Mathias Tjärnqvist
Born (1979-04-15) 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
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Helsinki
Silver medal – second place2004 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

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Rögle BK SWE-2 151454 —————
1997–98 Rögle BK SWE-2 3112112330 42026
1998–99 Rögle BK SWE-2 3418163444 —————
1999–00 Djurgårdens IF SWE 5012122420 1332516
2000–01 Djurgårdens IF SWE 471181953 161236
2001–02 Djurgårdens IF SWE 60112 20002
2002–03 Djurgårdens IF SWE 3811132430 941512
2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 6015132851 —————
2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 181122 —————
2004–05 HV 71 SWE 46891718 —————
2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 3417122928 10000
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 3324618 —————
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 21120 —————
2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 181344 —————
2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 265492 —————
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78471134 —————
2008–09 Rögle BK SWE 4011102116 —————
2009–10 Djurgårdens IF SWE 182248 161238
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SWE 431762318 72242
SWE totals 2887261132167 631192046
NHL totals 17313193260 —————

International

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

References

  1. ↑ Grossman, Evan (2007). "Stars pay the price for Nagy". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Tjärnqvist blir assisterande sportchef i Malmö". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 August 2017.
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