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Earlier this year, Patric Hörnqvist put the skates on the shelf.
The time unemployed was not long.
Now he is ready for a new role in the NHL.
Patric Hörnqvist, 36, has played over 900 games in the NHL, with the Florida Panthers, Pittsburg Penguins and Nashville Predators. During that time, Hörnqvist won two Stanley Cup titles, both with Pittsburg. There were 71 appearances in Tre Kronor.
Finished in July
The Sollentuna son suffered a number of concussions during his career, the last of which came in the winter of 2022. Hörnqvist thus missed match play throughout the spring, and in July it was announced that he is ending his hockey career. But the break from hockey did not last long.
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In August, Djurgården Hockey revealed that Hörnqvist is joining their Advisory Board, along with the profiles Tommy Boustedt, Andreas Engqvist, Jacob Josephson and Peter Wallin. Now the former right forward is ready for another assignment.
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Hörnqvist’s new role
It is Hörnqvist’s latest club as an active player, the Florida Panthers, which announces that the Swede will be in his sixth season at the club. This time in a new role. From player, he now becomes a scout and development consultant for the club’s hockey operations department.
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Florida’s general manager Bill Zito has previously been clear that he wants to keep Hörnqvist in the association despite his retirement from hockey.
– Rarely in life can you point to an individual and say what collective significance they have, but in this case you can. He has been a wonderful teammate and a wonderful “Panther”. We have a genuine and deep gratitude for everything he has done for our organization, Zito said during the NHL draft.
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