Markus Nordlund
Markus Nordlund (born July 27, 1985) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally at Vaasan Sport.
| Markus Nordlund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1985 Eurajoki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Lukko KalPa HC TPS Jokerit HC Ambrì-Piotta Djurgårdens IF Vaasan Sport Krefeld Pinguine HC Bolzano | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2019 | ||
Career
After playing for the Lukko youth teams, Nordlund logged his first minutes in Finnland’s top-division Liiga during the 2005-06 season with Lukko.
In 2008, he transferred to fellow Liiga team HC TPS and won the Finnish championship with the club in 2010. After the 2010-11 season, which he also spent with HC TPS, Nordlund was presented with the Juha Rantasila Trophy as the top-scoring defenseman of the league.[1]
From 2011 to 2013, he played with Jokerit Helsinki, before moving to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss NLA in September 2013.[2] He was brought in to replace injured Maxim Noreau and then stayed with the team for the remainder of the season. In December 2013, he strengthened the roster of Genève-Servette HC at the Spengler Cup[3] and helped win the title, while being named to the Spengler Cup All Star Team.[4]
The 2014-15 season saw him skate in the Swedish Hockey League with Djurgårdens IF.[5]
Nordlund returned to HC Ambrì-Piotta in November 2015.[6] He then signed with Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Liiga for the 2016-17 season.[7]
International career
Nordlund made his debut with Finnland's national team during the 2010 Euro Hockey Tour.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko | Liiga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hokki | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | FPS | Mestis | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | KalPa | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko | Liiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko | Liiga | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC TPS | Liiga | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC TPS | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC TPS | Liiga | 55 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | Liiga | 57 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | Liiga | 44 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 45 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 50 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 53 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 432 | 48 | 105 | 153 | 149 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | ||||
References
- "Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- gaf/cud (2013-09-23). "Ambri holt finnischen Verteidiger als Noreau-Ersatz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "Inti Pestoni et le défenseur finlandais Markus Nordlund (Ambri) renforceront GE-Servette à la Coupe Spengler". rts.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "GE-Servette décroche sa première Coupe Spengler". rts.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "Meriterad back ansluter till Djurgården". SHL.se. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "Ambri : Markus Nordlund remplace Mikko Mäenpää - SwissHabs". SwissHabs (in French). 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "Markus Kankaanperä ja Markus Nordlund Sportin takalinjoille". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "Les Russes dans les vieilles marmites". Retrieved 2016-05-07.
External links
- Markus Nordlund career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Markus Nordlund career statistics at EliteProspects.com
