Markus Nordlund

Markus Nordlund
Born (1985-07-27) July 27, 1985
Eurajoki, Finland
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SM-liiga team
Former teams		 Vaasan Sport
Lukko
KalPa
HC TPS
Jokerit
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Djurgårdens IF
Playing career 2005–present

Markus Nordlund (born July 27, 1985) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally at Vaasan Sport.

Career

After playing for the Lukko youth teams, Nordlund logged his first minutes in Finnland’s top-division Liiga during the 2005-06 season with Lukko.

In 2008, he transferred to fellow Liiga team HC TPS and won the Finnish championship with the club in 2010. After the 2010-11 season, which he also spent with HC TPS, Nordlund was presented with the Juha Rantasila Trophy as the top-scoring defenseman of the league.[1]

From 2011 to 2013, he played with Jokerit Helsinki, before moving to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss NLA in September 2013.[2] He was brought in to replace injured Maxim Noreau and then stayed with the team for the remainder of the season. In December 2013, he strengthened the roster of Genève-Servette HC at the Spengler Cup[3] and helped win the title, while being named to the Spengler Cup All Star Team.[4]

The 2014-15 season saw him skate in the Swedish Hockey League with Djurgårdens IF.[5]

Nordlund returned to HC Ambrì-Piotta in November 2015.[6] He then signed with Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Liiga for the 2016-17 season.[7]

International career

Nordlund made his debut with Finnland's national team during the 2010 Euro Hockey Tour.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. ↑ gaf/cud (2013-09-23). "Ambri holt finnischen Verteidiger als Noreau-Ersatz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Inti Pestoni et le défenseur finlandais Markus Nordlund (Ambri) renforceront GE-Servette à la Coupe Spengler". rts.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  4. ↑ "GE-Servette décroche sa première Coupe Spengler". rts.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Meriterad back ansluter till Djurgården". SHL.se. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Ambri : Markus Nordlund remplace Mikko Mäenpää - SwissHabs". SwissHabs (in French). 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Markus Kankaanperä ja Markus Nordlund Sportin takalinjoille". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  8. ↑ "Les Russes dans les vieilles marmites". Retrieved 2016-05-07.


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