Mathias Tjärnqvist | |||
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Born |
Umeå, Sweden |
April 15, 1979 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL Draft | 96th overall, 1999 Dallas Stars |
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Playing career | 1997–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2003 Helsinki | Ice hockey | |
2004 Prague | Ice hockey |
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.
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.
Played for Sweden in: