Welcome to my Mats Sundin Profile
Mats Sundin
Born: Bromma, Sweden, February 13, 1971
Shoots Right
6 ft. 4 in., 225 lbs.
Last Amateur Club: Djurgarden (Sweden)
Became A Leaf: Obtained from the Quebec Nordiques on June 28,1994 along with Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and a
Quebec first-round selection in 1994 (10th overall-Nolan Baumgartner) in exchange for Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre,
Landon Wilson and Toronto's first-round selection in 1994 (22nd overall-Jeffrey Kealty). Originally selected first overall in the
1989 Entry Draft by Quebec.
1996-97:Joined Chris Chelios as the only two players to be selected to the First All-Star Team of the 1991 Canada Cup and
the 1996 World Cup...Led Sweden in goals (4) and points (7) and was tied for third in tournament scoring and shots...Led the
Leafs in games, goals, assists, points, shots, SHG's, GWG's, multi-point games, multi-goal games, road +/-, powerplay points
and powerplay assists...Only Leaf to play full schedule...7th in league points, 11th in goals (tied), 15th in assists, 5th in SHG's,
4th in shorthanded points...3-time runner-up for N.H.L. Player of the Week...Played in his second straight All-Star Game
(1-assist)...Achieved 200th goal, 300th assist, 500th point, 500th game, 200th Leaf point, 100th Leaf assist, and 200th Leaf
game...Collected 11 shots and first Leaf hat-trick on Dec. 21 vs Colorado...Had a 9-game and 11-game point streak...Only
the 12th Leaf to record 40 goals in a season...Now has 54 career PPG's and 34 GWG's.
Career: 1995-96: Led the Leafs with 50 assists, 83 points, +8, six SHG's, seven GWG's, 25 multiple-point games, and 301
shots...Tied for 27th in league points race...Tied for second in the NHL in SHG's...Tied for 8th in GWG's and 14th in
shots...Played in the All-Star Game and earned an assist...Established NHL regular season game record by scoring just :06 into
overtime at St. Louis on Dec. 30...Tied the team record of three assists in one period (Nov. 10 vs Washington)...Scored
shorthanded as Leafs won 1-0 on Jan. 1 at Dallas...Earned his 100th Leaf point at L.A. on Feb. 8...Earned his 400th NHL
point (Nov. 14 at Florida) and he played in his 400th NHL game (Dec. 20 vs Chicago)...Had points in 50 of his 76 games
played...Had four points (2g, 2a) in home opener vs the Islanders...Had three assists in a game on a team-high three
occasions...Had the teams's longest goal streak (6) and point streak (9)...Had seven points vs the Oilers and Sharks...Notched
nine points after the first four games to start the season (4g, 5a)...Missed four games with a sprained knee, one with the flu, and
one with a hip flexor...Had 3g, 8a, in final eight games of the season...Collected 7g, 23a on the powerplay and 6g, 0a, while
shorthanded...Scored twice including the overtime winner in Game #2 of playoffs...1994-95: Signed new contract on Sept.
16...Led the team in points (47), goals (23), GWG's (4), powerplay goals (9), powerplay points (19), multiple-point games
(10), and shots (173)...Had points in 34 of his 47 games (also a team-high)...Had three 5-game point streaks...Played mostly
on left-wing...Scored on a penalty shot against Arturs Irbe of the Sharks on Mar. 15-it was his second in three career
tries...The team was 14-3-4 when he scored a goal...Missed the game on Mar. 27 vs Edmonton with a mild shoulder sprain
which was sustained on Mar. 25 at Winnipeg...Finished tied for 22nd in league scoring...Earned his 200th career assist at LA
on Jan. 20 in his first game as a Leaf...Collected his first goal as a Leaf and added an assist in the home opener on Jan. 25 vs
Vancouver...Captured the team's Molson Cup Award for most three-star selections...Led the team during the post-season in
points (9), goals (5), GWG's (1-tie), powerplay goals (2-tie), and shots (27)...Had points in all seven games with goals in each
of the first three games...Four of his goals came in the four road games...1993-94: Second on Quebec in points (85), assists
(53), and SHG's (2-tie)...One of two Nordiques to play in all 84 games...Opened the season with a seven-game point streak
(4g, 7a)...Led all tournament players with 14 points (5g, 9a) while playing for Sweden in the World Championships in
April...1992-93: Most productive season when he recorded career highs in goals (47), assists (67), and points (114)...Placed
11th in NHL points while posting a +21 mark...Compiled the NHL's longest point-scoring streak by earning points in the
team's first 30 games (21g, 25a)...Led the Nordiques in assists and points...Missed two games with a separated shoulder and
one due to automatic stick-related NHL suspension...1991-92: Scored five goals and added two assists on Mar. 5 at
Hartford...1990-91: Scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on Oct. 4 vs Hartford.
Personal: Single...Spent the summer training in Stockholm, Sweden...Enjoys golf...Feels his greatest thrill in hockey was
playing in the 1991 and 1992 World Championships ...Began playing hockey at age 5...The Honourary Captain of "Street
Buds" (the Leafs' ball hockey program for local youth)...Also active in a charity in Sweden for hockey players with debilitating
injuries.
Favourites:ROAD ARENA: GM Place in Vancouver, CHILDHOOD HOCKEY HERO: Kent Nilsson.