Mattias Janmark

In this article, the surname is Janmark Nylén, not Nylén.

Mattias Janmark
Janmark with AIK in 2013
Born (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Edmonton Oilers
AIK
Frölunda HC
Dallas Stars
Chicago Blackhawks
Vegas Golden Knights
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 79th overall, 2013
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2011–present

Mattias Janmark Nylén (born 8 December 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights. Janmark was drafted 79th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

During the 2009–10 season, Janmark played his first full season with AIK in Stockholm in Sweden's top division after joining the club mid-season from the lower division club SDE HF the previous year. He played for AIK's U20 and U18 teams – appearing in 17 games, including four playoff games, with the U20 team and playing in 34 U18 contests, including one playoff game. Janmark recorded four goals and eight assists in U20 play and had 13 goals with 22 assists for AIK's U18 team. During the 2010–11 season, Janmark skated for AIK Stockholm's U20 team, playing in 40 Super Elit league games. He recorded 11 goals and 17 assists. AIK finished sixth in the Super Elit league's North Division.

During the 2011–12 season, Janmark made his pro debut in Sweden's Elitserien, appearing in 18 games for AIK Stockholm. He had no points in limited ice time in Elitserien play. He appeared in three playoff games with AIK with no points or penalties. Janmark also was the team captain for the club's U20 team. In 40 games for the club's U20 team he was the team's leading scorer with 23 goals and 38 assists. AIK finished fourth in the U20 standings but lost to Färjestads in a first round playoff series. In his second year of draft eligibility, Janmark was ranked 98th amongst European skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings but was not selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

During the 2012–13 season, Janmark had an impressive first full season in the Elitserien, finishing as AIK's second-leading scorer behind Broc Little. In 55 games Janmark recorded 14 goals and 17 assists. AIK missed the Elitserien playoffs, finishing six points behind eighth-place Brynäs for the final spot.[1] Following this season, Janmark was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings. On 15 April 2014, at the conclusion of his season with AIK, Janmark was assigned by the Red Wings to the Grand Rapids Griffins on an amateur try-out contract. He made his American Hockey League (AHL) debut on 18 April in a game against the Lake Erie Monsters.[2]

For the following 2014–15 season, Janmark opted to remain in Sweden, signing a one-year contract with Frölunda HC on 3 June 2014.[3] On 1 March 2015, the Red Wings traded Janmark, Mattias Bäckman and a third-round draft pick to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Erik Cole and a second-round draft pick.[4] At the conclusion of the season, having scored 36 points in 55 games, Janmark signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Stars on 24 April 2015.[5] He was immediately assigned to the Stars' minor league affiliate, the Texas Stars for their playoff run.

Janmark made his NHL debut on 8 October 2015, netting his first career goal on his first shot on his first shift, 99 seconds into the game. After a successful rookie year, he would miss the entire season in 2016–17 due to a knee injury.[6]

On 6 June 2019, the Stars re-signed Janmark to a one-year, $2.3 million contract extension.[7]

Having left the Stars organization as a free agent after four seasons, Janmark was signed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on 12 October 2020.[8]

On 12 April 2021, Janmark was traded by the Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights in a three-way trade. He and Chicago's fifth-round draft pick in 2022 were traded to Vegas in exchange for Vegas' second-round draft pick in 2021 as well as a third-round pick in 2022, while the San Jose Sharks received a fifth-round pick in 2022 from Vegas.[9] During the following playoffs, on 28 May 2021, he scored a hat trick for the Golden Knights in the seventh game of their first-round matchup against the Minnesota Wild.

As a free agent from the Golden Knights following the 2021–22 season, Janmark was signed to a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 17 July 2022.[10] On 9 November, the Oilers recalled Janmark from their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, after Evander Kane suffered an injury.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 SDE Hockey J18 15 3 4 7 10 — — — — —
2008–09 SDE Hockey J18 22 16 21 37 36 — — — — —
2008–09 AIK J18 Allsv 12 2 6 8 4 7 5 5 10 2
2009–10 AIK J18 22 8 17 25 8 — — — — —
2009–10 AIK J18 Allsv 11 5 5 10 4 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 AIK J20 13 4 7 11 6 4 0 1 1 0
2010–11 AIK J20 40 11 17 28 34 — — — — —
2011–12 AIK J20 40 23 38 61 30 3 0 0 0 4
2011–12 AIK SEL 18 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
2012–13 AIK SEL 55 14 17 31 32 — — — — —
2013–14 AIK SHL 45 18 12 30 56 — — — — —
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 0
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 55 13 23 36 30 13 4 3 7 4
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 73 15 14 29 16 12 2 3 5 2
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 81 19 15 34 24 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 81 6 19 25 24 7 1 2 3 8
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 62 6 15 21 12 26 1 7 8 38
2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41 10 9 19 8 — — — — —
2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 15 1 4 5 2 16 4 4 8 0
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 67 9 16 25 21 — — — — —
2022–23 Bakersfield Condors AHL 4 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 10 15 25 30 5 0 1 1 2
SHL totals 173 45 52 97 120 16 4 3 7 4
NHL totals 486 76 107 183 137 66 8 17 25 50
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Denmark

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 4 6 10 8
Senior totals 10 4 6 10 8

References

  1. ^ Mattias Janmark
  2. ^ "Athanasiou, Backman and Janmark to Grand Rapids". Grand Rapids Griffins. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Forward Mattias Janmark to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Red Wings acquire Erik Cole from Dallas". Detroit Red Wings. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Stars sign center Janmark to entry-level deal". Dallas Stars. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ Halford, Mike (27 April 2017). "Stars re-sign Janmark, who they 'missed as much as anyone last season'". ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Stars sign forward Mattias Janmark to 1-year contract extension". NHL.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Blackhawks sign forward Mattias Janmark to one-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Blackhawks trade centre Mattias Janmark to Golden Knights". Sportsnet.ca. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Oilers sign Janmark to one-year contract". Edmonton Oilers. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Kane out 3-4 months for Oilers, 'on the mend' from cut wrist". NHL.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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