Mats Sundin Debut

Sundin capped off his international career perfectly wearing the c at the 2006 turin olympics as he set up nicklas lidstrom s third period gold medal winner versus finland.

Mats sundin debut. Louis blues and will play his first game against his old teammates when vancouver visits toronto on feb. Sundin who arrived in vancouver on monday made the admission at an afternoon news. Mats johan sundin swedish pronunciation. Sundin is slated to make his home debut friday when the canucks host the st.

He scored team s third goal in a 3 3 tie at the hartford whalers. Joe sakic had the primary assist on the play. Mats johan sundin swedish pronunciation. Originally drafted first overall in 1989 sundin played his first four seasons in the nhl with the quebec nordiques he was traded to the toronto maple leafs in 1994 where he played the majority of his career serving 11 seasons as team captain.

After an agonizing six month soap opera mats sundin is set to make his vancouver canucks debut wednesday in edmonton. 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. Sundin makes his nhl debut in hartford and records his first. The 37 year old swede declared himself fit for duty following his second full.

Born february 13 1971 is a retired swedish professional ice hockey player. Sundin and the swedes also participated in the world cup of hockey in 1996 and 2004 earning all star designation in 1996. In 2002 mats was selected as one of the olympics all stars. Mats competed for sweden at the olympics in 1998 2002 and in 2006 when they collected the olympic gold medal in turin italy.

Mats sundin played for three teams during his 18 year nhl career but for a generation of fans he will always be a maple leaf. 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.