Mikael Tellqvist's NHL career
#16#18#15Goaltender Mikael Tellqvist was drafted 70th overall by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2000. He played 6 seasons for 3 clubs, 2002-2009. That came to 113 games and 45 wins, 6 shutouts.
Below: the whole of Mikael Tellqvist's career, season by season.
- Year 20002000 NHL Draft
Mikael Tellqvist is drafted 70 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
First off the board- 1Rick DiPietroNYI
- 2Dany HeatleyATL
- 3Marian GaborikMIN
Swedes from the same draft- Niklas Kronwall953 GP · 432 P
- Henrik Lundqvist887 GP · 0 P
- Niclas Wallin614 GP · 79 P
- 2 years, 6 months and 25 days later · 3 seasonsYear 20032002-2003 seasonNHL debut
Mikael Tellqvist makes his NHL debut in 3–2 win against Montréal Canadiens
Mikael was 23 years old ·
Centre Bell, CanadaFirst NHL winOther Swedes on the ice:
Anders Eriksson, Jonas Höglund, Mats Sundin, among others.Season2002-2003
Mikael Tellqvist's first NHL season: 3 games
The whole season and the playoff run2002-2003Wins1Games3 of 824%SV%.895#2NHL#64GAA2.79#2NHL#57Shutouts0#3NHL#58PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers0 of 7 gamesFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers3–4Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2002-20033Games1Wins0Shutouts - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Mikael Tellqvist plays 11 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2003-2004Wins5Games11 of 8213%SV%.894#3NHL#77GAA2.87#3NHL#64Shutouts0#3NHL#61PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers0 of 13 gamesFirst roundOTTOttawa Senators4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2003-200414Games6Wins0Shutouts - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Mikael Tellqvist plays 25 of 82 games
The whole season2005-2006Wins10Games25 of 8230%SV%.895#3NHL#49GAA3.13#3NHL#55Shutouts2#1NHL#16Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2005-200639Games16Wins2Shutouts#5 - Trade
Mikael Tellqvist is traded from Toronto Maple Leafs to Phoenix Coyotes
Here he joins fellow Swede Fredrik Sjöström.
His spell with Toronto Maple Leafs · 2002–03 to 2006–0740Games16Wins2Shutouts.895SV%3.01GAAPhoenix Coyotes receivedToronto Maple Leafs received- Tyson Nash
- 2007 draft pick, round 4 (#99)
- Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Mikael Tellqvist plays 31 of 82 games
The whole season2006-2007Wins11Games31 of 8238%SV%.885#4NHL#66GAA3.34#4NHL#66Shutouts2#2NHL#24Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2006-200770Games27Wins#64Shutouts#6 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Mikael Tellqvist plays 22 of 82 games
The whole season2007-2008Wins9Games22 of 8227%SV%.908#3NHL#45GAA2.74#3NHL#52Shutouts2#2NHL#30Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2007-200892Games#736Wins#76Shutouts#6 - Year 2009Trade
Mikael Tellqvist is traded from Phoenix Coyotes to Buffalo Sabres
Here he joins Swedes Jhonas Enroth and Henrik Tallinder.
His spell with Phoenix Coyotes · 2006–07 to 2008–0967Games27Wins4Shutouts.897SV%3.06GAABuffalo Sabres receivedPhoenix Coyotes received- 2010 draft pick, round 4 (#113)
- Season
2008-2009
Mikael Tellqvist's last season: 21 games
The whole season2008-2009Wins9Games21 of 8226%SV%.912#2NHL#34GAA2.74#3NHL#37Shutouts0#2NHL#51Mikael Tellqvist's career in total through 2008-2009113Games#645Wins#66Shutouts#6 - The career
Mikael Tellqvist played his last NHL game in 2009
The career ended after 6 seasons, the last of them with Buffalo Sabres.