Mathias Tjärnqvist
Ice hockey player
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| Intro | Ice hockey player | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| is | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 15 April 1979, Umeå, Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden | |
| Age | 45 years | |
| Star sign | Aries |
The details
Biography
Mathias Erik Tjärnqvist (born April 15, 1979 in Umeå, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey forward. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, is a defenceman for Djurgårdens IF.
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.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Rögle BK | SWE-1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rögle BK | SWE-1 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rögle BK | SWE-1 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 50 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 47 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 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 | SEL | 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 | SEL | 40 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 43 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| SEL totals | 288 | 72 | 61 | 132 | 167 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 173 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International play
Played for Sweden in:
- 1999 World Junior Championships
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Championships
International statistics
| 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 | ||