| Mathias Tjärnqvist | |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) |
| SEL Team F. Teams |
Djurgårdens IF Rögle BK Dallas Stars HV71 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Nationality |  Swedish
|
| Born | April 15, 1979, Umeå, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 96th overall, 1999 Dallas Stars |
| Pro Career | 1997 – present |
Mathias Tjärnqvist (born April 15, 1979 in Umeå, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of Elitserien. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, is a defenceman for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 227 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 141 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| NHL totals | 173 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2003 Helsinki | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 2004 Prague | Ice hockey |
Played for Sweden in:
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 | ||