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Mats Näslund

1959 - Today

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Mats Torsten Näslund (born 31 October 1959), nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a Swedish former ice hockey player. He played as a left winger. Despite his small size at only five feet and seven inches, Näslund is best known for being one of the top forwards with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens from 1982 to 1990. In addition to the Canadiens, Näslund played for Timrå IK, Brynäs IF, and Malmö IF of the Swedish Elite League, and HC Lugano of the National League A between 1975 and 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mats Näslund is the 55th most popular hockey player (down from 47th in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,053rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Mats Näslund ranks 55 out of 676. Before him are Martin Schröttle, Pavel Bure, Roy Henkel, Colin Carruthers, Josef Černý, and Vyacheslav Starshinov. After him are Håkan Loob, František Ševčík, Justin McCarthy, Howie Morenz, Mark Messier, and Jan Klapáč.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mats Näslund ranks 388. Before him are Richard Baawobr, Charles Scicluna, Rahm Emanuel, Eric Verdonk, Beth Broderick, and Heather Oakes. After him are Rick Carlisle, David Frankel, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Toshio Masuda, Erwin Olaf, and Roberto Fiore.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mats Näslund ranks 1,025 out of 1,879. Before him are Östen Undén (1886), Göran Hagberg (1947), Ulf Sterner (1941), Mikael Appelgren (1961), Signe Hasso (1915), and Sara Danius (1962). After him are Carl Abrahamsson (1896), Titiyo (1967), Linn Berggren (1970), Yngve Brodd (1930), Max Tegmark (1967), and Gustav Freij (1922).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Mats Näslund ranks 2. Before him are Peter Forsberg (1973). After him are Håkan Loob (1960), Ronald Pettersson (1935), Nicklas Lidström (1970), Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), Kent Nilsson (1956), and Tommy Salo (1971).

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