Mats Zuccarello | |||
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | 1 September 1987||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Frisk Tigers Modo Hockey New York Rangers Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dallas Stars | ||
National team | Norway | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2004–present |
Mats André Zuccarello Aasen (born 1 September 1987) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. Prior to joining the NHL, Zuccarello previously played for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elite League. In 2010, he won the Guldhjälmen (Golden Helmet), awarded annually to the most valuable player in the Swedish Hockey League. He is one of nine Norwegian players to have played in the NHL, and is regarded as the best to have played in the league.[1][2]