Mattias Tedenby (born February 21, 1990) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing for

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League ...

of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Tedenby started his playing career in the Swedish elite league club

's youth teams, playing for the under 18 years-team in 2005–06; and both under 18 and under 20 teams in 2006–07 and 2007–08. During the

2007–08 Elitserien season The 2007–08 Elitserien season was the 33rd season of Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest nam ...

, he was called up HV71's professional team and played in 23 games, scoring six points. During the off-season in 2008, he was contracted for one-year by HV71. After playing in 10 games, including one CHL game, with HV71, Tedenby was loaned to

IK Oskarshamn IK Oskarshamn is an ice hockey club from Oskarshamn in Sweden. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The 2019–20 season will be the team's first s ...

in the second tier league,

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. After 13 games, totalling 11 points, he was recalled to join HV71 again. Tedenby was drafted in the first round, 24th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the

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. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Devils on May 14, 2010. Mattias was announced as the last of four nominees for 2009–10

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on March 4, 2010. Tedenby made his NHL debut on November 10, 2010 at the

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and recorded an assist on a goal by

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in his first game. Soon after, on November 12, Tedenby recorded his first NHL goal on the power play against

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of the

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. On August 14, 2014, HV71 announced that Tedenby had signed a two-year contract as a free agent to return for a second stint. On May 15, 2019, having completed his contract with HV71, Tedenby left Sweden to continue his European career by joining Swiss club,

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of the

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on a two-year deal. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season and joined Russian club,

HC Vityaz Hockey Club Vityaz (, en, HC Knight) is a professional ice hockey team based in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely k ...

of the

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(KHL) for the 2020–21 season on May 2, 2020. On 17 August 2021, Tedenby joined HC Dinamo Minsk as a free agent on a one-year contract for the 2021–22 season.

Personal life

Tedenby's father, Robert, is a retired ice hockey player who played for

Modo Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...

in the 1980s.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tedenby, Mattias 1990 births Living people Albany Devils players HC Davos players HC Dinamo Minsk players HV71 players IK Oskarshamn players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players People from Vetlanda Municipality Swedish ice hockey left wingers Swedish Lutherans HC Vityaz players Sportspeople from Jönköping County