Tony MÃ¥rtensson
Tony Hans Mårtensson ( born June 23, 1980 in Upplands Väsby ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. Since 2004 he is at Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien under contract and currently plays on loan with the SKA Saint Petersburg.
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Career
Tony Mårtensson began his career at the Arlanda Wings, for those in the Swedish Division 1 and he was in the 1996 to 2000 initially for three years, finally a game while in the HockeyAllsvenskan active. Then, the attacker moved to Brynäs IF, for in the Elitserien he was on the ice for two years. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round in 2001 when a total of 224 players from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. From 2002 to 2004 the Swede played mainly for their farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. Only in the 2003/04 season he scored two points scorer, including a goal in six games for Anaheim in the National Hockey League.
In summer 2004, Mårtensson returned to his native Sweden, where he received a contract with Linköpings HC. With Linköping he was in 2007 and 2008 Swedish runner-up. In addition, he received in the 2007/ 08 season the Guldhjälmen as most valuable player of the season, was top scorer of the main round, best assist provider of Elitserien main round of the playoffs as well. For the 2008/ 09 season Mårtensson was loaned to Ak Bars Kazan of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League, with whom he won the Gagarin Cup. He was awarded the SKA Saint Petersburg for the seasons 2010/11 and 2011 /12.
Internationally
For Sweden, Mårtensson took at junior level at the U18 European Junior Championships in 1998 and U20 Junior World Championship 2000 part. In the senior, he was active in the World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In the Under-18 European Junior Championships in 1998 and World Cup 2006 Mårtensson was European or world champion with his team. At the World Championships in 2009 and 2010 he won bronze.
Awards and achievements
- 2004 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2007 Swedish runner with Linköpings HC
- 2008 Swedish runner with Linköpings HC
- 2008 Guldhjälmen
- 2008 Elitserien All- Star Team
- 2008 top scorer of the Elitserien main round
- 2008 Best assist provider of Elitserien main round
- 2008 Best original donor of the Elitserien playoffs
- 2009 KHL All-Star Game
- 2009 Gagarin Cup win with Ak Bars Kazan
- 2008 Elitserien All- Star Team
- 2010 Spengler Cup win with the SKA St. Petersburg
- 2012 KHL All-Star Game
Internationally
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Sweden at:
- U18 European Junior Championships 1998
- U20 Junior World Championship 2000
- World Cup 2006
- World Cup 2007
- World Championship 2008
- World Cup 2009
- World Cup 2010
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )