Magnus Pääjärvi

Karl Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi (born 12 April 1991), surname also known as Pääjärvi-Svensson, is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During his NHL career, Pääjärvi played for the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators. He was drafted tenth overall by the Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Magnus Pääjärvi
Magnus Pääjärvi with the St. Louis Blues in March 2014
Born (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991
Norrköping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Timrå IK
Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2009
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2007–present

Early life

Pääjärvi is the son of retired ice hockey player and coach Gunnar Svensson and Ingrid Maria Svensson-Pääjärvi, and the younger brother of Björn Svensson. Magnus Pääjärvi was born in Sweden while his father Gunnar was the coach and manager of IK Vita Hästen. Magnus uses the surname, formerly a hyphenated surname, in honour of his maternal grandfather, who was Finnish.[1]

Playing career

SHL
Pääjärvi began his professional career with Timrå in Sweden

Pääjärvi began playing ice hockey at the age of six. During the 2005–06 season, as a 14-year-old, he made his debut for Malmö Redhawks in the J20 SuperElit,[2] and scored eight goals in eight games during TV-pucken, leding Skåne to a silver medal. He also scored two goals when Malmö won the final of the Swedish Championship for 16-year-olds. In the following season, he played a steadier role for Malmö in the J20 SuperElit, and again led Skåne to a silver medal in TV-pucken.

In 2007, Pääjärvi signed with Timrå IK, where his older brother, Björn Svensson, played for the senior team. On 24 September, Pääjärvi made his Elitserien debut at the age of 16, five months and 12 days, becoming the fourth-youngest player in the Elitserien's history. In the game, he recorded an assist on Timrå's opening goal in the first period of play. His first career goal was a game winner in a 1–0 game against HV71 on 16 February 2008, assisted by linemate Anton Lander.

Pääjärvi with the Oilers in 2011

Pääjärvi was later drafted in the first round, tenth overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[3] He was also selected 19th overall by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)'s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2009 KHL Entry Draft.

Pääjärvi was announced as a nominee for 2009–10 Elitserien Rookie of the Year on 20 January.[4]

Edmonton Oilers

On 2 June 2010, Pääjärvi signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers ahead of the 2010–11 season.[5] On 2 September, Pääjärvi announced that he would be shortening his surname on his NHL jersey from "Pääjärvi-Svensson," as was hitherto written, to simply "Pääjärvi," and that he will wear the jersey number 91.[6][7]

On 23 September, in his first pre-season game with Edmonton, Pääjärvi scored a hat-trick and registered an assist for four points as the Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5–2. On 7 October, Pääjärvi made his NHL regular season debut against the Calgary Flames. He then scored his first career NHL goal nine days later, on 16 October, against Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Pääjärvi finished his rookie season with 34 points, finishing sixth on the team in scoring.

In the 2011–12 season, after recording three points in 25 games and having sat-out as a healthy scratch for six games, Pääjärvi was assigned to Edmonton's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.[8]

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Pääjärvi remained with Oklahoma in the AHL. When play resumed in January 2013 for the 48-game 2012–13 season, Pääjärvi played in 42 games, scoring nine goals and seven assists for 16 points, while also spending further time during the season with the Barons.[9]

St. Louis Blues

On 10 July 2013, Pääjärvi was traded, along with a second-round pick, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for left winger David Perron.[10] Later in the off-season, on 2 August, Pääjärvi signed a two-year, $2.4 million contract with St. Louis.[11]

On 29 December 2014, the Blues placed Pääjärvi on waivers and, upon clearing, was assigned to St. Louis' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, where he remained until the end of the 2014–15 season.[12] Prior to his demotion, he had played in ten games, registering just one assist.[13] Following the 2014–15 NHL season, Pääjärvi became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The St. Louis Blues made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on 5 July 2015, Pääjärvi filed for Salary Arbitration.[14]

Pääjärvi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season with the Blues, appearing in 48 games. Pääjärvi also skated in three playoff games. 2016-17 saw Pääjärvi have more of an even split, playing 32 games for the Blues and 26 for the Wolves. Again, Pääjärvi suited up for the Blues during the playoffs, scoring one goal and two assists.


Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2018 Denmark
2011 Slovakia
2010 Germany
World Junior Championships
2010 Saskatoon
2009 Ottawa
2008 Pardubice

Ottawa Senators

On 25 January 2018, the Blues placed Pääjärvi on waivers,[15] where he was claimed by the Ottawa Senators the following day.[16] Pääjärvi finished out the season with 12 points in 79 games.

On 30 May 2018, the Senators signed Pääjärvi to a one-year, $900,000 contract extension.[17] In his second and final season with Ottawa in 2018–19, Pääjärvi registered his highest points totals since his 2011 rookie season, contributing with 11 goals and 18 points in 80 games.

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

As a free agent leading into the 2019–20 season, Pääjärvi halted his NHL career to sign a two-year contract with Russian club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, on 22 October 2019.[18]

International play

Pääjärvi made his international debut for Sweden at age 14 with the under-16 team during the 2005–06 season;[2] the following season, he became the scoring leader for the U16s.[19] During the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, at 16 years and eight months old, he became the youngest player ever to play for Sweden during a World Junior Hockey Championship.[20] During the tournament, he scored one goal,[21] and helped Sweden to the finals when assisting Mikael Backlund on Sweden's overtime game-winning goal against Russia in the semifinal.[22]

Pääjärvi played in the 2010 World Championships, where he led the senior Swedish team in scoring[23] and was selected to the tournament all-star team.[24] He contributed to Sweden's win at the 2018 World Championships by scoring three goals.

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 J18 Allsv 132354 10000
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks J20 20000 —————
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks J18 33360 —————
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks J20 204266 40110
2007–08 Timrå IK J18 51674 —————
2007–08 Timrå IK J20 18715226 —————
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 351232 110002
2008–09 Timrå IK J20 10000 —————
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 50710174 71010
2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 491217296 50112
2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8015193416 —————
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 412684 —————
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 34718254 1429112
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 384162010 —————
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 42971614 —————
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 5566126 —————
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 100116 —————
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 361118296 53140
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 74372 —————
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 483698 30110
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 3285136 81232
2016–17 Chicago Wolves AHL 26711182 —————
2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 442248 —————
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 356284 —————
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 80118196 —————
2019–20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 39118198 61126
SEL totals 13420294912 231124
NHL totals 467626212478 111342

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Sweden U18 42460
2008 Sweden WJC 61120
2008 Sweden WJC18 4th 62356
2009 Sweden WJC 62576
2009 Sweden WJC18 5th 666120
2010 Sweden WJC 637102
2010 Sweden WC 95492
2011 Sweden WC 92572
2018 Sweden WC 103034
Junior totals 3416264214
Senior totals 28109198

References
  1. Bill Meltzer (7 November 2008). "Swedish prodigy Paajarvi could be top-5 pick". NHL.com NHL Entry Draft. the National Hockey League. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  2. Liljerås, Viktor (26 December 2008). "Jag är säker - vi tar guld". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  3. "Magnus Paajarvi". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. Feltenmark, Anders (20 January 2010). "Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, årets rookiekandidat". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  5. "Oilers sign Pääjarvi-Svensson". Edmonton Oilers. 2 June 2010.
  6. "Oilers' Paajarvi Decides to Enter NHL with Shortened Name". 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  7. The Canadian Press (2 September 2010). "OILERS PROSPECT MAGNUS PAAJARVI DECIDES TO ENTER NHL WITH SHORTENED NAME". thehockeynews.com. Toronto: The Hockey News. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. Dittrick, Ryan (16 December 2011). "THE TEAM TODAY: Tough Assignment". NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. The Canadian Press (31 January 2013). "Oilers send Magnus Paajarvi to AHL". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. "David Perron Traded To Oilers For Magnus Paajarvi And A Draft Pick". BleedinBlue.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. NHL.com (2 August 2013). "Blues, Paajarvi agree to two-year contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  12. McCurdy, Bruce (29 December 2014). "Magnus Paajarvi placed on waivers by St. Louis — Should Edmonton Oilers give him another look?". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jordan Eberle		 Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2009		 Succeeded by
Taylor Hall
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