Mattias Öhlund
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Mattias Öhlund (born September 9, 1976) is a Swedish defenceman for Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. He was born in Piteå, Sweden and is listed at 6'2", 220 lb.
Öhlund was the Canucks' first pick, thirteenth overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. His career with the Canucks was stalled for years as general manager Pat Quinn and Öhlund's agent could not agree on a contract. As a result, Öhlund spent the 1994/1995 to 1996/1997 seasons playing hockey with Lulea of the Swedish Elitserien. This was until the Toronto Maple Leafs offered Öhlund a contract that the Canucks were forced to match if they wished to keep Öhlund's NHL rights.
Öhlund made his NHL debut in Japan against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in a series of two regular season games held there. In his first season he tied fellow defenceman Jyrki Lumme for the team lead in scoring among defencemen. Also that year, he finished second to Boston Bruin Sergei Samsonov in Calder Memorial Trophy voting as the league's top rookie.
Career achievements
- 1997 IIHF - Silver medal Ice Hockey World Championship
- 1998 NHL - NHL All-Rookie Team
- 1998 Nominated for Calder Memorial Trophy
- 1998 Winter Olympics
- 1998 IIHF - Gold medal World Championships
- 1999 NHL - NHL All-Star
- 2001 IIHF - Bronze medal Ice Hockey World Championship
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2006 Winter Olympics - Gold Medal
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
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| 1994-95 | Luleå HF | SEL | 34 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 4 | - | 4 | 16
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| 1995-96 | Luleå HF | SEL | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47
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| 1996-97 | Luleå HF | SEL | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8
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| 1997-98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 76 | - | - | - | - | -
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| 1998-99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 83 | - | - | - | - | -
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| 1999-00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 24 | - | - | - | - | -
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| 2000-01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6
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| 2001-02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6
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| 2002-03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 59 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12
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| 2003-04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13
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| 2004-05 | Luleå HF | SEL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | -
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| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 92 | - | - | - | - | -
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| NHL Totals | 558 | 67 | 178 | 245 | 492 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 37 | ||||
International play
Mattias has played for Team Sweden in three Olympic Games, three times in the World Junior Championship, and twice at the World Championships.
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