Daniel Fernholm
Encyclopedia
Daniel Fernholm is a Swedish ice hockey
defenceman
. He currently plays for HIFK
of the Finnish SM-Liiga
. Fernholm was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins
in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
.
by the Pittsburgh Penguins
. After beginning his career with Djurgårdens IF
in 2004, he spent the 2005–06 season in the United States
, playing with the Penguins affiliates, the Wheeling Nailers
and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
. He appeared in nine playoff games for the Nailers of the ECHL
, recording a goal and three assists.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He currently plays for HIFK
HIFK (ice hockey)
HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...
of the Finnish SM-Liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. Fernholm was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
.
Playing career
Fernholm was drafted in the 4th round, 101st overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
. After beginning his career with Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
in 2004, he spent the 2005–06 season in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, playing with the Penguins affiliates, the Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL....
and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza...
. He appeared in nine playoff games for the Nailers of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, recording a goal and three assists.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Mora IK J18 Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... |
J18 Allsvenskan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1999–00 | Mora IK J20 Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... |
J20 SuperElit | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Mora IK J20 | J20 SuperElit | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Mora IK Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... |
Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (hockey) HockeyAllsvenskan, before the 2005–06 season called Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan, is the name of the second highest-level Swedish ice hockey league... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF J20 Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
J20 Elit | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Huddinge IK Huddinge IK Huddinge IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb of Stockholm. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1... |
Allsvenskan | 39 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
37 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hammarby IF Hammarby IF Hockey Hammarby IF Hockey was a professional ice hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, and played at Hovet arena. The ice hockey association of Hammarby was founded in 1920... |
Allsvenskan | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 SuperElit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | HC Bolzano | Serie A Serie A (hockey) Serie A is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio... |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
Elitserien | 54 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Champions Hockey League -Group stage:The draw for the group stage took place on Friday, 25 April 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland. The twelve teams were drawn into groups of three. Each group played a double round-robin. If the games were decided after 60 minutes, the winner was awarded 3 points and the loser 0 points... |
Linköpings HC | Champions HL Champions Hockey League The Champions Hockey League was a short-lived ice hockey league which was launched in 2008 by the International Ice Hockey Federation and only played in the 2008–09 season. Its creation coincided with the IIHF's 100th anniversary and replaced the IIHF European Champions Cup, the former competition... |
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship... |
Linköpings HC | Elitserien | 40 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Elitserien Totals | 194 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 116 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 44 | ||||
Records
- Linköpings HCLinköpings HCLinköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
club record for assists in a playoff season, defenceman (7), 2007–08 - Linköpings HC club record for points in a playoff season, defenceman (10), 2007–08