Mattias Öhlund
Swedish defenceman who held Vancouver's points record for a defenceman after eleven seasons.
Kenneth Mattias Öhlund (born 9 September 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning. After two seasons with Piteå HC he was selected by the Canucks 13th overall in the 1994 NHL entry draft, and won the Swedish championship with Luleå HF in 1996. He began his NHL career with Vancouver in 1997–98, the start of an eleven-year tenure in which he became the Canucks' all-time leader in points by a defenceman (since surpassed by Quinn Hughes). He played his final two seasons with Tampa Bay before retiring in 2011, and won Olympic gold with Sweden in 2006.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Defence
- Shoots
- Left
- Played for
- Luleå HF
- Vancouver Canucks
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Born
- 9 September 1976
- Birthplace
- Piteå, Sweden
- Draft
- 13th overall
- Drafted by
- Vancouver Canucks
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