Mats Näslund

Mats Torsten Näslund (born 31 October 1959), nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a Swedish former ice hockey player.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.He is a three-time Le Mat Trophy champion, once with Brynäs in 1980, and leading Malmö to its only championship wins in 1992 and 1994.Näslund ranks twelfth on the Canadiens all-time scoring list, with 612 points in 617 regular season games.Näslund is one of Swedish hockey's all-time great players, and as such represented his country at numerous international tournaments.Because the World Championships occur at the same time as the Stanley Cup playoffs, Näslund was often not available for the event during his best years in Montreal.
Markus NäslundTimråLeft wingTimrå IKBrynäs IFMontreal CanadiensHC LuganoMalmö IFBoston BruinsSwedenNHL draftice hockeyleft wingerNational Hockey LeagueSwedish Elite LeagueNational League A1994–95 NHL lockoutStanley CupLady Byng TrophyLe Mat Trophy1991 World Championship1994 Winter OlympicsLillehammerTriple Gold ClubIIHF Hall of Fame1979 NHL Entry Draft1982–83 NHL seasonGuy LafleurRyan WalterNHL All-Rookie TeamMario Tremblay1985–861979–802020–21Kevin StevensPittsburgh Penguins1991–921986 Stanley Cup playoffs1986–871987–88Lady Byng Memorial TrophyWayne GretzkyToe Blake1945–461988 NHL All-Star GameMario Lemieux1989–90Switzerland1994–95Västernorrland CountyOlympic Games1994 Lillehammer1980 Lake Placid1991 Finland1981 Sweden1979 Soviet UnionWorld ChampionshipsCanada CupWorld CupWinter OlympicsHåkan LoobTomas Jonssongeneral managerSwedish national men's ice hockey team2006 Winter OlympicsRegular seasonPlayoffsSeason1975–761976–771977–781978–791980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851988–891990–911992–931993–94World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipGolden PuckNHL All-Star GameViking AwardNHL Second All-Star TeamWorld ChampionOlympic gold medalSvenska DagbladetTT News AgencyCBC SportsAnders KallurPeter LindmarkJoe MullenchampionsIce Hockey World ChampionshipsmedalistsIce hockey at the Olympic GamesPatrice BergeronRob BlakeJay BouwmeesterSidney CrosbyPavel DatsyukViacheslav FetisovValtteri FilppulaPeter ForsbergAlexei GusarovJaromír JágrValeri KamenskyNiklas KronwallIgor LarionovNicklas LidströmVladimir MalakhovFredrik ModinAlexander MogilnyScott NiedermayerCorey PerryChris ProngerJoe SakicMikael SamuelssonBrendan ShanahanJiří ŠlégrEric StaalJonathan ToewsHenrik ZetterbergMike Babcock