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Mattias Norlinder
Swedish ice hockey player
Mattias Norlinder (born 12 April 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 64th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
| Mattias Norlinder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) Kramfors, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Frölunda HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
64th overall, 2019 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Europe
As a youth, Norlinder played junior hockey for Modo Hockey in the J20 SuperElit, winning the 2019 J20 SuperElit championship.[1][2]
He made his professional debut for Modo in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2018–19 season, playing 14 games with two goals and four assists. In March 2019, he signed a one-year professional contract with Modo.[3] In the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season, he played 34 games for Modo with seven goals and eleven assists. Despite missing time with a concussion, he was named the best Junior (Guldgallret) in the HockeyAllsvenskan that season.[4][5]
He was loaned to Frölunda HC in the 2020–21 SHL season, playing 37 games with five goals and five assists after missing time with a shoulder and a knee injury.[6][7]
North America
Norlinder was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Canadiens signed Norlinder to a three-year entry-level contract on 3 June 2021.[8] On 6 November 2021, Norlinder made his North American professional debut with the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket, in a 4–0 loss against the Syracuse Crunch.[9][10] Norlinder made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in a 6–0 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins on 18 November 2021.[11][12] On 27 November 2021, he scored his first NHL point with an assist in a 6–3 win against the Penguins.[13][14] Having played six games with the Canadiens before returning to the Rocket, Norlinder was later reassigned on loan to continue his development and return to Swedish club, Frölunda HC, for the remainder of the season on 16 December 2021.[15]
Norlinder returned to North America for the 2022–23 season and played in 67 games with the Rocket scoring two goals and 19 points. He was assigned to Laval to begin the 2023–24 season.[16] Norlinder was recalled by Montreal on 21 November 2023 after Jordan Harris suffered a significant injury.[17] However, he saw no playing time with the Canadiens and after David Savard came back from injury, he was returned to Laval on 10 December.[18]
Norlinder represented Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning a bronze medal.[8] He made his senior national team debut at the 2020 Karjala Tournament in the Euro Hockey Tour.[19]
Norlinder's younger brother, Linus, is also a hockey player.[2]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 34 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 67 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 58 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
- Kournianos, Steve (27 June 2019). "NHL Draft results 2019: Final grades, analysis for all 31 teams". Sporting News. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Mattias Norlinder at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- Robin, Hedqvist (March 2019). "MODO Hockey förlänger med Mattias Norlinder" [MODO Hockey extends with Mattias Norlinder]. Modo Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Eriksson, Frank (4 March 2020). "Guldgallret till Mattias Norlinder" [Guldgallret for Mattias Norlinder]. Modo Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Hägglund, Per (4 March 2020). "Guldgallret till Mattias Norlinder: "Åh shit, väldigt inspirerande"" [Mattias Norlinder wins the Guldgallret: "Oh shit, very inspiring"]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Cowan, Stu (17 November 2021). "Mattias Norlinder ready to make his NHL debut with Canadiens". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Kymmer, Peter Pettersson (2020). "Nummer 6 för sjuan" [Number 6 for the seventh]. Frölunda HC (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Three-year, entry-level contract for Mattias Norlinder". Montreal Canadiesn. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via NHL.com.
- "Norlinder à Laval" [Norlinder in Laval]. TVA Sports (in French). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Game summary: Laval Rocket – Syracuse Crunch, November 6, 2021". American Hockey League. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Lines, defense pairings and updates - November 17". National Hockey League. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Rorabaugh, Seth (18 November 2021). "Penguins rout Canadiens as Sidney Crosby gets 1st goal of season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Leijon, Erik (28 November 2021). "About Last Night: Habs win 6-3 with front office in flux". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Canadiens' Mattias Norlinder: Records first NHL point". CBS Sports. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Mattias Norlinder loaned to FHC for remainder of season". Montreal Canadiens. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via NHL.com.
- "Canadiens' Mattias Norlinder: Heads to minors". CBS Sports. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "Mattias Norlinder recalled from the Laval Rocket". Montreal Canadiens. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via NHL.com.
- "Canadiens' Mattias Norlinder: Dropped to minors". CBS Sports. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- Engels, Eric (16 September 2021). "Canadiens' Norlinder hoping to seize roster spot: 'I'm here to take a place'". Sportsnet. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or The Internet Hockey Database