Mathias Tjärnqvist

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Mathias Tjärnqvist
Born (1979-04-15) April 15, 1979 (age 44)
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 place 2003 Helsinki
Silver medal – second place 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]

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

External links[edit]

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