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Markus Näslund

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Markus Sten Näslund (born 30 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, and New York Rangers, as well as in the Elitserien with Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Nazzy" by Canucks fans and "Macke" or "Mackan" in his native Sweden, he was known for his offensive skills, particularly his wrist shot and stickhandling. After playing junior hockey within the Modo organization, Näslund turned professional with the club's Elitserien team in 1990–91. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Näslund is the 180th most popular hockey player (up from 186th in 2024), the 1,369th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,402nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Markus Näslund ranks 180 out of 676. Before him are Teppo Numminen, Evgeni Nabokov, Sami Kapanen, Sergei Yashin, Rechelle Hawkes, and Jarmo Myllys. After him are Henrik Zetterberg, Alexei Zhamnov, Roop Singh, Mark Howe, Martin Ručinský, and Josef Vašíček.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Markus Näslund ranks 622. Before him are Brigitte Vasallo, Ermin Šiljak, Małgorzata Szumowska, Ferdinand Coly, Ray Parlour, and J. C. Chandor. After him are Kohsuke Toriumi, Molly Sims, Panjabi MC, Karim Alami, Chelsi Smith, and Jo Pavey.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Markus Näslund ranks 1,369 out of 1,879. Before him are Henok Goitom (1984), Robert Hedin (1966), Danny Saucedo (1986), Anna Kinberg Batra (1970), Sara Stridsberg (1972), and Kajsa Ernst (1962). After him are André Myhrer (1983), Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Johan Wiland (1981), Agneta Eriksson (1965), Ana Johnsson (1977), and Kenth Eldebrink (1955).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Markus Näslund ranks 14. Before him are Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), Kent Nilsson (1956), Tommy Salo (1971), and Pelle Lindbergh (1959). After him are Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Nicklas Bäckström (1987), Henrik Sedin (1980), Henrik Lundqvist (1982), Håkan Algotsson (1966), and Jonas Bergqvist (1962).

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