Adam Ollas-Mattsson (born July 30, 1996) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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. He is currently playing with

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...

in the

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(SHL).

Playing career

Ollas Mattsson played youth hockey with

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

and made his senior debut during the 2013–14 season in the

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. Ollas Mattsson was selected by the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

in the sixth round (175th overall) of the

2014 NHL Entry Draft The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was the 52nd NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia), Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The top three selections were Aaron Ekblad, ...

. At the conclusion of 2016–17 season, his third season within the

(SHL) with Djurgårdens IF, Ollas Mattsson pursued his ambition for an NHL contract in agreeing to an amateur try-out contract to close out the year with the

Stockton Heat The Stockton Heat were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2015 to 2022. The team was based in Stockton, California, and was affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Hea ...

of the

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, the primary affiliate of draft club, the Calgary Flames, on March 21, 2017. Ollas Mattsson played two full seasons with the Stockton Heat, appearing in a career high 65 games for 6 goals and 18 points in the 2018–19 season. Unable to garner an NHL contract from the Flames, Ollas Mattsson opted to return to the SHL in Sweden as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks on 28 May 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1996 births Living people Calgary Flames draft picks Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Malmö Redhawks players Stockton Heat players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Stockholm {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub