Playing career

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 before the 2005-06 season, spending most of his time with their then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs.

In 2003, Tellqvist played in the world hockey championship. Here is where he represented Sweeden. During this time he recorded a 1.37 goals against average and a .940 save percentage. But unfortunately the run came to an end when they played Canada in the finals. They would loose and capture silver.

At the end of the 2005-06 season, when starting Maple 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 near the end of the season. He struggled in those games, letting in 11 total goals. Following the second game, he was replaced by Toronto's third-string goaltender, Jean-Sébastien Aubin.

On November 28, 2006, Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Tyson Nash and a fourth-round draft pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Later in the season, on February 16, 2007, the Coyotes signed him to a contract extension through to the 2007-08 season. On March 12, 2007, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, he stopped all 24 shots to record his fourth career NHL shutout. On April 3, 2007, he set a new career high in wins with 11.

For the 2007-08 season, Tellqvist competed for Phoenix's starting goaltender position with Alex Auld and David Aebischer. Aebischer was eventually waived, setting up the tandem of Tellqvist and Auld. Upon the acquisition of Ilya Bryzgalov via waivers from the Anaheim Ducks, Auld was eventually traded to the Boston Bruins; Tellqvist became the back-up behind Bryzgalov.

On March 4, 2009, Tellqvist was traded by the Coyotes to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2010. On May 1, 2009, Tellqvist signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2009-10 season.

On November 19, 2009, Tellqvist was traded to Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga. Lukko was at the time leading the League by 18 points, and is one of the leading candidates for the championship.

On August 4, 2010, it was announced that Tellqvist has signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL for the 2010-11 season.

Career statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1998-99	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		11	5	3	2	—	647	31	0	2.87
1999-00	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		30	—	—	—	—	1909	66	2	3.87
2000-01	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		43	—	—	—	—	2622	91	5	2.08
2001-02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		28	8	11	6	—	1521	79	0	3.12
2002-03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		47	17	25	3	—	2651	148	1	3.35
2002-03	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	1	1	0	—	86	4	0	2.79
2003-04	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		11	5	3	2	—	647	31	0	2.87
2003-04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		23	10	11	1	—	1343	59	1	2.64
2004-05	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		45	24	16	4	—	2599	115	0	2.65
2005-06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		25	10	11	—	2	1398	73	2	3.13
2006-07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	1	—	0	59	2	0	2.03
2006-07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		28	11	11	—	3	1591	90	2	3.39
2007-08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		22	9	8	—	2	1224	56	2	2.75
2008-09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		15	7	5	—	1	797	38	0	2.86
2008-09	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		6	2	1	—	0	229	9	0	2.35
2009-10	Lukko Rauma	SM-liiga		26	11	10	5	—	1588	62	0	2.34
2009-10	Kazan Ak-Bars	KHL		11	5	3	0	—	589	24	0	2.44
2010-11	Riga Dynamo	KHL		20	8	9	1	—	1140	50	1	2.63
2011-12	Modo Hockey	SEL		45	—	—	—	—	2579	102	2	2.37
2012-13	Riga Dynamo	KHL		35	12	19	1	—	1972	86	1	2.62
2013-14	Riga Dynamo	KHL		39	21	11	7	—	2326	72	3	1.86
2014-15	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		39	17	21	0	—	2272	97	1	2.56
NHL totals				113	45	41	2	8	6,033	303	6	3.01

Playoff record

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1998-99	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		4	-	-	-	240	11	0	2.75
1999-00	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		13	-	-	-	814	21	3	1.54
2000-01	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		16	-	-	-	1006	45	1	2.68
2001-02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		1	1	0	-	15	0	0	0.00
NHL totals				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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