Marcus Högström
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1989)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marcus Högström (born March 20, 1989) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Marcus Högström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 20, 1989 Sveg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Skellefteå AIK Timrå IK Djurgårdens IF Spartak Moscow HIFK Stockton Heat | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2022 | ||
Playing career
Högström played in the youth set-ups of Svegs IK, Skellefteå AIK and MODO Hockey. He then spent the 2009-10 campaign with Molot-Prikamie Perm in Russia's second-tier league. He made his Elitserien debut playing with Skellefteå AIK during the 2010–11 Elitserien season and would jump between Sweden's top-flight and the second division HockeyAllsvenskan in the following years, playing for clubs like Timrå IK, IF Sundsvall Hockey, Malmö Redhawks, Almtuna IS and Djurgårdens IF.[1]
After two full seasons with Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserie, he left for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2016, joining HC Spartak Moscow.[2] He was waived by the KHL side in late November 2016[3] and accepted an offer from Finnish Liiga outfit HIFK a couple of days later.[4]
During his second stint with Djurgårdens IF, and amid a successful 2017–18 season, Högström was signed to a three-year contract extension through to 2022 on February 7, 2018.[5] As Djurgårdens reached the semi-finals, Högström contributed with 3 goals and 23 points in 50 regular season games.
On June 12, 2018, Högström sought a release from his contract with Djurgårdens IF after securing a one-year, two-way contract as a 29-year-old with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).[6] In his debut 2018–19 North American season, after attending the Flames training camp, Högström was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat. Högström's season was cut short, contributing 2 assists in 12 games before he was ruled out with injury.
As an impending free agent from the Flames, Högström opted for a return to Sweden in rejoining Djurgårdens IF of the SHL on a two-year contract on May 10, 2019.[7]
International play
Högström received his first cap for Sweden's men's national team in April 2016.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Svegs IK | Div.3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Svegs IK | Div.3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | AIK Härnösand | Div.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | KB65 HK | Div.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | RUS2 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Molot Perm | RUS3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 44 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timrå IK | SEL | 30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Allsv | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Asplöven HC | Allsv | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | Div.1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | Svegs IK | Div.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 47 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 53 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 50 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 50 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 2018–19 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 43 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 308 | 30 | 103 | 133 | 213 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | ||||