Marcus Sörensen
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992
Södertälje, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Djurgårdens IF
Skellefteå AIK
San Jose Sharks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 106th overall, 2010
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2010–present

Marcus Sörensen (born 7 April 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Sörensen began playing hockey in Tälje IK before he was acquired by Södertälje SK's youth organization, where he began playing junior hockey. His play attracted the attention of North American pro hockey scouts. Sörensen was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by Ottawa Senators, 106th overall.[1]

Sörensen moved to Djurgårdens IF for the 2010–11 season, to play in Djurgården's J20-team. Sörensen made his Elitserien debut on 7 December 2010 against Luleå HF, when several regular players were suffering from illness and injuries.[2] He also scored his first Elitserien goal when he shot the puck via Luleå defenceman Janne Niinimaa's stick into the goal.[3] After the 2010–11 season, Sörensen signed a two-year contract with Skellefteå AIK.[4] Sörensen played the majority of the 2011–12 season with Borås HC in the Swedish tier two league HockeyAllsvenskan, on loan.

The Ottawa Senators did not sign Sörensen by 1 June 2012 deadline, leaving him free to sign with any NHL team in the future. Sörensen returned to Djurgårdens IF for the 2012–13 season in early May 2012, signing a one-year contract.[5] The 2012–13 season ended with a failed Swedish Hockey League (SHL) qualification for Djurgården, despite Sörensen's 10 goals and 23 points during the regular season. Sörensen extended his contract with Djurgårdens IF for two years in February 2013.[6] The 2014 Kvalserien ended with the promotion of Djurgården to the 2014–15 season. Sörensen played a major role in the promotion, scoring 4 goals and 12 points in the Kvalserien which made him the scoring leader for Djurgården. He extended his contract yet again in September 2014, enabling him to play in Djurgården until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

During the 2014–15 season, Sörensen recorded 17 goals and 15 assists in 50 games and after the end of the season he was awarded with the SHL Rookie of the Year award.[8] In 2015–16, he made 47 appearances in the SHL regular season, scoring 15 goals and 19 assists to go along with one goal and five assists in playoff play (eight games).

On 13 May 2016, Sörensen was signed by the NHL's San Jose Sharks to an entry-level contract.[9] As a result, Sörensen moved to North America for the 2016–17 season, beginning the season with the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. After registering 27 points (13 goals and 14 assists) and a +15 plus-minus rating in 39 games with the Barracuda, Sörensen was recalled by the Sharks for the first time in his career on 6 February 2017.[10] He recorded his first NHL point with the primary assist on a Melker Karlsson goal in the second period of his first NHL game the next night, a 5–4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.[11] On 2 March, in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, he scored his first NHL goal.[12] On 18 April, in San Jose's first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers in the 2017 playoffs, he scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal.

On 18 July 2017, Sörensen signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks.[13] On 15 January 2019, Sörensen signed another two-year contract extension.[14]

On 29 September 2020, remaining in his native Sweden due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sörensen was loaned by the Sharks to Swedish Allsvenskan club, HC Vita Hästen, until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 NHL season.[15] During his stint with Vita Hästen, Sörensen led the club and was among league leaders in scoring with 11 goals and 24 points in just 14 appearances. Sörensen returned to Djurgården in September 2021 when he signed on for the Stockholm-based club on a four-year contract.[16]

As captain of Djurgården in the 2021–22 season, Sörensen led the team in scoring with 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points through 47 games. Despite a strong individual season, he was unable to prevent Djurgården from relegation to the HockeyAllsvenskan, losing in a play out series to Timrå IK. During the end stages of the regular season with Djurgården, Sörensen opted to leave the club and move to Switzerland for the remaining three-year of his contract commencing from the 2022–23 season with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NL on 22 February 2022.[17]

International play

Marcus Sörensen earned selection with his first senior international game with Team Sweden in February 2015.[18]

Personal life

Sörensen is of Finnish descent through his father.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Södertälje SK J20 277101754 —————
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF J20 3114223653 43032
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SEL 81120 —————
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SEL 10000 —————
2011–12 Borås HC Allsv 29891755 —————
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 4610132338 64152
2013–14 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 4313173034 1048124
2014–15 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5017153230 21010
2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4715193434 815614
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 4317173423 1001110
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 191344 61120
2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 237111814 —————
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 325275 104152
2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 8017133023 180552
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 667111826 —————
2020–21 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 141113248 —————
2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 2914516 —————
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4720244472 —————
2022–23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 3515163122 20004
SHL totals 153 53 59 112 136 10 2 5 7 14
NHL totals 226 31 33 64 74 34 5 7 12 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Sweden WC 9th 7 2 2 4 0
Senior totals 7 2 2 4 0

References

  1. ↑ "All Swedish players drafted by NHL clubs 1974–2010" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Forsgren, Björn (8 December 2010). "Känslan var obeskrivlig". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Djurgården bröt förlustsvit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Lindkvist, Jerry (20 April 2011). "Marcus Sörensen klar för Skellefteå AIK". Västerbottens Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Larsson, Peo (2 May 2012). "Ny hemvändare klar för Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Djurgården förlänger med Marcus Sörensen". Expressen (in Swedish). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Djurgården förlänger med Marcus Sörensen". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Nilsson, Daniel. "SHL Awards 2015 – Marcus Sörensen är Årets rookie". shl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sharks Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen". Official San Jose Sharks Website. National Hockey League. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sharks make roster moves ahead of road trip". CSN Bay Area. Comcast SportsNet California, LLC. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "San Jose Sharks – Buffalo Sabres – February 7th, 2017". Official Site of the National Hockey League. National Hockey League. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Gilmore, Eric (3 March 2017). "Sharks ease past Canucks". National Hockey League. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Marcus Sorensen scored his first NHL goal, and Logan Couture had a goal and an assist to help the San Jose Sharks defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at SAP Center on Thursday.
  13. ↑ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen". National Hockey League. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sharks Sign Forward Marcus Sorensen to a Two-Year Contract Extension". National Hockey League. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Marcus Sorensen signs for the White Horse!" (in Swedish). HC Vita Hästen. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ↑ Karlsson, Mattias (6 September 2021). "Efter alla turer: Marcus Sörensen officiellt klar för Djurgården" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Marcus Sorensen will be with Fribourg next season" (in French). HC Fribourg-Gottéron. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Inget man trodde på för några år sedan". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Hentilä, Joonas (3 October 2017). "Näitkö NHL-kiekkoilijan harrastamassa pilatesta Oulussa? Joonas Donskoi pani keskivartalonsa kuntoon". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 August 2021. Ruotsalaisen Marcus Sörensenin isällä on suomalaiset juuret.
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