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Mats Johan Sundin (born February 13, 1971) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played most of his career up to this point with the Toronto Maple Leafs where, at the end of the 2007–08 NHL season, he had been the second-longest active serving captain in the NHL, behind Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche, and the longest serving non-North American born captain in NHL history.[1] Sundin began his career with the Quebec Nordiques and was traded to the Leafs in 1994.
Excluding his first season and the shortened lockout season, Sundin has scored at least 70 points every year. He has played at least 70 games in every full length NHL season of his career, and has led the Leafs in points in every year he has been with the team except 2002-03, when Alexander Mogilny beat him by seven points. On October 14, 2006, Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 goals.[1] As of the end of the 2007-08 NHL season, he holds the Leafs' franchise records for the most goals (420) and points (984). He is currently tied with Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias for the NHL record for regular season overtime goals (15).

Records

NHL

• Currently holds the NHL record for most regular season overtime goals (15, shared with Jaromír Jágr and Patrik Eliáš)
• Ranked 22nd all time in career goals (555)
• Ranked 34th all time in career assists (766)
• Ranked 30th all time in career points (1321)
• First European hockey player to be drafted first overall in the NHL Entry Draft (1989 by the Quebec Nordiques)
• Longest serving European captain of an NHL franchise in league history
• First Swedish player to reach the 500 goal milestone
• Most career points, goals and assists by a Swedish hockey player
• Fastest overtime goal (6 seconds, tied with Alexander Ovechkin and David Legwand)
• Only Swedish player to reach 1000 points

Franchise

• On November 27, 2007, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, Sundin became the first player to score 400 goals for the Maple Leafs.
• On October 11, 2007, in a game against the New York Islanders, Sundin passed Darryl Sittler as all time leader for career points and all-time goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Second player to record 20 goals in each of his first 16 seasons (shared with Marcel Dionne)
• 1st all-time in goals scored for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• 1st all-time in points scored for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• 2nd all-time in assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Most assists in a period by a Toronto Maple Leaf (3) (tied with Darcy Tucker and Matt Stajan)
• Most consecutive games with at least one point to start the season (15)[26]

Awards and achievements

• Swedish Champion in 1990.
• First European born player to be drafted first overall in the NHL entry draft. (1989)
• Named to the Elitserien World All-Star Team in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1998.
• Named to the World Championships All-Star Team in 1992 and 2003.
• World Championships' Best Forward in 1992.
• Named to the Canada Cup All-Star Team in 1991.
• Named to the World Cup of Hockey All-Star Team in 1996.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (injured) and 2004.
• Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 2002 and 2004.
• Named to the Olympic Tournament All-Star Team in 2002.
• Achieved 500 goal plateau on October 14, 2006.
• Achieved 1,300 points on February 5, 2008.
• Awarded the "Mark Messier Leadership Award" in 2008.

*Please bump Sidney Crosby to 4th Line C, and Modano to 3rd Line C. Mats to 2nd C. Thanks!