Sam Lofquist

Sam Lofquist
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990
Somerset, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 San Antonio Rampage
Houston Aeros
IK Oskarshamn
Djurgårdens IF
SaiPa
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
EHC Biel
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Samuel Lofquist (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Having attended the United States National U18 Team program, Lofquist enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 2008, left the Gophers in the course of his sophomore season[1] and then signed with the Guelph Storm Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey League in November 2009.[2]

Following a short stint with the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in 2011, he took up an offer from IK Oskarshamn of Sweden's second division Allsvenskan.[3] He stayed there until the end of the 2012–13 campaign, establishing himself as a defenseman with scoring ability and then was signed by fellow Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF for the 2013–14 season.[4]

Lofquist received a contract offer from SaiPa Lappeenranta of Finland's top-flight Liiga after having completed the season with Djurgårdens IF and would spend two years with SaiPa, competing both in Liiga and in the Champions Hockey League.[5]

In May 2016, Lofquist penned a deal with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016–17 season, registering 13 points in 43 games.[6]

After spending the 2017–18 season in Switzerland with EHC Biel of the National League, Lofquist opted to halt his 6 year European career and return to North America as a free agent.

On July 30, 2018, he agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage, affiliate to the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 47 8 6 14 86 6 1 0 1 22
2007–08 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 14 4 2 6 10 — — — — —
2008–09 U. of Minnesota WCHA 35 1 3 4 10 — — — — —
2009–10 U. of Minnesota WCHA 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 49 5 31 36 67 5 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Guelph Storm OHL 62 8 28 36 57 6 3 5 8 0
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 41 7 10 17 42 6 0 3 3 2
2012–13 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 52 13 12 25 64 6 2 2 4 6
2013–14 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 51 6 18 24 38 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 59 9 19 28 57 6 3 0 3 4
2015–16 SaiPa Liiga 58 10 17 27 59 6 0 1 1 2
2016–17 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 43 4 9 13 32 4 0 1 1 2
2017–18 EHC Biel NL 24 4 9 13 16 5 1 4 5 10
Liiga totals 117 19 36 55 116 12 3 1 4 6
KHL totals 43 4 9 13 32 4 0 1 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 United States WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 6
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 6

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Lofquist quits men's hockey team; drops out of school | mndaily.com - The Minnesota Daily". www.mndaily.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Storm Sign Sam Lofquist - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Amerikansk back till IKO". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ↑ Newman, Dave. "Lofquist will return to Sweden to continue hockey career next..." New Richmond News. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Сэм Лофквист пополнил оборонительные редуты "Торпедо"". ХК Торпедо Нижний Новгород - официальный сайт хоккейного клуба. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Rampage sign Trevor Smith and Sam Lofquist to AHL contracts". oursportscentral.com. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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