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Magnus Pääjärvi 
Born April 12, 1991
Norrköping, SwedenHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsEdmonton Oilers
Timrå IKNational team 
SwedenNHL Draft 10th overall, 2009
Edmonton OilersPlaying career 2007–present Website Paajarvi.com Karl Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi (born April 12, 1991), surname also known as Pääjärvi-Svensson, is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Early life
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson is the son of retired ice hockey player and coach Gunnar Svensson and Ingrid Maria Svensson-Pääjärvi, and younger brother of Björn Svensson. He was born in Norrköping while Gunnar was the coach and manager of IK Vita Hästen. He uses the hyphenated surname in honour of his maternal grandfather, who was Finnish.[1]
Playing career
Pääjärvi began his professional career with Timrå in Sweden.
Pääjärvi-Svensson started playing ice hockey at the age of six. During the 2005–06 season when he was fourteen years old he made his debut for Malmö Redhawks in the J20 SuperElit,[2] and scored eight goals in eight games during TV-pucken and led Scania to a silver medal. He also scored two goals when Malmö won the final of the Swedish Championship for sixteen year olds. The following season he got a more regular role for Malmö in the J20 SuperElit, and again led Scania to a silver medal in TV-pucken.
In 2007, he signed with Timrå IK where his older brother, Björn, played for the senior team. He made his Elitserien debut on September 24, at age sixteen, five months, and twelve days, becoming the fourth youngest player in Elitserien's history. During the game he recorded an assist on Timrå's 1–0 goal in the first period of play. His first goal was a game winning 1–0 goal against HV71 on February 16, 2008, assisted by linemate Anton Lander.
Magnus was drafted 10th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[3] He was also selected 19th overall by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2009 KHL Entry Draft.
Magnus was announced to be a nominee for 2009–10 Elitserien Rookie of the Year on January 20.[4]
Edmonton Oilers
On June 2, 2010, it was announced that he had signed a three-year entry level contract with the Oilers.[5] On September 2, 2010, it was announced that Magnus would be shortening his name for the NHL to Magnus Pääjärvi and will wear the number 91 on his jersey.[6]
On September 23, 2010, (his first preseason game with the Oilers) Pääjärvi scored a hat-trick and registered an assist for 4 points, as the Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2.
On October 7, 2010, Pääjärvi played his first professional game with the Oilers when they played their arch-rivals, the Calgary Flames. He scored his first NHL goal nine days later, on October 16, 2010, against Flames net-minder, Miikka Kiprusoff.
Pääjärvi finished the 2010-11 NHL season with 34 points, good enough for 6th on team scoring.
International play
Medal record 
Magnus PääjärviCompetitor for SwedenMen's ice hockey World Championships Silver 2011 Slovakia Bronze 2010 Germany World Junior Championships Bronze 2010 Saskatoon Silver 2009 Ottawa Silver 2008 Pardubice Pääjärvi-Svensson made his international debut for Sweden at age fourteen with the under sixteen team during the 2005–06 season,[2] the following season he became the scoring leader for the under sixteen team.[7] During the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, at sixteen years and eight months old he became the youngest player ever to play for Sweden during a World Junior Hockey Championship.[8] During the tournament he scored one goal,[9] and helped Sweden to the finals when assisting Mikael Backlund on Sweden's overtime game winning goal against Russia in the semifinal.[10]
Magnus played in the 2010 World Championships where he led the Swedish team in scoring[11] and was selected to the tournament all-star team.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Malmö Redhawks J20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Malmö Redhawks J20 20 4 2 6 6 4 0 1 1 0 2007–08 Timrå IK J20 18 7 15 22 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 35 1 2 3 2 11 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Timrå IK J20 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 50 7 10 17 4 7 1 0 1 0 2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 49 12 17 29 6 5 0 1 1 2 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 15 19 34 16 — — — — — NHL totals 80 15 19 34 16 — — — — — J20 totals 41 11 17 28 12 4 0 1 1 0 SEL totals 134 20 29 49 12 23 1 1 2 4 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Sweden WJC 6 1 1 2 0 2008 Sweden WJC U18 6 4 6 10 6 2009 Sweden WJC 6 2 5 7 6 2009 Sweden WJC U18 6 6 6 12 0 2010 Sweden WJC 6 3 7 10 2 2010 Sweden WC 9 5 4 9 2 2011 Sweden WC 9 2 5 7 2 Junior int'l totals 48 23 34 57 18 References
- ^ Bill Meltzer (2008-11-07). "Swedish prodigy Paajarvi could be top-5 pick". NHL.com NHL Entry Draft. the National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=390821. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ a b Liljerås, Viktor (2008-12-26). "Jag är säker - vi tar guld" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2244&a=867907&rss=672. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Magnus Paajarvi". Edmonton Oilers. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8475175. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2010-01-20). "Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, årets rookiekandidat" (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. http://www.swehockey.se/Startsidesnyheter/2010/Januari-2010/Magnus-Paajarvi-Svensson-arets-rookiekandidat/. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Oilers sign Pääjarvi-Svensson". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-06-02. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=530705&navid=DL.
- ^ "Oilers' Paajarvi Decides to Enter NHL with Shortened Name". 2010-09-02. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=332424. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "21. MAGNUS SVENSSON PÄÄJÄRVI". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7BBFA7B36F-2095-48C0-8B13-D440424D2D51%7D.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-03.[dead link]
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2007-12-17). "Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi blir Sveriges yngste JVM-spelare" (in Swedish) (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7BFF43F994-16ED-493F-9181-E2FF15A58063%7D.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-23.[dead link]
- ^ "PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008-01-05. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/142/IHM1420SWE_83_6_0.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "PLAY-OFF ROUND SEMIFINALS GAME 28" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008-01-04. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/142/IHM142228_74_5_0.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-05-23. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230000_85B_15_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-05-23. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230000_98_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
External links
- Paajarvi.com — official site
- Magnus Pääjärvi's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Magnus Pääjärvi – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Jordan EberleEdmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2009Succeeded by
Taylor HallCategories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Norrköping
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Malmö Redhawks players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Timrå IK players
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