Eliteprospects
Sweden Markus Näslund
#19 MODO Hockey / Elitserien - 09/10
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
2-time J20 SM Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 1
1-time TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 30, 1973
Position
LW
Age
51
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Örnsköldsvik, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Järveds IF
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 1 #16 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Sister: Diana Palm
Son: Alex Näslund

The longtime Vancouver Canuck totaled 395 goals and 474 assists over his 15-year career. Naslund won a Ted Linsay Award in 2003 after setting a career-high 48 goals and 104 points. The 5x All-Star retired from the NHL in 2009.

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Markus Näslund Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Örnsköldsviks IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Örnsköldsviks IF Division 2 14* 7* 6* 13* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
1989-90 MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorserien 33* 43* 35* 78* 20* -* |
MoDo Hockey Allsvenskan D1 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* | Kvalserien SHL 5 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 1* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
1990-91 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 32* 10* 9* 19* 14* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 14* 2* 16* 14* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 19* 6* 25* -* -* |
1991-92 MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 22* 17* 39* 52* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 8* 2* 10* 12* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 8* 3* 11* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
1992-93 MoDo Hockey J20 Juniorallsvenskan 2* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* |
MoDo Hockey Elitserien 39* 22* 17* 39* 62* -* | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 0 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 13* 11* 24* 33* 12* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 14* 11* 25* -* -* |
Sweden WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 14* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 19* 5* 5* 10* 18* -* |
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71* 4* 7* 11* 27* -3* |
Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 5* 1* 6* 7* 4* 0* |
1994-95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14* 2* 2* 4* 2* 0* |
Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 7* 3* 4* 7* 6* 4* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 8 -1
1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66* 19* 33* 52* 36* 17* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 10* 3* 0* 3* 6* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 9 -2
Sweden WC 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 21* 20* 41* 30* -15* |
Sweden WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76* 14* 20* 34* 56* 5* |
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 80* 36* 30* 66* 74* -13* |
Sweden WC 10* 6* 4* 10* 16* 6* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 6* 5* 11* 16* -* |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 82* 27* 38* 65* 64* -5* |
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 72* 41* 34* 75* 58* -2* |
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 81* 40* 50* 90* 50* 22* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -1
Sweden OG 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Sweden WC 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 82* 48* 56* 104* 52* 6* | Playoffs 14 5 9 14 18 -6
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 78* 35* 49* 84* 58* 24* | Playoffs 7 2 7 9 2 1
Sweden (all) International 7* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
2004-05 MODO Hockey Elitserien 13* 8* 9* 17* 8* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 10 -5
Sweden WCup 4* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 81* 32* 47* 79* 66* -19* |
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 82* 24* 36* 60* 54* 3* | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 16 -1
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 82* 25* 30* 55* 46* -7* |
2008-09 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82* 24* 22* 46* 57* -10* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 10 2
2009-10 MODO Hockey Elitserien 29* 10* 19* 29* 20* 8* |

Markus Näslund Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Ångermanland TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 New York Rangers “A” Victoria Cup 1* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |

Markus Näslund Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
Division 2 1 14* 7* 6* 13* 0.93* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 12* 14* 2* 16* 1.33* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 12* 4* 10* 14* 1.17* 10* 4* | 1 4 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.00 * 8 * -1 *
International 6 48* 15* 17* 32* 0.67* 42* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 42* 44* 22* 66* 1.57* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorallsvenskan 1 2* 4* 1* 5* 2.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 1 33* 43* 35* 78* 2.36* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 117* 395* 474* 869* 0.78* 736* 6* | 6 52 14 * 22 * 36 * 0.69 * 57 * -7 *
OG 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 5 152* 72* 71* 143* 0.94* 156* 9* | 2 9 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.67 * 10 * -5 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 22* 8* 7* 15* 0.68* 30* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 21* 13* 34* 2.43* 45* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Markus Näslund Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/12/2010
03/12/2010 Confirmed MODO Hockey Retired
11/17/2009
11/17/2009 Confirmed New York Rangers MODO Hockey
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Vancouver Canucks

Cult/Star player for Cleveland Barons

Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks