Daniel Fernholm

Daniel Fernholm (born December 20, 1983) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Fernholm was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Daniel Fernholm
Born	(1983-12-20) December 20, 1983 Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
SHL team Former teams	Djurgårdens IF HC Bolzano Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Linköpings HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dinamo Minsk Atlant Moscow Oblast HIFK HV71 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	101st overall, 2002 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2001–2015

Playing career

Fernholm was drafted in the 4th round, 101st overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. After beginning his career with Djurgårdens IF in 2004, he spent the 2005–06 season in the United States, playing with the Penguins affiliates, the Wheeling Nailers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He appeared in nine playoff games for the Nailers of the ECHL, recording a goal and three assists before returning to his native Sweden.

Ferholm spent two seasons abroad in the Kontinental Hockey League with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Dinamo Minsk and Atlant Moscow Oblast before signing a one-year contract with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga.

On July 21, 2014, Fernholm returned to Djurgårdens IF on a two-year deal starting in the 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Mora IK	J18 Allsv		1	0	0	0	2		1	1	1	2	2
1999–2000	Mora IK	J20		33	3	3	6	8		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Mora IK	J20		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mora IK	Allsv		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Djurgårdens IF	SWE.3 U20		9	5	12	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Huddinge IK	Allsv		39	6	10	16	20		2	1	0	1	0
2002–03	Huddinge IK	J20		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		37	4	7	11	28		4	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Hammarby IF	Allsv		15	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Djurgårdens IF	J20		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		31	3	2	5	22		11	0	0	0	14
2004–05	HC Bolzano	ITA		7	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		27	1	6	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		29	2	4	6	20		9	1	3	4	6
2006–07	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		13	0	3	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	4	12	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Linköpings HC	SEL		54	8	21	29	28		16	3	7	10	20
2008–09	Linköpings HC	SEL		40	5	8	13	22		7	2	2	4	6
2009–10	Linköpings HC	SEL		52	3	16	19	42		12	0	2	2	12
2010–11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		18	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		21	1	6	7	16		7	0	0	0	4
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		10	0	0	0	14		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HIFK	SM-liiga		40	3	10	13	48		4	0	0	0	0
2012–13	HV71	SEL		43	4	12	16	36		5	0	1	1	2
2013–14	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		15	0	2	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HIFK	Liiga		36	2	8	10	20		2	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		10	0	1	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				299	31	79	110	206		55	5	12	17	58
KHL totals				49	1	9	10	40		7	0	0	0	4

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Sweden	WC	4th		8	0	3	3	4
2011	Sweden	WC			9	0	1	1	4
Senior totals					17	0	4	4	8

Records

• Linköpings HC club record for assists in a playoff season, defenceman (7), 2007–08
• Linköpings HC club record for points in a playoff season, defenceman (10), 2007–08

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database