Mathias Tjärnqvist

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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	SEL totals 	SEL totals		227 	53 	53 	106 	141 		40 	8 	5 	13 	36
NHL totals	NHL totals 	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	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	6 	1	4	5 	4
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	18	1	1	2 	8
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Rögle BK player
Category:Djurgårdens IF player
Category:HV71 player
Category:Iowa Stars player
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Utah Grizzlies player