Who is Mats Näslund?

Mats Näslund is a retired forward from Sweden.

What was the last team Mats Näslund played for?

The last team Mats played for was Boston Bruins in the NHL.

How tall is Mats Näslund?

Mats Näslund is 170 cm (5'7") tall.

How much does Mats Näslund weigh?

Mats Näslund weighs 73 kg (161 lbs).

When was Mats Näslund born?

Mats Näslund was born on 1959-10-31 in Timrå, SWE.

Mats Näslund

#26 Boston Bruins / NHL - 94/95

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Date of Birth: Oct 31, 1959
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Timrå, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Timrå IK
Position: LW
Height: 170 cm / 5'7"
Weight: 73 kg / 161 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1979 round 2 #37 overall by Montréal Canadiens
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Father: Torsten Näslund, Son: Robert Näslund, Cousins: Stefan Pettersson, Håkan Pettersson

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. He won a Stanley Cup in 1986 after setting career highs of 43 goals and 110 points and won a Lady Byng in 1988 before leaving the Canadiens in 1990 to play overseas. Näslund won World Championship gold in 1991 and SHL Championships in 1992 and 1994, as well as Olympic gold, which made him a member of the Triple Gold Club. He returned to the NHL in 1995 and scored 22 points in 34 games for the Bruins. The 3x All-Star retired with 251 goals and 634 points in 651 games.

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Mats Näslund — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
75-76	Timrå IK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
75-76	Timrå IK	Elitserien	3	0	0	0	0	-
75-76	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	4	-	-	-	-
76-77	Timrå IK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
76-77	Timrå IK	Division 1	17	14	13	27	-	-
76-77	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	9	3	12	2	-
76-77	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	7	9	-	-	-	-
76-77	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	0	2	14	-
76-77	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	1	-	-	-	-
77-78	Timrå IK	Elitserien	35	13	6	19	14	-
77-78	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	8	10	6	-
77-78	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	-	-	-	-
77-78	Sweden B (all)	International	3	0	-	-	-	-
78-79	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	36	12	12	24	19	-
78-79	Sweden U20"C"	WJC-20	6	3	2	5	6	-
78-79	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	2	-	-	-	-
78-79	Sweden	WC	8	5	2	7	8	-
78-79	Sweden (all)	International	5	3	1	4	-	-
79-80	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	36	18	19	37	34	-	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	4	-
79-80	Sweden Olympics	OG	7	3	7	10	6	-
79-80	Sweden (all)	International	14	1	3	4	-	-
80-81	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	36	17	25	42	34	-
80-81	Sweden	WC	8	0	3	3	8	-
80-81	Sweden (all)	International	25	5	6	11	-	-
81-82	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	36	24	18	42	16	-
81-82	Sweden	WC	10	2	4	6	6	-
81-82	Sweden B (all)	International	2	1	-	-	-	-
81-82	Sweden (all)	International	13	4	6	10	-	-
82-83	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	74	26	45	71	10	34	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
82-83	Sweden (all)	International	10	3	4	7	2	-
82-83	Sweden	WC	10	3	4	7	2	-
83-84	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	77	29	35	64	4	5	Playoffs	15	6	8	14	4	-
84-85	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	80	42	37	79	14	19	Playoffs	12	7	4	11	6	-
84-85	Sweden	CC	8	2	3	5	6	-1
84-85	Sweden (all)	International	13	4	3	7	10	-
85-86	Montréal Canadiens"A"	NHL	80	43	67	110	16	11	Playoffs	20	8	11	19	4	-
86-87	Montréal Canadiens"A"	NHL	79	25	55	80	16	-3	Playoffs	17	7	15	22	11	-
87-88	Montréal Canadiens"A"	NHL	78	24	59	83	14	17	Playoffs	6	0	7	7	2	0
87-88	Sweden	CC	6	1	2	3	2	-1
87-88	Sweden (all)	International	13	2	4	6	6	-
88-89	Montréal Canadiens"A"	NHL	77	33	51	84	14	34	Playoffs	21	4	11	15	6	5
89-90	Montréal Canadiens"A"	NHL	72	21	20	41	19	3	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	0
90-91	HC Lugano	NLA	33	26	31	57	12	-	Playoffs	9	4	9	13	0	-
90-91	Sweden	WC	10	3	5	8	0	-
90-91	Sweden (all)	International	16	6	5	11	0	-
91-92	Malmö IF	Elitserien	39	15	24	39	10	-	Playoffs	10	3	2	5	0	-
91-92	Sweden	CC	6	1	3	4	0	-2
91-92	Sweden Olympics	OG	8	1	5	6	27	-
91-92	Sweden (all)	International	26	6	11	17	29	-
92-93	Malmö IF	Elitserien	33	11	21	32	10	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
93-94	Malmö IF"A"	Elitserien	40	14	30	44	8	-	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	4	-
93-94	Sweden Olympics	OG	8	0	7	7	0	-
93-94	Sweden (all)	International	12	2	9	11	4	-
94-95	Boston Bruins	NHL	34	8	14	22	4	-4	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0	-3

