Mats Trygg
Birth dateJune 1, 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeOslo, Norway
LeagueGET
TeamVålerenga Ishockey
Former teamsSpektrum Flyers
Manglerud Star
Färjestad
Iserlohn Roosters
Kölner Haie
Hamburg Freezers
HV71
Lørenskog IK
Ntl teamNorway
PositionDefence
ShootsRight
Height5 ft
Height in10
Weight lb187
DraftUndrafted
Career start1994

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[citation needed] 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

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1994–95Spektrum FlyersNOR263148
1995–96Spektrum FlyersNOR3124616
1996–97Manglerud StarNOR3613112412
1997–98Manglerud StarNOR371492335
1998–99Manglerud StarNOR4414223614
1999–2000Färjestad BKSEL29099830110
2000–01Färjestad BKSEL50101020221545916
2001–02Färjestad BKSEL4091019221044839
2002–03Färjestad BKSEL5051318541402210
2003–04Färjestad BKSEL4913619301700020
2004–05Färjestad BKSEL49538381511210
2005–06Iserlohn RoostersDEL5213203382
2006–07Kölner HaieDEL527222960912330
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL4672027501435814
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL515192436
2009–10Kölner HaieDEL39710174231124
2010–11Hamburg FreezersDEL50281066
2011–12HV71SEL212131860112
2012–13HV71SEL523142852242
2013–14Lørenskog IKNOR38722293850114
2014–15Lørenskog IKNOR40524295361124
2015–16Lørenskog IKNOR44316192017461012
2016–17Lørenskog IKNOR37719261871342
2017–18Lørenskog IKNOR42716232840004
2018–19Vålerenga IshockeyNOR418122034111678
2019–20Vålerenga IshockeyNOR373131620
2020–21Manglerud StarNOR21113148
2021–22Manglerud StarNOR141454
NOR totals48888186274308507172434
SEL totals34047531002208511162799
DEL totals290419914033626581348

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1994NorwayWJC B70002
1994NorwayEJC51344
1995NorwayWJC B71012
1997NorwayWC81012
1998NorwayWC B70222
2000NorwayWC51122
2000NorwayWC61456
2001NorwayOGQ32020
2001NorwayWC50220
2002NorwayWC D140442
2003NorwayWC D1502218
2004NorwayWC D151562
2005NorwayOGQ66282
2005NorwayWC D151564
2006NorwayWC512312
2007NorwayWC62578
2008NorwayWC71458
2009NorwayOGQ30224
2009NorwayWC61016
2010NorwayOG40002
2012NorwayWC851614
2013NorwayWC71232
2014NorwayOG30000
2014NorwayWC72028
2015NorwayWC70004
2016NorwayWC701110
Junior totals192358
Senior totals129264470118

References

  1. ^ "Austria, Latvia and Norway all unveil 25-man Olympic rosters". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10.