Mattias Janmark Nylén (born 8 December 1992) is a Swedish professional
ice hockey
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for the
Edmonton Oilers
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of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the
Dallas Stars
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,
Chicago Blackhawks
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and
Vegas Golden Knights
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. Janmark was drafted 79th overall by the
Detroit Red Wings in the
2013 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Playing career
During the 2009–10 season, Janmark played his first full season with
AIK
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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
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.
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
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Playing career
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. 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. Following this season, Janmark was drafted by the
Detroit Red Wings. On 15 April 2014, at the conclusion of his
season
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with AIK, Janmark was assigned by the Red Wings to the
Grand Rapids Griffins
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on an amateur try-out contract. He made his
American Hockey League
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(AHL) debut on 18 April in a game against the
Lake Erie Monsters
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.
For the following
2014–15 season, Janmark opted to remain in Sweden, signing a one-year contract with
Frölunda HC on 3 June 2014. On 1 March 2015, the Red Wings traded Janmark,
Mattias Bäckman
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Playing career Swedish Hockey League
During the 2008–09 se ...
and a third-round draft pick to the
Dallas Stars
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in exchange for
Erik Cole
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and a second-round draft pick. 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. He was immediately assigned to the Stars' minor league affiliate, the
Texas Stars
The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the ...
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.
On 6 June 2019, the Stars re-signed Janmark to a one-year, $2.3 million contract extension.
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
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on 12 October 2020.
On 12 April 2021, Janmark was traded by the Blackhawks to the
Vegas Golden Knights
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in a three-way trade. He and Chicago's fifth-round draft pick in
2022
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were traded to Vegas in exchange for Vegas' second-round draft pick in
2021
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as well as a third-round pick in 2022, while the
San Jose Sharks
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received a fifth-round pick in 2022 from Vegas. 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
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.
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
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on 17 July 2022. On 9 November, the Oilers recalled Janmark from their AHL affiliate, the
Bakersfield Condors
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, after
Evander Kane
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suffered an injury.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
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1992 births
AIK IF players
Bakersfield Condors players
Chicago Blackhawks players
Dallas Stars players
Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Edmonton Oilers players
Frölunda HC players
Grand Rapids Griffins players
Living people
Swedish ice hockey centres
Texas Stars players
Vegas Golden Knights players
Ice hockey people from Stockholm