Magnus Wernblom (born February 3, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward who spent most of his active career playing for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien league, where he holds the franchise scoring record for most all-time goals (276) as well as the second highest franchise record for most games played (723). He also spent a few seasons playing for Skellefteå AIK of the same league, before returning to Modo Hockey in 2007. He announced his retirement from hockey on November 4, 2008. Magnus Wernblom is an icon and a cult figure in Modo Hockey.
| Magnus Wernblom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Magnus Wernblom playing an away game for Skellefteå AIK against Timrå IK in the Swedish Elite League in January 2007 | |||
| Born |
February 3, 1973 Kramfors, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Modo Hockey Skellefteå AIK | ||
| NHL Draft |
207th overall, 1992 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2008 | ||
After retirement edit
17 november 2009 Magnus had his jersey number retired at the Fjällräven Center in his native Örnsköldsvik[1]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Kramfors-Alliansen | SWE.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988–89 | Kramfors-Alliansen | SWE.3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990–91 | Modo Hockey | SWE U20 | ||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Modo Hockey | SWE.2 Jr | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 37 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 39 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 28 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 50 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 44 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 1998–99 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 42 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 100 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 49 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 84 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 66 | ||
| 2000–01 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 45 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 42 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 45 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 47 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2004–05 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE.2 | 39 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE.2 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 49 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 54 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 677 | 266 | 157 | 423 | 1010 | 81 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 244 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweden | EJC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 36 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 60 | |||
References edit
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Meltzer, Bill. *'Mr. Modo' marches on Swedish scoring record at NHL.com Retrieved 11-04-08.