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
74-75	Medelpad	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
75-76	Medelpad	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
80-81	Brynäs IF	European Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
85-86	Montréal Canadiens	Super Series	1	1	0	1	0	-
89-90	Montréal Canadiens	Super Series	1	0	1	1	0	-
90-91	HC Lugano	European Cup	3	4	2	6	-	-	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	-	0
91-92	Malmö IF	Spengler Cup	4	1	2	3	-	-
92-93	Malmö IF	European Cup	3	1	1	2	-	-	Playoffs	4	3	0	3	-	-
93-94	Malmö IF"A"	European Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	-	-

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Mats Näslund — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	3	20	4	8	12	0.60	8	-4	0
Division 1	1	17	14	13	27	1.59	-	-	0
EJC-18	1	6	9	3	12	2.00	2	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	9	294	124	155	279	0.95	145	-	4	29	7	8	15	0.52	8	-
European Cup	2	6	5	3	8	1.33	-	-	4	11	5	3	8	0.73	0	0
International	11	152	37	52*	89*	0.59*	51*	-	0
International-Jr	4	21	19	-	19*	0.90*	-	-	0
Juniorserien	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	9	651	251	383	634	0.97	111	116	9	102	35	57	92	0.90	33	2*
NLA (NL)	1	33	26	31	57	1.73	12	-	1	9	4	9	13	1.44	0	-
OG	3	23	4	19	23	1.00	33	-	0
Spengler Cup	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	-	-	0
Super Series	2	2	1	1	2	1.00	0	-	0
TV-Pucken	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	5	46	13	18	31	0.67	24	-	0
WJC-20	3	20	7	10	17	0.85	26	-	0

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Mats Näslund — Career Totals

League

Division 1

EJC-18

Elitserien

294

124

155

279

European Cup

International

152

International-Jr

Juniorserien

NHL

651

251

383

634

NLA

Spengler Cup

Super Series

TV-Pucken

WJC-20

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Mats Näslund — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
1974-1975	TV-Pucken Silver Medal
1975-1976	TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium)
1976-1977	Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) U18 EJC Gold Medal
1977-1978	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Silver Medal
1978-1979	Elitserien All-Star Team Sweden All-Star Team U20 WJC Bronze Medal World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Most Points by U20 Junior (7)
1979-1980	Elitserien All-Star Team Olympic Bronze Medal Elitserien Best Player (Guldpucken) Elitserien Champion Sweden All-Star Team
1980-1981	Elitserien All-Star Team Elitserien Most Assists Elitserien Most Points Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1981-1982	Elitserien All-Star Team Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Bronze Medal
1982-1983	NHL All-Rookie Team Sweden All-Star Team
1984-1985	Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award)
1985-1986	NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1987-1988	NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist
1988-1989	NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist
1990-1991	World Championship Gold Medal
1991-1992	Elitserien Champion
1993-1994	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Gold Medal Elitserien Champion Triple Gold Club
2004-2005	IIHF Hall of Fame
2011-2012	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#10)

Mats Näslund Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by Timrå IK
Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for Malmö Redhawks
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Timrå IK