Mattias Öhlund
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Mr. Overtime |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb) |
| NHL Team | Vancouver Canucks |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | September 6, 1976 , Piteå, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 13th overall, 1994 Vancouver Canucks |
| Pro career | 1997 – present |
Mattias Öhlund (born September 9, 1976, in Piteå, Sweden) is a professional Swedish defenceman with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
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 1994–95 to 1996–97 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. Incidentally, Öhlund is currently the longest serving of the Canucks' present defensemen, and second all-time among team defensemen, having played 688 games over ten seasons for the team.
Uniquely, Öhlund made his NHL debut in Japan against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in a series of two regular season games held there at the beginning of 1997–98. In his first season he tied Jyrki Lumme for the team lead in scoring among defencemen with 7 goals and 30 points. Also that year, he finished second to Boston Bruin Sergei Samsonov in Calder Memorial Trophy voting as the league's top rookie.
In a 1999–2000 pre-season game, Öhlund suffered a serious eye injury as a result of getting hit by a puck in the eye. This left him with permanent partial vision loss. However, Öhlund managed to return to action the same season, finishing with 20 points in 42 games. He has since recovered and rebounded from this potentially career ending injury.
Throughout his career, Öhlund has consistently contributed in the 30-point range with career-highs of 36 points in 2000–01 and 14 goals in 2003–04. In ten seasons with the Canucks, he has been awarded the Babe Pratt Trophy as the team's top defenceman four times. As one of the Canucks' longest serving all-time defencemen, he became the team's franchise leader in goals by a defenceman, on December 15, 2007, passing Jyrki Lumme's previous mark of 83. As of the end of the 2007–08 season, he is also within range of Lumme's franchise marks for assists and points.
In 2006, Öhlund was a part of the Swedish Olympic men's ice hockey team that won gold in the Winter Olympics in Turin. Although he did not play in the gold medal game, he nevertheless received a gold medal from the IOC. Canucks teammates, Daniel and Henrik Sedin offered to give Öhlund one of their gold medals if the IOC would not give him one. Also, his replacement on the team, Niklas Kronwall, made the same offer.[1]
In addition to the 2006 Olympics, Öhlund has represented his home country of Sweden at virtually every level of international play. He has played for Team Sweden three times in the World Junior Championships, three times in the World Championships, once in the World Cup, and three times in the Winter Olympics.
On November 18, 2007, Öhlund received a four-game suspension for a two-handed slash on Minnesota's Mikko Koivu during a November 16 home game, which broke a bone in Koivu's leg and caused him to miss 24 games.
[edit] Off the ice
Öhlund is married to wife Linda and has a daughter and a son.
[edit] Awards & achievements
Team
- Elitserien champion with Luleå HF in 1996.
- Silver medal at the World Championships in 1997.
- Gold medal at the World Championships in 1998.
- Bronze medal at the World Championships in 2001.
- Gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 2006.
Individual
- Elitserien Junior Player of the Year in 1996.
- Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1998.
- Nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1998.
- Babe Pratt Trophy (Canucks' top defenceman) - 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006
- Named to the NHL All-Star Game in 1999.
- Inducted into the Piteå Wall of Fame in 2006.
- Vancouver Canucks' franchise goals leader (defenceman) - 87 (end of 2007-08)
[edit] Movements
- June 28, 1994 - Drafted by Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round, 13th overall.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Luleå HF | SEL | 34 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Luleå HF | SEL | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | ||
| 1996–97 | Luleå HF | SEL | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 59 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 2004–05 | Luleå HF | Elit | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 688 | 87 | 213 | 300 | 651 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 49 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Sweden |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1998 Switzerland | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 1997 Finland | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2001 Germany | Ice Hockey | |
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Silver | 1996 United States | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 1994 Czech Republic | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1995 Canada | Ice Hockey | |
Öhlund has played for Team Sweden in three Olympic Games, three times in the World Junior Championship, and three times at the World Championships.
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1994 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | Oly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | Oly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WCup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | Oly | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 38 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 40 | |||
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