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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.
Näslund vann Stanley Cup med Montreal Canadiens 1986, gjorde över 700 poäng i NHL och spelade tre NHL All Star-matcher. Han utsågs till Canadiens mest värdefulla spelare tre säsonger, och utnämndes även till provinsen Québecs bäste idrottsman 1985.
Mats Näslund was selected 37th overall in 1979 after scoring 24 points with Brynäs IF and winning bronze with Sweden at the World Juniors and World Championship. He won an SHL Championship the following year and scored 71 points as a rookie for the Canadiens in 1983.
In 1994, along with Tomas Jonsson and Håkan Loob, Mats Näslund became one of first three members of the Triple Gold Club, players who have won a Stanley Cup, a World Championship and an Olympic Gold medal. A left winger, Näslund started his career in 1975 with Timrå IK and played there until 1978.
10 de feb. de 2012 · Mats Näslund ”var den lille krigaren” i NHL och Montreal Canadiens. Näslunds ledaregenskaper som spelare kom bland annat till uttryck i Canada Cup 1984 då hans agerande var huvudanledningen till att Tre Kronor vann den hittills enda segern mot Kanada i Kanada i ett stort mästerskap.
Hace 2 días · In 1994, along with Tomas Jonsson and Håkan Loob, Mats Näslund became one of first three members of the Triple Gold Club, players who have won a Stanley Cup, a World Championship and an Olympic Gold medal. A left winger, Näslund started his career in 1975 with Timrå IK and played there until 1978.
26 de jun. de 2016 · ”En av fyra svenska spelare som vunnit allt, det vill säga SM, VM, OS och Stanley Cup. Mats fostrades i en tidigt framgångsrik plantskola i Timrå och karriär...
