Mats Trygg

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

Mats Trygg
Born	(1976-06-01) June 1, 1976 (age 49) Oslo, Norway
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
GET team Former teams	Vålerenga Ishockey Spektrum Flyers Manglerud Star Färjestad Iserlohn Roosters Kölner Haie Hamburg Freezers HV71 Lørenskog IK
National team	Norway
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1994–present

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 season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Spektrum Flyers	NOR		26	3	1	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Spektrum Flyers	NOR		31	2	4	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Manglerud Star	NOR		36	13	11	24	12		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Manglerud Star	NOR		37	14	9	23	35		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Manglerud Star	NOR		44	14	22	36	14		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Färjestad BK	SEL		29	0	9	9	8		3	0	1	1	0
2000–01	Färjestad BK	SEL		50	10	10	20	22		15	4	5	9	16
2001–02	Färjestad BK	SEL		40	9	10	19	22		10	4	4	8	39
2002–03	Färjestad BK	SEL		50	5	13	18	54		14	0	2	2	10
2003–04	Färjestad BK	SEL		49	13	6	19	30		17	0	0	0	20
2004–05	Färjestad BK	SEL		49	5	3	8	38		15	1	1	2	10
2005–06	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		52	13	20	33	82		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kölner Haie	DEL		52	7	22	29	60		9	1	2	3	30
2007–08	Kölner Haie	DEL		46	7	20	27	50		14	3	5	8	14
2008–09	Kölner Haie	DEL		51	5	19	24	36		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Kölner Haie	DEL		39	7	10	17	42		3	1	1	2	4
2010–11	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		50	2	8	10	66		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HV71	SEL		21	2	1	3	18		6	0	1	1	2
2012–13	HV71	SEL		52	3	1	4	28		5	2	2	4	2
2013–14	Lørenskog IK	NOR		38	7	22	29	38		5	0	1	1	4
2014–15	Lørenskog IK	NOR		40	5	24	29	53		6	1	1	2	4
2015–16	Lørenskog IK	NOR		44	3	16	19	20		17	4	6	10	12
2016–17	Lørenskog IK	NOR		37	7	19	26	18		7	1	3	4	2
2017–18	Lørenskog IK	NOR		42	7	16	23	28		4	0	0	0	4
2018–19	Vålerenga Ishockey	NOR		41	8	12	20	34		11	1	6	7	8
2019–20	Vålerenga Ishockey	NOR		37	3	13	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Manglerud Star	NOR		21	1	13	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Manglerud Star	NOR		14	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
NOR totals				488	88	186	274	308		50	7	17	24	34
SEL totals				340	47	53	100	220		85	11	16	27	99
DEL totals				290	41	99	140	336		26	5	8	13	48

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Norway	WJC B		7	0	0	0	2
1994	Norway	EJC		5	1	3	4	4
1995	Norway	WJC B		7	1	0	1	2
1997	Norway	WC		8	1	0	1	2
1998	Norway	WC B		7	0	2	2	2
2000	Norway	WC		5	1	1	2	2
2000	Norway	WC		6	1	4	5	6
2001	Norway	OGQ		3	2	0	2	0
2001	Norway	WC		5	0	2	2	0
2002	Norway	WC D1		4	0	4	4	2
2003	Norway	WC D1		5	0	2	2	18
2004	Norway	WC D1		5	1	5	6	2
2005	Norway	OGQ		6	6	2	8	2
2005	Norway	WC D1		5	1	5	6	4
2006	Norway	WC		5	1	2	3	12
2007	Norway	WC		6	2	5	7	8
2008	Norway	WC		7	1	4	5	8
2009	Norway	OGQ		3	0	2	2	4
2009	Norway	WC		6	1	0	1	6
2010	Norway	OG		4	0	0	0	2
2012	Norway	WC		8	5	1	6	14
2013	Norway	WC		7	1	2	3	2
2014	Norway	OG		3	0	0	0	0
2014	Norway	WC		7	2	0	2	8
2015	Norway	WC		7	0	0	0	4
2016	Norway	WC		7	0	1	1	10
Junior totals				19	2	3	5	8
Senior totals				129	26	44	70	118