Mats Sundin

Mats Johan Sundin is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former professional player who is currently the Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sundin played the majority of his career in the 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 as team captain for 11 seasons. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Sundin was the longest-serving non-North American-born captain in NHL history. Sundin last played for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008–09 season before announcing his retirement on 30 September 2009. He appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 10 of his 18 seasons.