TEAM GUIDE

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MIKAEL
GRANLUND
(mih-KIGH-ehl GRAN-lund)
CENTER
Shoots: Left • Ht: 5-10 • Wt: 184
Born: 2/26/92
Oulu, FIN
2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS
• Led team in shots on goal during playoffs.
• Set career highs in points, goals, shots, games played, faceoffs won/taken, GWG,
hits and TOI/game.
• Led team in takeaways (51) and ranked third in assists and fourth in scoring.
• Recorded 100th career NHL assist and first career SHG at COL (3/26).
• Tallied two goals for first career multi-goal game at MTL (3/12).
• Named to Team Finland for World Cup of Hockey (3/2).
• Registered career-high seven shots at STL (2/6) and at WSH (2/26).
• Tallied season-high three points (1-2=3) and plus-3 rating at CBJ (1/5). Tallied an
empty-net goal at 19:46 to tie the record for fastest two goals in NHL history (Nick
Foligno scored at 19:44).
• Recorded an assist for 100th career NHL point vs. VAN (11/25).
• Tied career best skating 22:15 at DAL (11/14).
CAREER
• Ranked second on team in plus/minus rating and T-2nd in scoring during 2015
playoffs.
• Notched two assists, four hits and career-best plus-3 in Game 3 of Western Conference
Quarterfinal vs. STL (4/20/15).
• Tallied GWG in Game 1 of Western Conference Quarterfinal at STL (4/16/15).
• Ranked third on team in plus/minus rating (T-5th in franchise history), T-4th in
assists and fifth in scoring in 2014-15.
• Set career high in plus/minus rating in 2014-15.
• Ranked second on team in scoring with 24 points (4-20=24) in 36 games following
his return from wrist surgery (1/27/15).
• Won career-best 15 faceoffs (out of 22) at PHI (11/20/14).
• Registered two assists and career-high plus-4 rating vs. COL (10/9/14).
• Ranked T-1st on team in goals, second in shots and T-3rd in scoring during 2014
playoffs.
• Netted GWG in 1-0 overtime win in Game 3 of Western Conference Quarterfinal vs.
COL (4/21/14) to become fifth player in last 75 years to score his first career playoff
goal in 1-0 OT game.
• Ranked third on team in assists and fifth in scoring in 2013-14.
• Registered career-high five hits at LA (3/31/14).
• Had eight points during career-best, five-game assist streak (2-6=8, 1/23-2/1/14).
• Assisted on both Wild goals for first career multi-point game vs. LA (10/3/13).
• Scored first career NHL goal in NHL debut vs. COL (1/19/13, Varlamov).
• Named AHL Rookie of the Month in October in 2013 after recording 10 points
(3-7=10) and a plus-5 rating in seven games with Houston.
• Ranked sixth in the Finnish League in scoring, seventh in assists and 11th in goals
despite missing 15 games in 2011-12.
• Has participated in 11 international tournaments for Finland including 2016 World
Cup of Hockey.
• Ranked T-4th in tournament scoring with 12 points (4-8=12) in 10 contests at 2016
World Championship as Finland earned silver medal.
• Led Finland and ranked T-3rd in scoring at 2014 Olympics with seven points (3-
4=7) in six games. Named to 2014 Olympic All-Star Team as Finland captured
bronze medal.
• Recorded three points (1-2=3) in four games at 2013 World Championship. Posted
five points (1-4=5) in 10 games at the 2012 World Championship. Ranked second
on team and T-5th in tournament scoring with nine points (2-7=9) in nine games
as Finland won the gold medal at 2011 World Championship.
• Served as captain at 2012 World Junior Championship and ranked T-2nd in tournament scoring with 11 points
(2-9=11) in seven matches. Led Finland with seven points (1-6=7) in six games at 2010 World Junior Championship.
Notched three points (1-2=3) in six games at 2009 World Junior Championship.
