Anton Blomqvist

Anton Blomqvist (born March 7, 1990) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was most recently the head coach, of the SHL club HV71.

Playing career Before coming to North America, Blomqvist played over 100 games of professional hockey with the Swedish Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan and European Trophy. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 6th round (167th overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft. During the 2010–11 season, he left the Redhawks and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on March 17, 2011.

In his two years in North America, he was assigned to the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons and the Evansville IceMen of the ECHL. After making a negligible impact, Blomqvist returned on loan to Malmö for the final year of his contract with Columbus on June 18, 2013.

As an impending free agent with the Blue Jackets on May 22, 2014, Blomqvist opted to remain in the HockeyAllsvenskan signing with IK Oskarshamn.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Linköpings J20 1801120 ————— 2007–08 Malmö Redhawks J20 1801120 ————— 2008–09 Malmö Redhawks J20 312141673 ————— 2008–09 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 130338 ————— 2009–10 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 4932555 500010 2009–10 Malmö Redhawks J20 ————— 10000 2010–11 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 2701114 ————— 2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL 501121 ————— 2011–12 Springfield Falcons AHL 2400019 ————— 2012–13 Evansville IceMen ECHL 3612346 ————— 2013–14 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 51134109 100004 2014–15 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 4517869 ————— 2015–16 IK Pantern Allsv 4634796 ————— 2016–17 IK Pantern Allsv 30004 ————— Allsv totals 23482028355 1500014