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Jacob Markström
Jacob Anders Markström (born 31 January 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Panthers in the second round, 31st overall, of the 2008 NHL entry draft, and has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and New Jersey Devils.
Markström signed a two-year contract with the Brynäs IF senior team on 12 May 2008. He had previously been playing for the Brynäs IF junior team. The following month, after solid performances in the Elitserien (SEL) and internationally for Sweden national teams in the under-18 and junior tournaments, the butterfly style goaltender was selected 31st overall in the 2008 NHL entry draft as the first choice of the Florida Panthers.
In 2009–10, Markström led the Elitserien in the save percentage (SVS%) and goals against average (GAA) statistics, with 92.72% and 2.01 respectively. On 1 June 2010, it was announced that the Panthers and Markström had agreed to terms on an entry-level contract.
On 23 January 2011, Markström made his NHL debut in the 5–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, when he replaced starter Scott Clemmensen at the start of the second period. Upon his debut, he became the youngest goaltender to ever play for the Panthers.[citation needed]
Markström was then sent back to Florida's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team, the Rochester Americans. The team directives argued that Markström needed to get used to playing style in North America since players had different shooting tendencies. He struggled during his first season in the AHL and also injured his knee. After surgery Markström worked to get back in the game, hoping to have a real shot at the NHL level.[citation needed]
With Tomáš Vokoun departing via free agency to the Washington Capitals, Markström attended Florida's 2011 training camp to compete for a starting or backup position with fellow goaltenders José Théodore and Scott Clemmensen, ultimately being awarded the backup role when Clemmensen was injured. On 22 October, Markström earned his first NHL win when he played in the third period against the New York Islanders and made 18 saves on 18 shots.[better source needed]
Markström started the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season in the AHL, but with the starter Théodore suffering an injury on 2 March 2013,[better source needed] that forced him to miss the rest of the season, Markström was given the full-time role, starting most of their games during the remainder of the season.
It was believed that Markström would become the full-time starter for the Panthers at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, as Théodore was not retained and Markström signed a two-year contract extension. However, the Panthers would sign Tim Thomas to a one-year contract, and Markström was subsequently demoted to the AHL again. On 4 March 2014, he was traded by the Panthers, along with Shawn Matthias, to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony, where he served as Vancouver's backup behind fellow Swede Eddie Läck.
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Jacob Markström
Jacob Anders Markström (born 31 January 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Panthers in the second round, 31st overall, of the 2008 NHL entry draft, and has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and New Jersey Devils.
Markström signed a two-year contract with the Brynäs IF senior team on 12 May 2008. He had previously been playing for the Brynäs IF junior team. The following month, after solid performances in the Elitserien (SEL) and internationally for Sweden national teams in the under-18 and junior tournaments, the butterfly style goaltender was selected 31st overall in the 2008 NHL entry draft as the first choice of the Florida Panthers.
In 2009–10, Markström led the Elitserien in the save percentage (SVS%) and goals against average (GAA) statistics, with 92.72% and 2.01 respectively. On 1 June 2010, it was announced that the Panthers and Markström had agreed to terms on an entry-level contract.
On 23 January 2011, Markström made his NHL debut in the 5–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, when he replaced starter Scott Clemmensen at the start of the second period. Upon his debut, he became the youngest goaltender to ever play for the Panthers.[citation needed]
Markström was then sent back to Florida's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team, the Rochester Americans. The team directives argued that Markström needed to get used to playing style in North America since players had different shooting tendencies. He struggled during his first season in the AHL and also injured his knee. After surgery Markström worked to get back in the game, hoping to have a real shot at the NHL level.[citation needed]
With Tomáš Vokoun departing via free agency to the Washington Capitals, Markström attended Florida's 2011 training camp to compete for a starting or backup position with fellow goaltenders José Théodore and Scott Clemmensen, ultimately being awarded the backup role when Clemmensen was injured. On 22 October, Markström earned his first NHL win when he played in the third period against the New York Islanders and made 18 saves on 18 shots.[better source needed]
Markström started the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season in the AHL, but with the starter Théodore suffering an injury on 2 March 2013,[better source needed] that forced him to miss the rest of the season, Markström was given the full-time role, starting most of their games during the remainder of the season.
It was believed that Markström would become the full-time starter for the Panthers at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, as Théodore was not retained and Markström signed a two-year contract extension. However, the Panthers would sign Tim Thomas to a one-year contract, and Markström was subsequently demoted to the AHL again. On 4 March 2014, he was traded by the Panthers, along with Shawn Matthias, to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony, where he served as Vancouver's backup behind fellow Swede Eddie Läck.
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