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Finland Markus Granlund

#60 HC Lugano / NL - 23/24

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexandre Lavoie 43 15 42 57
2. Nicolas Deschamps 43 17 36 53
3. Nikita Scherbak 41 10 37 47
4. Rolands Vigners 41 27 19 46
5. Alex Barber 43 21 25 46
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Markus Granlund Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C/LW
Age
30
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
23/24
Agency
Highlights
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1

A smart and competitive two-way forward that boasts an elite-level skill package. Tremendous hands and puck skills compliment the accurate release on his shot. Not an explosive skater, but mobile to a professional degree. Understands his game and what is expected of him, but can start to play out of his box when trying to exceed expectations. When playing with confidence, he knows his abilities and plays to their extent. Excellent passer as well as a shooter; consistently exhibits keen awareness and hockey sense. Strong defensively and can move the puck out of his zone very well due to his tendency to play the game in lanes. Game by game he works on the small things, and looks for ways to make an impact in the offensive and defensive end. He will only get better. [EP]

Family Relations
Brother: Mikael Granlund

Markus Granlund Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Laser HT U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 3* 11* 14* 6* -* |
Laser HT U16 U16 SM-sarja 11* 5* 11* 16* 26* -* |
2008-09 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 8* 18* 26* 4* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 15* 14* 19* 33* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 4 8 12 10 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 5* 7* 2* -* |
2009-10 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 9* 17* 26* 6* -* |
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 17* 25* 42* 38* 31* | Playoffs 14 2 11 13 18 5
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 3* 5* 16* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 6* 8* 14* 18* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 5* 6* 4* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 20* 32* 52* 49* 5* | Playoffs 5 4 5 9 6 3
HIFK SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 6* 3* 3* 6* 6* 3* |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 2* 8* 10* 6* 4* |
Finland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 23* 14* 19* 33* 14* 4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 0
HIFK SM-liiga 47* 15* 19* 34* 18* 19* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 5* 7* 6* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 5* 13* 18* 20* -* |
2012-13 HIFK SM-liiga 50* 10* 20* 30* 18* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 5* 7* 12* 4* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
2013-14 Calgary Flames NHL 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* 2* |
Abbotsford Heat AHL 52* 25* 21* 46* 22* 10* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 2 -4
2014-15 Calgary Flames NHL 48* 8* 10* 18* 16* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
Adirondack Flames AHL 21* 9* 8* 17* 14* -2* |
2015-16 Calgary Flames NHL 31* 4* 3* 7* 8* -1* |
Stockton Heat AHL 12* 5* 4* 9* 10* 4* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 16* 2* 1* 3* 6* -3* |
Finland (all) International 4* 1* 4* 5* 0* 2* |
2016-17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69* 19* 13* 32* 14* -19* |
2017-18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53* 8* 4* 12* 8* -10* |
2018-19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77* 12* 10* 22* 20* -4* |
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 34* 3* 1* 4* 14* -1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 20* 6* 9* 15* 14* -5* |
2020-21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 50* 23* 30* 53* 26* 22* | Playoffs 9 3 5 8 6 5
2021-22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 41* 8* 30* 38* 16* 3* |
Finland OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 25* 6* |
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
2022-23 HC Lugano NL 47* 22* 23* 45* 22* 6* | Playoffs 7 2 6 8 8 -2
Finland (all) International 9* 4* 2* 6* 0* 3* |
2023-24 HC Lugano “A” NL 20* 4* 12* 16* 10* 1* |

