Mats Trygg Explained

Birth Date:1 June 1976
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
League:GET
Ntl Team:Norway
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:187
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1994

Mats Trygg (born June 1, 1976) is a Norwegian ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with the Vålerenga Ishockey of the Norwegian GET-ligaen.

Playing career

He started his senior career with Spektrum Flyers in 1994 and played two seasons before signing with Manglerud Star in 1996. He stayed there for three seasons.

In 1999 he signed with the Swedish Elitserien club Färjestad and won the Swedish Championship with them in 2002. He played there for six seasons, before moving to Germany and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

In 2005, he joined his best friend and fellow national team player, Martin Knold, playing for Iserlohn Roosters. He stayed only a single season with the Roosters, before getting signed by Kölner Haie in the same league. After four seasons in Cologne, he moved to Hamburg and the Freezers in 2010.

On January 7, 2014, Trygg was named to Team Norway's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.[1] During the third period of the game against Canada on February 13, he was injured. While hobbling off the ice, he was struck by a referee who was skating backwards and knocked to the ice, sliding to the boards.

Personal life

His twin brother, Marius Trygg, also plays ice hockey, as well as their younger brother Mathias.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1994–95Spektrum FlyersNOR26 3 1 4 8
1995–96Spektrum FlyersNOR31 2 4 6 16
1996–97Manglerud StarNOR36 13 11 24 12
1997–98Manglerud StarNOR37 14 9 23 35
1998–99Manglerud StarNOR44 14 22 36 14
1999–2000Färjestad BKSEL29 0 9 9 83 0 1 1 0
2000–01Färjestad BKSEL50 10 10 20 2215 4 5 9 16
2001–02Färjestad BKSEL40 9 10 19 2210 4 4 8 39
2002–03Färjestad BKSEL50 5 13 18 5414 0 2 2 10
2003–04Färjestad BKSEL49 13 6 19 3017 0 0 0 20
2004–05Färjestad BKSEL49 5 3 8 3815 1 1 2 10
2005–06Iserlohn RoostersDEL52 13 20 33 82
2006–07Kölner HaieDEL52 7 22 29 609 1 2 3 30
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL46 7 20 27 5014 3 5 8 14
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL51 5 19 24 36
2009–10Kölner HaieDEL39 7 10 17 423 1 1 2 4
2010–11Hamburg FreezersDEL50 2 8 10 66
2011–12HV71SEL21 2 1 3 186 0 1 1 2
2012–13HV71SEL52 3 1 4 285 2 2 4 2
2013–14Lørenskog IKNOR38 7 22 29 385 0 1 1 4
2014–15Lørenskog IKNOR40 5 24 29 536 1 1 2 4
2015–16Lørenskog IKNOR44 3 16 19 2017 4 6 10 12
2016–17Lørenskog IKNOR37 7 19 26 187 1 3 4 2
2017–18Lørenskog IKNOR42 7 16 23 284 0 0 0 4
2018–19Vålerenga IshockeyNOR41 8 12 20 3411 1 6 7 8
2019–20Vålerenga IshockeyNOR37 3 13 16 20
2020–21Manglerud StarNOR21 1 13 14 8
2021–22Manglerud StarNOR14 1 4 5 4
NOR totals48888186274308507172434
SEL totals34047531002208511162799
DEL totals290419914033626581348

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1994NorwayWJC B7 0 0 0 2
1994NorwayEJC5 1 3 4 4
1995NorwayWJC B7 1 0 1 2
1997NorwayWC8 1 0 1 2
1998NorwayWC B7 0 2 2 2
2000NorwayWC5 1 1 2 2
2000NorwayWC6 1 4 5 6
2001NorwayOGQ3 2 0 2 0
2001NorwayWC5 0 2 2 0
2002NorwayWC D14 0 4 4 2
2003NorwayWC D15 0 2 2 18
2004NorwayWC D15 1 5 6 2
2005NorwayOGQ6 6 2 8 2
2005NorwayWC D15 1 5 6 4
2006NorwayWC5 1 2 3 12
2007NorwayWC6 2 5 7 8
2008NorwayWC7 1 4 5 8
2009NorwayOGQ3 0 2 2 4
2009NorwayWC6 1 0 1 6
2010NorwayOG4 0 0 0 2
2012NorwayWC8 5 1 6 14
2013NorwayWC7 1 2 3 2
2014NorwayOG3 0 0 0 0
2014NorwayWC7 2 0 2 8
2015NorwayWC7 0 0 0 4
2016NorwayWC7 0 1 1 10
Junior totals192358
Senior totals129264470118

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austria, Latvia and Norway all unveil 25-man Olympic rosters . www.tsn.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110133250/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=440590 . 2014-01-10.