12	12	24	20
KHL totals			78	6	11	17	38	27	3	6	9	20
NHL totals			352	18	72	90	130	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Sweden	EJC		5	2	1	3	0
1995	Sweden	WJC		7	0	0	0	2
1996	Sweden	WJC		5	2	2	4	0
2000	Sweden	WC	7th	7	1	1	2	0
2001	Sweden	WC		9	0	6	6	6
2002	Sweden	WC		9	2	3	5	0
2003	Sweden	WC		8	1	2	3	2
2004	Sweden	WC		9	1	1	2	0
2004	Sweden	WCH	5th	3	0	0	0	2
2006	Sweden	OG		8	2	1	3	4
Junior totals				17	4	4	8	2
Senior totals				53	7	13	20	14

Awards

SM-liiga champion with Jokerit in 1997.
Elitserien playoff winner with Djurgården in 2000 and 2001.
World Championship's Best Defenceman in 2002.
Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.

References

^ "Tjärnqvist blir assisterande sportchef i Malmö". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 August 2017.
^ "Oilers obtain free-agent Daniel Tjarnqvist". oilers.nhl.com. 2006-07-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ "Tjarnqvist rejoins team, but will not play against Blue Jackets". slam.canoe.ca. 2007-02-22. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ "Tjarnqvist jumps to Russian League". canada.com. 2007-08-23. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
^ "Avalanche sign Tjarnqvist". The Hockey News. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ "Avs patch up ailing blueline". slam.canoe.ca. 2009-03-20. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ "Swedish defender Tjärnqvist will play for Lokomotiv again". (in russian) rian.ru. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ "Tjärnqvist remains in Russia". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). 2010-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
^ "Daniel Tjärnqvist återvänder till DIF" [Daniel Tjärnqvist returns to DIF]. difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 2011-06-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
^ "Olympian defender to Cologne Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
^ "Olympic Star's tribute to Vannas HC". vk.se. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.