Mats Zuccarello

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). Prior to joining the NHL, he 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.\n', ' Zuccarello grew up in the suburbs of Løren in Oslo and began playing hockey at age five. After several years at Hasle-Løren, he began playing for Vålerenga, where he stayed until the end of lower secondary school. By that time, he had been scouted by Frisk Asker, which offered him a scholarship at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport, which he accepted.\n', ' Zuccarello is of Italian descent from his mother\'s side. He has a younger brother, Fabian, who plays for the Valencia Flyers in the Western States Hockey League, and a step brother, Robin Dahlstrøm, who plays for Storhamar in Norway.\n', '