Markus Granlund Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 HIFK ET 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2012-13 HIFK ET 4* 2* 2* 4* 14* -* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 4* 1* 4* 5* 0* 2* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* 3* |
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Markus Granlund Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-12-08T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs ZSC
2023-12-02T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Lausanne
2023-12-01T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Ambrì-Piotta
2023-11-28T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Rapperswil-Jona
2023-11-24T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Bern
2023-11-23T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Langnau
2023-11-18T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Davos
2023-11-17T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Genève-Servette
2023-11-04T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Kloten
2023-11-03T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Ambrì-Piotta
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Markus Granlund Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 105* 45* 42* 87* 0.83* 60* 7* | 1 4 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.25 * 2 * -4 *
EHT 3 12* 5* 6* 11* 0.92* 4* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 11* 3* 3* 6* 0.55* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 16* 6* 7* 13* 0.81* 4* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 61* 28* 50* 78* 1.28* 58* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 91* 31* 60* 91* 1.00* 42* 25* | 1 9 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.89 * 6 * 5 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 99* 25* 39* 64* 0.65* 36* 22* | 2 8 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.38 * 4 * -3 *
Mestis 2 7* 3* 3* 6* 0.86* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 335* 58* 43* 101* 0.30* 86* -40* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * 1 *
NL 2 67* 26* 35* 61* 0.91* 32* 7* | 1 7 2 * 6 * 8 * 1.14 * 8 * -2 *
OG 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 25* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 26* 19* 30* 49* 1.88* 30* -* | 1 7 4 * 8 * 12 * 1.71 * 10 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 17* 11* 29* 40* 2.35* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 10* 9* 20* 29* 2.90* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 77* 37* 57* 94* 1.22* 87* 36* | 3 20 7 * 16 * 23 * 1.15 * 24 * 8 *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 3* 13* 16* 1.33* 10* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 7* 12* 19* 1.46* 10* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Markus Granlund Skill Rating

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Speed
15
Shooting Accuracy
15
Agility
15
Acceleration
15
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Markus Granlund Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/27/2024
02/27/2024 Doubtful HC Lugano Genève-Servette HC
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC Lugano
07/17/2020
07/17/2020 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Salavat Yulaev Ufa
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers
06/22/2018
06/22/2018 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
04/26/2016
04/26/2016 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
02/22/2016
02/22/2016 Confirmed Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks
04/19/2013
04/19/2013 Confirmed HIFK Calgary Flames

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Markus Granlund Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 1 #24 overall by Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for HIFK U18

Cult/Star player for Laser HT U18

Biography
Markus Granlund, like his older brother Mikael Granlund, grew up playing ice hockey in the Oulu Region in Northern Finland. In 2008 he moved to the junior ranks of Oulun Kärpät. The following year Kärpät had a contract dispute with Mikael, which resulted in the brothers moving to Helsinki to play for HIFK.

While older brother Mikael made the jump to SM-liiga, Markus honed his skills in the HIFK U20 team. It is notable that while Markus did play a handful of U18 between 2008 and 2010, he, like his brother, quickly progressed from the U16 level to U20 level. After two seasons in the U20 ranks, Markus made the jump to SM-liiga.

Despite being among the best Finnish players of his age group, he was not as touted as his older brother who was a first round NHL pick and had become SM-liiga Champion and World Champion before Markus started playing professionally. The Calgary Flames picked him on the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. The fame of his brother shadowed him, but he proved to be more than just the brother of a hockey phenomenon. In his first professional season he was the highest scoring rookie in SM-liiga and put up respectable numbers in the following season as well.

Following his second season with HIFK in SM-liiga, Granlund signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Calgary Flames. Despite having a clause to play in Finland, he opted to stay in North America. He spent the majority of the season in the AHL with the Abbotsford Heat. In his first month he struggled a bit, but picked up the pace once he adjusted to life abroad. In his first season in North America Granlund was the highest scoring rookie of his team and was named Rookie of the Month for February 2014.

His efforts in Abbotsford were quickly noticed by the Calgary Flames. He was eventually called up to play in the NHL and made his NHL debut on February 27, 2014. He logged his first point, an assist, in his third game with the Flames. Incidentally in that game against the Minnesota Wild he faced his brother Mikael.

Markus Granlund draws comparisons with his brother Mikael, but despite the competitive relationship with his brother he tends to distance himself from it. The shadow of his brother could have been a bane to him, but he has managed to use that to his benefit, striving to establish himself on his own terms. As evident in many photos, on ice he looks ordinary and seemingly uninterested with little room for emotion, but it is likely just his way of staying poised and confident. In other words, as seen both in SM-liiga and in the AHL, his seemingly phlegmatic disposition can be deceptive.

Trivia
- Scored a "lacrosse-style" goal in an SM-liiga game on November 17, 2011. The move is a Granlund brothers signature trick that he and his brother trained to do in their youth.

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