Mats Sundin Hall Of Fame

The first european born player to be drafted first overall in the nhl entry draft in 1989 mats sundin went on to a 18 year nhl career with quebec toronto and vancouver.

Mats sundin hall of fame. While listening to hockey hall of fame selection committee chairman jim gregory read off a statistical section on joe sakic s newly minted plaque sundin. Admittedly mats sundin could be seen to fall short in. Land designs sponsor s this page. A history of the sports reference sponsorship system.

On 10 september 2015 it was announced that mats sundin would be added to legends row a statue outside the air canada centre consisting of 12 of the best players in the franchise s history. Mats competed for sweden at the olympics in 1998 2002 and in 2006 when they collected the olympic gold medal in turin italy. But a hall of fame career is not built strictly on numbers. Sundin and the swedes also participated in the world cup of hockey in 1996 and 2004 earning all star designation in 1996.

Mats sundin was the last player to take his spot in the hall of fame on monday night and closed the ceremony with a terrific speech in the city he called home for most of his nhl career toronto. In the final installment of our four part series highlighting the 2012 hockey hall of fame class we take a look back at sundin s career and why he s more than qualified to enter the hall. In november 2013 sundin was named as an inductee into the iihf hall of fame alongside peter forsberg danielle goyette paul henderson teppo numminen. Emily grant is the best mother in the world and big fan of mats sundin.

Oden and thelonious say so. The look on mats sundin s face said it all.