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Mikael Tellqvist
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprise of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Mikael Tellqvist was born on September 19, 1979 in Sundbyberg, Sweden is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender. Tellqvist was drafted 70th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He had played a total of 14 games for the Leafs, spending most of his time in the minors with St. John's.
At the end of the 2005-06 season when regular Leafs' goaltender Ed Belfour was injured, Tellqvist played in two consecutive games against the Montreal Canadiens when the Leafs were struggling to make the playoffs nearing the end of the season. He struggled in those two games, letting in 6 goals in each of them. After those games he was replaced by the Leafs' third goaltender, Jean-Sebasiten Aubin.
He set the record for the least time played in a game on Tuesday March 7, 2006 against the Montreal Canadiens. With all his dedication and devotion in his play he achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal.
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