Mathias Tjärnqvist
| Mathias Tjärnqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 15, 1979 Umeå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| NHL draft |
96th overall, 1999 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2017 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2003 Helsinki | |
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2004 Prague | |
Mathias Erik Tjärnqvist (born April 15, 1979, in Umeå, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey forward. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, was a defenceman for Djurgårdens IF. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Malmö Redhawks in the SHL.
Playing career
[edit]Tjärnqvist was drafted by the Dallas Stars with the 96th overall, third round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Tjärnqvist played with HV 71 in the Elitserien along with fellow NHL'ers Manny Malhotra, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Bryan McCabe. On February 12, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with a first round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, for Ladislav Nagy.[1] In 2017 Tjärnqvist officially announced his retirement.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 50 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 47 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 60 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HV 71 | SWE | 46 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 34 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rögle BK | SWE | 40 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 43 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| SWE totals | 288 | 72 | 61 | 132 | 167 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 173 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Grossman, Evan (2007). "Stars pay the price for Nagy". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-02-12. [dead link]
- ^ "Tjärnqvist blir assisterande sportchef i Malmö". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Dallas Stars players
- Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
- HV71 players
- Iowa Stars players
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Umeå
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Rögle BK players
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Malmö Redhawks coaches
- Swedish ice hockey right wingers
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players