Mattias Weinhandl Mattias Weinhandl ( born June 1 , 1980 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger , currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) on loan from Linköpings HC of Elitserien . Weinhandl was drafted 78th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft . He has played 182 career NHL games for the Islanders and the Minnesota Wild , scoring 19 goals and 37 assists for 56 points . He overcame a serious eye injury in 1999 to make the Islanders two seasons later . Playing career . On November 13 , 1999 , the 19 - year - old Weinhandl was playing for team Sweden in a game against the Czech Republic in the U20 Four Nation Tournament . Approximately 51 minutes into the game , Weinhandl was struck in the left eye by Czech player Michal Travnicek ' s stick . The incident came mere seconds after Weinhandl hooked Travnicek in the hip area to prevent him from getting past him . Travnicek fell down and upon rising , assaulted Weinhandl with his stick , aiming it in a way that it would reach under Weinhandl ' s half visor and strike the Swede in the face . Weinhandl ' s forehead was fractured and his vision was reduced by 30 % . The International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) judged the incident to be an attack and banned Travnicek from participating in international play for three years . NHL . New York Islanders . Weinhandl broke into the NHL during the 2002 – 03 season . He tallied his first NHL point ( an assist ) in his first NHL game on November 4 , 2002 against the Calgary Flames . He picked up his first NHL goal 23 days later on November 27 , 2002 against the Ottawa Senators ' goalie Patrick Lalime . He played in that season ' s YoungStars game , which took place in Sunrise , Florida during the All - Star break and picked up a goal and an assist . He missed a number of games during the early part of the season due to a sprained shoulder , but finished the year with 23 points ( 6 goals , 17 assists ) in 47 games . The following season , Weinhandl was forced to start the season for the Islanders ' minor league team , the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to rehab an ankle injury that kept him out of the 2003 playoffs and required surgery over the summer . Upon being deemed fit to play for the Islanders , Weinhandl played for the most part on a line with Alexei Yashin , and notched 20 points ( 8 goals , 12 assists ) in 55 games . Minnesota Wild . Upon returning from his 2004 – 05 campaign in Sweden , Weinhandl was quickly signed to a 2 year , 1 . 6 million dollar contract to keep him with the Islanders . Weinhandl played mostly on the team ' s fourth line . He recorded 6 points ( 2 goals , 4 assists ) in 53 games for the Islanders before he was waived and claimed by the Minnesota Wild on March 4 , 2006 . In 15 games for Minnesota , Weinhandl picked up 2 goals and 3 assists . In the 2006 – 07 season , Weinhandl was a healthy scratch in 13 of the team ' s first 28 games ( missing an additional 3 games after suffering a concussion ) before being waived by the Wild on 2006 - 12 - 08 . He went unclaimed and was assigned to the Wild ' s minor league affiliate in Houston on December 9 . Before being sent down he tallied 1 goal and 1 assist in 12 games . AHL . Houston Aeros . Weinhandl found some success in the minor league . He played in 48 games with the Houston Aeros , scoring 18 goals and 27 assists with a total of 20 penalty minutes . During that span he had several multi - point games , including four assists in one of the final games of the season . Elitserien . Modo . From the 1999 – 00 season to the 2001 – 02 season , Weinhandl played for Modo in the Swedish elite league Elitserien . His first season there , he was on a very successful line with Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin , now of the NHL ' s Vancouver Canucks . The line was dubbed " Line 19 " , as Weinhandl and both Sedins were 19 years of age at the time . He returned to play for Modo again in the 2004 – 05 season due to the NHL lockout . Weinhandl led the team in scoring with 46 points ( 26 goals and 20 assists ) in 50 games and was third in the league in points , behind only Henrik Zetterberg of Timrå IK and Kristian Huselius of Linköpings HC and tied with Shawn Horcoff of Mora IK . Linköpings HC . Weinhandl signed with Linköpings HC on April 22 , 2007 . He received a 2 year deal worth 7 . 2 million Swedish kronor , with an option for a third year . During the 2007 – 28 season Weinhandl enjoyed a good return to Sweden , scoring 35 goals to win the Håkan Loob Trophy . He also netted 27 assists for a total of 62 points , second in the league only to his line mate Tony Mårtensson . Weinhandl drew the attention of the Russian Super League and on April 23 , 2008 , it was announced that he would be loaned out to HC Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League for the 2008 - 09 season . That same day , he also signed a contract extension with Linköping , ensuring his return and keeping him in LHC ' s possession through 2012 . After LHC ' s early exit in the 2009 Elitserien playoffs , it seemed that the team would bring back all of their loaned players , including Weinhandl . However , it was announced on April 14 that Mattias would be staying with Dynamo Moscow in Russia for another season . KHL . HC Dynamo Moscow . Weinhandl ' s first season in Russia was not quite as successful as he might have hoped . He suffered a knee injury late in the pre - season that caused him to miss the first fourteen games of the season . He finished the regular season with 16 goals and 17 assists in 41 games . Dynamo was a participant in the 2008 Spengler Cup that took place in December 2008 . Mattias , along with his teammate Dmitry Afanasenkov , led the tournament in scoring with seven points apiece and helped Dynamo win the tournament for the second time in their history . Weinhandl elevated his game in the 2009 KHL playoffs , scoring sixteen points in twelve games , and was among the statistical leaders in several offensive categories . In addition , he was named the league ' s best forward in the month of March , based on his play in the playoffs . The team made it to the semifinal round , where it was eliminated by the eventual Gagarin Cup winner , Ak Bars Kazan . Weinhandl will be returning to Dynamo Moscow for the 2009 - 2010 season . International play . Weinhandl has played for Sweden ' s national time often in his career , including the 1999 IIHF World U20 Championship , and the IIHF World Championships in 2002 , 2005 , 2008 , and 2009 . Weinhandl was among the top scorers in both the 2008 and 2009 tournaments , ending up tied for third in total points each year . In 2009 , he helped the Tre Kronor win bronze , their first medal since winning the gold in 2006 .