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Mats Sundin
Mats Sundin is a Swedish centre who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1997 to 2008 and is still the franchise’s all-time leader in goals and points. Sundin was the first European-trained player taken first overall in the NHL Draft, by Quebec in 1989, and the first Swede to score 500 NHL goals. Sundin joined the Maple Leafs front office as an executive in May 2026.
| Position | Centre, retired 2009 |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1971, Bromma, Sweden |
| NHL teams | Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver |
| Drafted | 1st overall, 1989, by Quebec |
| NHL career | 1,346 GP, 564 G, 1,349 P |
| Honours | Olympic gold 2006 · three World Championship golds |
| Legacy | Hall of Fame 2012 · No. 13 retired in Toronto |
