This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: no idea if this player is active/retired/alive, last mention in prose is that he joined HC Lugano before 2022 season, but no stats since 2021 season; infobox says he moved to Genève-Servette HC, but no stats nor prose. (July 2024) |
Kari Markus Granlund (born 16 April 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he elected to leave the KHL team Salavat Yulaev Ufa.[1][2] He is a second-round selection of the Calgary Flames, taken 45th overall at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Granlund played two seasons in the SM-liiga for HIFK before moving to North America to join the Flames organization in 2013. His older brother Mikael plays in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks.
| Markus Granlund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(3).jpg) Granlund with the Abbotsford Heat in 2014 | |||
| Born |
16 April 1993 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
Genève-Servette HC HIFK Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC Lugano | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
45th overall, 2011 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
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A native of Oulu, Finland, Granlund played minor hockey in his hometown before joining Helsinki-based club HIFK's junior teams in 2009. He made his SM-liiga debut in the 2010–11 season, appearing in two games with the senior squad, but spent the majority of the year with HIFK's junior team, where he recorded 20 goals and 52 points in 40 games. The National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames selected him with their second round pick, 45th overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[3] Granlund opted to remain in Finland for the 2011–12 season where he joined HIFK's senior team full-time and played on the same line as his brother, Mikael.[4] Markus finished the season with 34 points in 47 games, then recorded 30 points in 50 games for HIFK in 2012–13.
Granlund moved to North America following his second year in the SM-liiga as he signed a three-year contract with the Flames on 19 April 2013.[5] He was assigned to Calgary's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, to begin the 2013–14 season. He initially struggled to adapt to life in Canada, and while he had a clause in his contract that would allow him to return to Finland, Granlund opted to remain with the Flames organization.[4] He earned a brief recall to Calgary in late December 2013 but did not appear in an NHL game.[6] Granlund was the AHL's leading goal scorer among rookies with 23 at the time of his second recall in late February,[7] and made his NHL debut on 27 February 2014, in a 2–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[8] He recorded his first NHL point in his third game, an assist on 3 March against his brother's Minnesota Wild.[9] On the same day, the AHL named him that league's rookie of the month for February. He recorded 12 points in 10 games and was a +6 over that time.[10] Granlund scored his first goal two nights later in a 4–1 win over the Ottawa Senators.[11]
In the 2015–16 season, the last season of his entry-level deal, Granlund was reassigned to begin the year with new AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.[12] The Flames recalled him after scoring a goal and assist in the Heat's inaugural game on 15 October 2015. After 31 games with the Flames, contributing with 7 points, Granlund was traded by Calgary to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Hunter Shinkaruk on 22 February 2016.[13] On 22 June 2018, the Canucks re-signed Granlund to a one year, 1.475M contract.[14]
During the 2019 offseason, the Canucks did not tender a qualifying offer to Granlund, releasing him as a free agent. On 1 July 2019, he agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million contract with his third Western Canadian club, the Edmonton Oilers.[15] In the 2019–20 season, Granlund struggled to make an impression with the Oilers collecting just three goals and 4 points in 34 regular season games before he was waived and reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. Granlund registered 15 points in 20 games with the Condors before the season was abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As an impending free agent and left off the Oilers' return-to-play roster, Granlund halted his NHL career by agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League on 17 July 2020.[16]
During the midst of his second season with Salavat, in March 2022, Granlund left Salavat Yulaev Ufa ahead of the playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17]
As a free agent, Granlund continued his European career by signing a two-year contract with Swiss National League club, HC Lugano, on 19 July 2022.[18]
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2022 Beijing | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2010 Belarus | |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | FIN U18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | FIN U20 | 40 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | SM-l | 47 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | FIN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 50 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 20 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 50 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 41 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 99 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 335 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 91 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U17 | 10th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG | 
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 36 | ||||
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schram, Carol (8 March 2022). "NHL Suspends Dealings With KHL As Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World". Forbes.
- ^ Leach, Zach (5 March 2022). "Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market". prohockeyrumors.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Calgary Flames 2011 Draft Choices". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b Woodley, Kevin (4 February 2014). "Flames' Granlund ready to make his mark". National Hockey League. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Flames sign C Granlund to three-year entry-level contract". The Sports Network. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Sportak, Randy (25 February 2014). "Young Flames forward up with big club, but no guarantee he'll see game action". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Wharnsby, Tim (26 February 2014). "Flames' Brian Burke will be front and centre as deadline approaches". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Kings shut out Flames, win 2nd straight out of break". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Sportak, Randy (4 March 2014). "Leaving his mark". Calgary Sun. p. S5.
- ^ Peterson, Torie (3 March 2014). "Granlund named AHL Rookie of the Month for February". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. Retrieved 4 March 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (6 March 2014). "Hosts heat up". Calgary Sun. p. S5.
- ^ "Flames assign Granlund to Stockton". Calgary Flames. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Canucks acquire Granlund from Flames". Vancouver Canucks. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Canucks re-sign forward Markus Granlund to one-year deal". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Staples, David (1 July 2019). "Edmonton Oilers to sign Markus Granlund to a modest deal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "В финском полку «юлаевцев» прибыло!" [Granlund joins the finnish ranks in Salavat!] (Press release) (in Russian). Salavat Yulaev Ufa. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Myllykoski, Tatu (2 March 2022). "Venäläismedia: Markus Granlund jätti KHL-joukkueensa" [Olympic champion Markus Granlund has left his KHL team]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Forward Markus Granlund completed the squad" (Press release) (in Italian). HC Lugano. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.[dead link]
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Markus Granlund at Olympedia
- Markus Granlund at Olympics.com
- Markus Granlund at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