• Ranked third in tournament with 13 points (4-9=13) in six games at 2010 Under-18 World Championship as
Finland won a bronze medal. Ranked T-3rd in tournament with 13 points (2-11=13) as Finland won a bronze
medal at 2009 Under-18 World Championship.
• Helped HIFK Helsinki win 2011 playoff championship and ranked T-1st first in playoff scoring with 16 points
(5-11=16) in 15 games.
• Named 2010 Rookie of the Year in Finland after scoring 40 points (13-27=40) in 43 games.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by Minnesota in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
• Signed through 2016-17. Becomes a restricted free agent 2017-18.
PERSONAL
• Charitable interests include Icehearts (Finland), donating hockey equipment.
• Favorite non-hockey sports team is the Minnesota Vikings.
• Enjoys playing and watching tennis.
• The Wild’s inaugural season (2000-01) was 16 years ago: He first drove a smart car.
Goals, Game: 2 – at MTL, 3/12/16
Assists, Game: 2 – 16 times
Points, Game: 3 – three times
PIM, Game: 4 – two times
GRANLUND VS. NHL
TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM
ANA 9 1 3 4 -4 2
ARI 10 1 1 2 2 2
BOS 5 0 3 3 -3 2
BUF 5 0 3 3 1 0
CAR 6 1 5 6 8 4
CGY 12 0 4 4 -2 4
CHI 14 2 10 12 1 2
CBJ 6 1 3 4 2 2
COL 14 3 11 14 10 2
DAL 14 4 3 7 5 6
GRANLUND'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
+/-, Game: 4 – vs. COL, 10/9/14
Shots, Game: 7 – two times
TOI, Game: 22:15 – two times
Goal Streak: 2g – three times
DET 7 1 4 5 4 0
EDM 12 3 5 8 2 4
FLA 6 0 1 1 1 0
LA 10 0 4 4 0 2
MIN – – – – – –
MTL 6 2 3 5 2 0
NJ 6 2 2 4 -2 0
NSH 13 1 5 6 -2 10
NYI 6 1 1 2 -5 6
NYR 6 0 6 6 -3 0
Assist Streak: 5g – 1/23-2/1/14
Point Streak: 5g – two times
Career Hat Tricks: None
Career Shootout: 0-3
OTT 6 0 3 3 2 8
PHI 5 2 1 3 0 0
PIT 3 1 1 2 -2 0
SJ 7 0 2 2 -5 2
STL 14 0 3 3 -5 6
TB 6 0 0 0 1 0
TOR 5 1 0 1 0 2
VAN 9 0 6 6 -5 0
WAS 6 2 3 5 1 0
WPG 12 2 5 7 -6 2
GRANLUND’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2012-13 MINNESOTA NHL 27 2 6 8 -4 6 0 0 0 36 5.6 8 15 13:11 47.1
Houston AHL 29 10 18 28 -1 8 4 0 2 53 18.9 – – – –
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL 63 8 33 41 -3 22 2 0 2 104 7.7 46 38 17:19 52.6
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 68 8 31 39 17 20 0 0 2 99 8.1 45 47 17:54 48.4
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 82 13 31 44 -12 20 2 1 3 160 8.1 57 86 18:07 48.7
WILD/NHL TOTALS 240 31 101 132 -2 68 4 1 7 399 7.8 156 186 17:18 49.5
GRANLUND’S PROFESSIONAL PLAYOFF CAREER
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2012-13 Houston AHL 5 1 1 2 -2 4 1 0 0 7 14.3 – – – –
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL 13 4 3 7 3 2 0 0 1 35 11.4 13 14 18:01 54.1
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 10 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 18 11.1 7 18 17:50 49.3
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 6 1 2 3 -2 0 0 0 0 22 4.5 10 7 22:22 35.3
WILD/NHL TOTALS 29 7 9 16 3 2 0 0 2 75 9.3 30 39 18:51 51.1
MIKAEL GRANLUND
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