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Mats Sundin

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Mats Johan Sundin (Swedish: [ˈmatːs sɵnˈdiːn]; 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. 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 in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11 seasons as team captain. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Sundin was the longest-serving non-North American-born captain in NHL history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Mats Sundin is the 72nd most popular hockey player (up from 83rd in 2024), the 1,116th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,190th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Mats Sundin ranks 72 out of 676. Before him are Mike Bossy, Hugo Dollheiser, Peter Bondra, Saku Koivu, Nicklas Lidström, and Ross Cuthbert. After him are Ken Dryden, Irving Small, Bobby Clarke, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Bert McCaffrey, and Dick Esser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Mats Sundin ranks 315. Before him are Deuce, Mark Feuerstein, DJ Ötzi, Younes El Aynaoui, Pyrros Dimas, and Hélène Ségara. After him are Martin Reim, Alfred Freddy Krupa, Alfonso Ribeiro, Lola Glaudini, Mehdi Nebbou, and Chicane.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mats Sundin ranks 1,116 out of 1,879. Before him are Hans Mild (1934), Arvid Spångberg (1890), Jonas Berggren (1967), Jesper Blomqvist (1974), Pär Zetterberg (1970), and Horace Engdahl (1948). After him are Carl Kempe (1884), Jan Möller (1953), Peter Lundgren (1965), Martin Österdahl (1973), Anders Limpar (1965), and Gert Blomé (1934).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Mats Sundin ranks 6. Before him are Peter Forsberg (1973), Mats Näslund (1959), Håkan Loob (1960), Ronald Pettersson (1935), and Nicklas Lidström (1970). After him are 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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