Magnus Arvedson

Magnus Karl Olof Arvedson (born 25 November 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1] He is currently the head coach of Bofors IK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.

Magnus Arvedson
Born (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971
Karlstad, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Färjestads BK
Ottawa Senators
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 119th overall, 1997
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1993–2004

Playing career

A late bloomer, Arvedson didn't become a regular in the Swedish Elite League until 1994 at the age of 23. However, over the next few seasons he became a top performer with Färjestads BK, and was selected to represent Sweden at the 1997 World Championships. Following a strong performance there in helping his team to a silver medal, Arvedson was selected 119th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

Arvedson stepped straight into Ottawa's lineup in the 1997–98 season, establishing himself as a top-notch defensive forward and finishing the year with 26 points. In 1998–99, he would have the strongest year of his career - promoted to a scoring line, he finished the season with 21 goals and 47 points. He also finished as runner up to Jere Lehtinen in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward, losing a close vote (Lehtinen had 23 1st-place votes to Arvedson's 19).

Arvedson continued his strong play over the next two seasons, although he would be hobbled by the injury bug, missing over 30 games both years. However, when healthy his offensive numbers continued to improve, as he recorded 32 goals and 61 points in just 98 games between 1999 and 2001. However, his production (or lack thereof) in the playoffs was starting to become an issue. In 22 career playoff games, he had yet to score a goal and had added a meagre two assists, and took a large portion of the blame for the playoff woes of the Senators, who had been knocked out in the first round three years in a row after excellent regular seasons.

Healthy again in 2001–02, Arvedson registered 12 goals and 39 points, and finished top-10 in Selke voting. He did manage his first two playoff goals, although he was again criticized for his performance as Ottawa was knocked out in the second round by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2002–03, he recorded 16 goals and 37 points, but added just a single playoff goal in 18 games as the Senators were knocked out in the conference finals.

Looking to move in a different direction, Ottawa showed limited interest in re-signing Arvedson when he became an unrestricted free agent, and he signed with the Vancouver Canucks for the 2003–04 season. After a slow start, Arvedson caught fire when placed mid-season on a line with Daniel and Henrik Sedin. However, while in the middle of the best goal-scoring streak of his career, six goals in five games, he took a knee-on-knee hit from Bryan Marchment of the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending his season and ultimately his NHL career.

In the summer of 2004, with the 2004 NHL work stoppage impending, he signed with his old club Färjestads BK, for the upcoming year. However, during a pre-season game he injured his back which forced him to retire.

In 434 career NHL games, Arvedson recorded 100 goals and 125 assists for 225 points, along with 241 penalty minutes. He also added 3 goals and 8 assists for 11 points in 52 playoff games.

Coaching career

On 30 March 2007 he became the new head coach of the Swedish Elitserien club Mora IK.

After Mora IK had played Kvalserien 2008 and lost its Elitserien status, Arvedson became the new head coach of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan club Bofors IK on 9 April 2008. He was replaced midseason after his team was at the bottom of the standings.

He coached Sweden's Division-2 team, Forshaga IF for the 2011-12 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Örebro IK SWE.2 29 7 11 18 12 2 0 1 1 2
1991–92 Örebro IK SWE.2 32 12 21 33 30 7 4 4 8 4
1992–93 Örebro IK SWE.2 36 11 18 29 34 6 2 1 3 0
1993–94 Färjestad BK SEL 16 1 7 8 10 — — — — —
1993–94 Färjestad BK Allsv 18 4 2 6 30 3 2 0 2 0
1994–95 Färjestad BK SEL 36 1 6 7 45 4 0 0 0 6
1995–96 Färjestad BK SEL 40 10 14 24 40 8 0 2 2 10
1996–97 Färjestad BK SEL 48 13 11 24 36 14 4 7 11 8
1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 61 11 15 26 36 11 0 1 1 6
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 21 26 47 50 3 0 1 1 2
1999–2000 Ottawa Senators NHL 47 15 13 28 36 6 0 0 0 6
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 51 17 16 33 24 2 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 74 12 27 39 35 12 2 1 3 4
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 16 20 36 48 18 1 5 6 16
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 8 7 15 12 — — — — —
SWE.2 totals 97 30 50 80 76 15 6 6 12 6
SEL totals 140 25 38 63 131 26 4 9 13 24
NHL totals 434 100 124 224 241 52 3 8 11 34

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1997 Sweden WC 10 2 1 3 6
2002 Sweden OG 4 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 14 2 1 3 6

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magnus Arvedson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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