Mats Sundin
| Mats Sundin | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2012 | |||
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| Born |
13 February 1971 Bromma, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF (SHL) Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 1989 Quebec Nordiques |
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| Playing career | 1989–2009 | ||
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| Representing Sweden
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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2006 Turin | |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Finland | |
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1992 Czechoslovakia | |
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1998 Switzerland | |
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1990 Switzerland | |
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2003 Finland | |
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1994 Italy | |
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2001 Germany | |
Mats Johan Sundin (Swedish pronunciation: [mats sɵndiːn]; born 13 February 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), retiring in 2009. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. He was then traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11 seasons as team captain. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Sundin had been the longest serving non-North American born captain in NHL history. Sundin last played for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008–09 season before announcing his retirement on September 30th, 2009. He appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 10 of his 18 seasons.
Excluding his rookie season, the shortened lockout season and his half season with Vancouver, Sundin scored at least 70 points in every season of his career, played at least 70 games in every season and led the Maple Leafs in points in every year he was with the team save for 2002–03, when Alexander Mogilny beat him by seven points. On 14 October 2006, Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 goals. He is the Maple Leafs' franchise all-time leader in goals (420) and points (987). Over his career, Sundin averaged just over a point per game (1,349 points in 1,346 NHL games).
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