Mattias Norlinder

Date of Birth: Apr 12, 2000
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Kramfors, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Kramfors-Alliansen
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Mattias Norlinder Facts

Player Type: Powerful SkaterPuck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2019 round 3 #64 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Agency: Premium

Great skater with good offensive instincts. Has a great first pass and good shot from the point. Utilizes his skating ability and good hands to get the puck into the offensive zone. Not that physical in the defensive zone but utilizes his positioning and stick work to solve defensive situations. (Erik Ohlsson, EP 2019)

Brother: Linus Norlinder

Norlinder often makes plays through defenders and has the vision to execute tough passes.
— Corey Pronman - The Athletic 2019

He is both quick and fast. He can win races to loose pucks and he can skate well over long distances to help create zone entries
— McKeen's Hockey 2019

With his excellent vision and awareness, he finds partners with great deceptive pass
— Future Considerations 2019

He creates space for himself on the blueline by flawless lateral movement to find an open lane to shoot or find a pass.
— Hockeyprospect.com 2019

Mattias Norlinder Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Kramfors-Alliansen J18	J18 Elit	8	1	1	2	0	-1
2015-2016	Kramfors-Alliansen J18	J18 Div.1	16	9	20	29	4	-	Qualification	2	1	0	1	0	-
2015-2016	Kramfors-Alliansen	Division 2	4	3	4	7	2	-
2015-2016	AIK Härnösand J18	J18 Elit	1	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Elit	16	4	6	10	4	18
2016-2017	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	17	2	4	6	4	5	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2016-2017	Kramfors-Alliansen J18 Loan	J18 Div.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	Qualification	2	4	0	4	4	-
2017-2018	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Elit	2	3	0	3	0	5
2017-2018	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	4	1	0	1	2	1	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	2	3
2017-2018	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	36	8	5	13	10	15
2018-2019	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	30	5	16	21	43	14	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	6	1
2018-2019	MODO Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	14	2	4	6	4	9	Qualification	5	1	2	3	2	2
2019-2020	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	1	0	1	1	0	0
2019-2020	MODO Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	34	7	11	18	2	13	Qualification	2	1	0	1	0	0
2019-2020	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	0	0	0	0	2
2019-2020	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	0	0	0	2	3
2020-2021	Frölunda HC	SHL	37	5	5	10	12	-9	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	6	-2
2020-2021	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	-1
2021-2022	Frölunda HC Loan	SHL	21	0	2	2	2	-7	Playoffs	9	0	6	6	8	-1
2021-2022	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	6	0	1	1	2	2
2021-2022	Laval Rocket	AHL	6	1	1	2	2	-2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	0
2022-2023	Laval Rocket	AHL	67	2	17	19	20	-7	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	1
2023-2024	Laval Rocket	AHL	50	2	7	9	26	-14
2024-2025	MoDo Hockey	SHL	50	4	15	19	37	-22	Relegation	6	0	1	1	2	1
2024-2025	Sweden (all)	International	5	0	0	0	0	1
2025-2026	Brynäs IF	SHL	48	4	9	13	8	9	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	20	-2
2026-2027	Brynäs IF	SHL	9	0	3	3	0	2
2026-2027	Projected	SHL	52	0	17	17	0	12

Mattias Norlinder Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Ångermanland	TV-Pucken	6	0	2	2	0	-
2017-2018	MODO Hockey J20	JCWC	6	0	0	0	4	1
2020-2021	Sweden	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2021-2022	Frölunda HC Loan	Champions HL	5	2	2	4	2	-3
2024-2025	Sweden	EHT	5	0	0	0	0	1
2025-2026	Brynäs IF	Champions HL	12	2	4	6	6	0

Mattias Norlinder Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	123	5	25	30	0.24	48	-23	2	7	0	1	1	0.14	2	1
Champions HL	2	17	4	6	10	0.59	8	-3	0
Division 2	1	4	3	4	7	1.75	2	-	0
EHT	2	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	2	48	9	15	24	0.50	6	22	2	7	2	2	4	0.57	2	2
International	2	9	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
International-Jr	1	12	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell)	2	21	3	4	7	0.33	6	6	2	13	1	2	3	0.23	2	3
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1)	2	16	9	20	29	1.81	4	-	2	4	5	0	5	1.25	4	-
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	4	27	8	7	15	0.56	4	20	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	4	68	13	22	35	0.51	53	28	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	6	1
JCWC	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
NHL	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	2	0
SHL	5	165	13	34	47	0.28	59	-27	4	27	4	10	14	0.52	36	-4
TV-Pucken	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	-	0
WJC-20	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0

Mattias Norlinder Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AIK Härnösand J18	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Ångermanland	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	-	0
Brynäs IF	2	69	6	16	22	0.32	14	11	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	20	-2
Frölunda HC	2	63	7	9	16	0.25	16	-19	2	16	3	8	11	0.69	14	-3
Kramfors-Alliansen	1	4	3	4	7	1.75	2	-	0
Kramfors-Alliansen J18	3	24	10	21	31	1.29	4	-1*	2	4	5	0	5	1.25	4	-
Laval Rocket	3	123	5	25	30	0.24	48	-23	2	7	0	1	1	0.14	2	1
MoDo Hockey	3	98	13	30	43	0.44	43	0	3	13	2	3	5	0.38	4	3
MODO Hockey J18	2	39	10	10	20	0.51	10	29	2	13	1	2	3	0.23	2	3
MODO Hockey J20	4	74	13	22	35	0.47	57	29	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	6	1
Montréal Canadiens	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	2	0
Sweden (EHT)	2	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Sweden (all)	2	9	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Sweden U20	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
Sweden U20 (all)	1	12	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mattias Norlinder Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2015-2016	TV-Pucken Gold Medal
2016-2017	J18 SM Gold Medal
2017-2018	J18 SM Silver Medal
2018-2019	J20 SM Gold Medal U20 Nationell Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (2) J20 SuperElit Playoffs MVP
2019-2020	HockeyAllsvenskan Best Junior (Guldgallret) U20 WJC Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/09/2025	Confirmed	MoDo Hockey	Brynäs IF
04/11/2025	Confirmed	MoDo Hockey	Unknown
09/04/2024	Confirmed	Laval Rocket	MoDo Hockey
06/03/2021	Confirmed	Frölunda HC	Montréal Canadiens
04/15/2020	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	Frölunda HC
03/28/2019	Extension	MODO Hockey J20	MODO Hockey

Mattias Norlinder Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #81 by FCHockey
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #50 by McKeen's Hockey
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #55 by TSN/McKenzie
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #25 by NHL Central Scouting