Mikael Tjallden

Mikael Tjälldén (February 16, 1975) is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played throughout Europe and in North American minor leagues.
==Career==
As a junior player, Tjälldén represented Ångermanland in the 1990 TV-Pucken. Ångermanland won the silver medal, losing to Skåne in the final.
Tjälldén began his professional career in 1990 with home town club Sollefteå HK in Division 1, whilst also playing Junior hockey for Modo. Following the culmination of the 1992-93 season, Tjälldén was selected in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 67th overall by the Florida Panthers. Tjälldén then moved to Timrå IK, also of Division 1, where he played for 3 seasons. Following his time in Timrå, for the 1996-97 season Tjälldén moved up to the SHL and played for Västra Frölunda HC.
Tjälldén moved to North America for the 1997-98 season to play for the Panthers ECHL affiliate team, the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks. During this season, he also dressed 3 times for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. Following his year in North America, Tjälldén returned to Europe this time playing for SM-Liiga outfit Lukko in Finland, as well as Italian Serie A side Asiago.
Tjälldén then moved to the United Kingdom in order to play for the Newcastle Riverkings of the BISL for the 1999-00 season. Tjälldén would stay in the UK for the following season, dressing for the London Knights of the same league. Tjälldén then returned to Sweden to play for Skellefteå AIK in the Allsvenskan for the 2001-02 season.
Tjälldén then moved to Norway to compete for Eliteserien side Storhamar. He would go on to play for the team for 4 years, winning the Eliteserien during the 2002-03 season. On December 13, 2005 whilst playing for Storhamar against Vålerenga, Tjälldén was hit by Aleksander Nervik which resulted in Tjälldén's helmet coming off. Tjälldén then fell, hitting his head on the ice, suffering a fractured skull and a brain bleed. Nervik was suspended for 4 games as a result of the hit. The incident effectively ended Tjälldén's hockey career.
===International===
Tjälldén represented Sweden in the 1993 IIHF European Junior Championships, and helped the team win gold with 5 assists in 6 games.
==Career Statistics==
===Regular Season and Playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
1990–91	Sollefteå HK 	Division 1 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94	Sundsvall/Timrå 	Division 1 	 	26 	2 	6 	8 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95	ST Hockey 	Division 1 	 	23 	0 	9 	9 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96	Timrå IK 	Division 1 	 	29 	1 	4 	5 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996-97	Västra Frölunda HC 	SHL 	 	32 	0 	2 	2 	14 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	4
1997-98	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	ECHL 	 	37 	3 	13 	16 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998-99	Lukko 	SM-Liiga 	 	18 	0 	4 	4 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	Asiago 	Serie A 	 	18 	2 	12 	14 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999-00	Newcastle Riverkings 	BISL 	 	34 	3 	11 	14 	26 	 	8 	1 	3 	4 	4
2000-01	London Knights 	BISL 	 	20 	9 	5 	14 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001-02	Skellefteå AIK 	Allsvenskan	 	43 	4 	8 	12 	52 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	10
2002-03	Storhamar 	Eliteserien	 	35 	7 	11 	18 	65 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	12
2003-04	Storhamar 	Eliteserien	 	31 	1 	8 	9 	32 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	10
2004-05	Storhamar 	UPC-ligaen 	 	39 	1 	4 	5 	58 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	8
2005-06	Storhamar 	UPC-ligaen 	 	23 	0 	5 	5 	53 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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