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Mats Sundin is a Swedish ice hockey player, born on 13 February 1971 in the Bromma city district. He played as a centre, was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques, and was a member of the Quebec Nordiques, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks and Djurgårdens IF Hockey. He also played in the Swedish Hockey League.
Sundin competed in the ice hockey tournaments at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. He received the Mark Messier Leadership Award and is recognised in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Across his career he played 1,346 matches, scoring 564 goals and 785 assists for 1,349 points, with 4,015 shots, 1,093 penalty minutes and a plus-minus rating of 73.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-02-13 ) 13 February 1971 (age 55) , Bromma , Sweden
- Height
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
- Weight
- 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb)
- Position
- Centre
- Shot
- Right
- Played for
- Djurgårdens IF , Quebec Nordiques , Toronto Maple Leafs , Vancouver Canucks
- National team
- Sweden
- Nhl draft
- 1st overall, 1989 , Quebec Nordiques
- Playing career
- 1989 – 2009
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Nationality
- Sweden
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mats
- Family name
- Sundin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Bromma city district
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Award
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Member of team
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey
- Position played
- centre
- League
- Swedish Hockey League
- Mass
- 240
- Image
- Mats Sundin 1997.jpg
- Height
- 195
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- Commons category
- Mats Sundin
- date of birth
- 1971-02-13
- drafted by
- Quebec Nordiques
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1346
- total goals in career
- 564
- total shots in career
- 4015
- penalty minutes in career
- 1093
- career plus-minus rating
- 73
- total points in career
- 1349
- total assists in career
- 785
- name in native language
- Mats Johan Sundin
- nickname
- Sudden
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Mats Johan Sundin ( Swedish: [ˈmatːs sɵnˈdiːn]; born 13 February 1971) is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former professional player who is currently the Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sundin played the majority of his career in the 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 as team captain for 11 seasons. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Sundin was 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 30 September 2009. He appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 10 of his 18 seasons.
Known for his great size, strength, and skill, Sundin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career. He recorded at least 70 points in every full season of his career—excluding his rookie year, the shortened 1994–95 lockout season, and his half-season with Vancouver. He also played at least 70 games in every full season and has led the Maple Leafs in scoring in every season he played with the team, except for the 2002–03 NHL season. On 14 October 2006, Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 goals. He is the Maple Leafs' franchise all-time leader in points (987). Over his career, Sundin averaged just over a point per game (1,349 points in 1,346 NHL games).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mats Sundin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.