.:| Feb.04, 2001 - Mats Appears in his 6th straight all Star Game, and records 4 points. 2 goals, and 2 assists for the World Team.. North America Wins 14-12. Mats was named 3rd star of the game =)
.:| Feb. 01, 2001 ~ Moves up to #10 on the Leafs all time points leader. Records his 500th point as a Maple Leaf!!
.:| November 27th, 1999 ~ Mats gets his 400th Point as a Maple Leaf, He got 2 goals in a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
.:| November 6th, 1999 ~ Mats plays in his 700th NHL game, gets 1 goal to play to a 3-3 tie with the Devils.
.:| November 3rd, 1999 ~ Mats first game back from when he fractured his ankle, he gets 2 pts, 1 goal, 1 assist. The goal being his 300th in the NHL, in a 6-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
.:| Oct. 11/99 ~ Mats "Iron Man" Streak comes to an end at 259 games, after a puck hit his ankle and fractured it, during the game vs the Senators Oct.9th/99.
.:| As of 1996-1997, only 7 Swedish Players had scored 40 goals or more in a season. Mats has done it twice. In 3rd with 47 goals with Quebec in 92/93, and 7th with 41 goals with the Maple Leafs in 96/97.
.:| Mats first pair of skates were home-made. He simply strapped two blades around each shoe and tied them in place with a strap.
.:| At age 7 he went to hockey school.
.:| At the 1991 World Championships at age 20, Mats scored twice in 15 seconds to give Sweden a crucial 4-4 tie vs Finland.
.:| 1991 World Championships, Mats went from one end of the rink to the other end in a matter of seconds and got the game winning goal for Sweden vs the Soviet Union. [That's how he got the nickname "Sudden" By Swedish Sportswriters.]
.:| When Mats was young, he also played tennis, soccer, golf, waterskiing and a game called "Bandy" [A European winter sport similar to hockey, it is played outdoors on rinks with a small orange ball]
.:| In 1989 Mats Sundin was the first European to be selected first overall in the entry draft. He was Selected by the Quebec Nordiques.
.:| Before joining the Djurgarden Swedish Elite League, Mats played with the Sweden team Nacka in 1987/88.
.:| Before joining the Nords., he played in the Swedish Elite League Djurgarden 1988/89.
.:| On his Rookie year Mats was second on the Nordiques in points and shots on goal.
.:| Mats scored his first goal in his first NHL game on opening night VS. Hartford Whalers (10/04/90)
.:| He got a goal and two assists in the Nordiques first win of the season 6 days later.
.:| Mats was tied for second among the NHL Rookie Scorers, and the rookie right wing point leader with 59.
.:| In The World Junior Championships (1990), He got Seven Points (5 goals, 2 assists)
.:| Mats was a member of the Gold Medal winning Swedish National team at the 1991 and 1992 World Hockey Championships.
.:| 92/93 was his best year with a total of 114 points (47 goals, 67 assists, and a +21)
.:| Mats once scored 5 goals in one game for the Nords. on March 5, 1992 VS. Hartford. (7 PTS)
.:| In 92/93 he also got the fourth longest point scoring streak at 30 games (21 goals, 25 assists)
.:| He was a member with the Swedish National team at the 1994 World Championships and came home with a Bronze.(br) .:| In 1994 he got traded to Toronto that sent Wendel Clark to Quebec.
.:| His first year with the Leafs he got 23 goals, and had 24 assists in 47 games (Averaged point per game).
.:| Mats made his first All-Star game appearance in Boston on 01/20/96.
.:| Had 6 short-handed goals in 95/96, but was 2 off of the Leafs record set by Dave Keon in 70/71 and tied by Dave Reid 90/91.
.:| Tied the club record when he recorded 3 assists in the first period VS. Washington 11/10/95.
.:| Set the NHL regular season record for fastest goal from the start of overtime, when he scored just 6 seconds in against St.Louis on 12/30/95.
.:| At the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, he finished tied for third in tournament scoring, with 7 points in four games.
.:| In the 1996/97 season he had two career milestones, when he scored his 200th goald on Oct. 31 VS. The Islanders, And then on Dec. 3rd he got his 500th career point VS. St. Louis.
.:| On January 30, 1999 playing against the Washington Capitals Mats get 2 assists, the first one being his 200th assist as a Maple Leaf and the second one being his 400th NHL assist.
.:| Mats gets his 700th NHL career point. It was an assist on Lonny Bohono's goal VS the Canadiens March 13 '99!!! :)
.:| In the Leafs 96/97 Season (82 games) he was voted his teams #1 star seven times, the #2 star seven times, and the #3 star six times.. (No other Leaf player was voted #1 star more often)
.:| Mats has been leading the Leafs in goals, assists, total points, ice time, face-offs won, and take aways among forwards.
.:| Mats is the only player in Playoff History to get two Penalty shots in the same year. One was against the Philadephia Flyers in the First Round Action on April 22nd, He Missed against John Vanbiesbrouck. The Flyers won that Game 3-0. The other Penalty shot was May 29th against the Buffalo Sabres in the Semi-Finals, which he got [Sabres won 5-2]
.:| His Childhood Idol - Kent Nilsson.
.:| What he misses - Montreal Forum.
.:| Hockey Thrill - Playing for the Swedish National Team.
.:| Summer Activity - Golf.
.:| He wears the number 13 on his Jersey, but says he is not superstitious. "I had number 13 when I played as a kid in Sweden. Maybe it's because my birthday is on the 13th of February, but I can't say, because I had the number since I was very young. When I turned profressional with the Nordiques, 13 was available, so it was natural to go back to the number I was wearing throughout my childhood."
.:| Mats has a variety of shots with a wrist shot, slapper or backhand...he's got one of the best backhand shots in the game.
.:| He's a great skater, stickhandler, playmaker, and shooter