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London, Ontario, Canada – October 28, 2011. Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Sundin prepares to drop the puck prior to a game between the London Knights and the Owen Sound Attack. London won the game in overtime 3-2. Mark Spowart /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Mats Johan Sundin
Place of Birth: Bromma, Sweden
Date of Birth: 13 February, 1971
Ethnicity: Swedish
Mats Sundin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, and executive. A centre, he played for Djurgårdens IF, the Quebec Nordiques, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), and for the Sweden national team. He is the Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the first overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, where he was selected by the Nordiques. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. He is 6′5″.
Mats is the son of Gunilla and Thomas Sundin. He is married to Josephine Johansson, with whom he has three children.
Mats’ paternal grandfather was named Sture Edgar Sundin (the son of Severina Kristina Sundin).
Mats’ paternal grandmother was Marta Sofia Karlsson (the daughter of Karl Adolf Karlsson and Margta Larsdotter).
Mats’ maternal grandfather was Sven Sigurd Vinsa (the son of Oskar Johansson Vinsa and Brita Johanna Nilsdotter).
Mats’ maternal grandmother was Elsa Teresia Lampa (the daughter of Johan Ulrik Lampa and Emma Teresia Aidanpaa).