Markus Näslund

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Markus Näslund
Date of birth July 30, 1973
place of birth Örnsköldsvik , Sweden
size 183 cm
Weight 87 kg
position Left wing
number # 19
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 1st lap, 16th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
until 1993 MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik
1993-1996 Pittsburgh Penguins
1996-2008 Vancouver Canucks
2004-2005 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik
2008-2009 New York Rangers
2009-2010 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik

Markus Sten Naslund (* the thirtieth July 1973 in Örnsköldsvik ) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and - functionary , who during his playing career between 1990 and 2010, among others in 1169 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers the on position left winger has denied. Näslund, who spent most of his career with the Vancouver Canucks and was the ninth team captain in franchise history between 2000 and 2008 , is one of the most successful Swedish players to have played in North America. Among other things, he was elected to the NHL First All-Star Team for three consecutive years between 2002 and 2004 and received the Lester B. Pearson Award in 2003 .

Career

Markus Näslund began his career in the offspring of the Swedish first division club MoDo Hockey before he was selected as the sixteenth player by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . On March 20, 1996 he was exchanged for Alek Stojanov . This swap is now considered the best that the Canucks ever did in their club history: Stojanov could never prevail in the NHL, while Näslund developed into a leading player and top scorer.

Näslund has played nine seasons for the Vancouver Canucks since this swap. The first two years in Vancouver were pretty uneventful, he couldn't set any decisive accents. When he was not used at the beginning of the 1997/98 season by the then head coach Mike Keenan , he asked the club to be transferred to another club. However, this request was not granted.

Markus Näslund in the jersey of the Vancouver Canucks

In the following season, Näslund surprised with outstanding performances that eventually made him the top scorer and player with the most points of the team, while this was in a phase of restructuring. In the 2000/01 season he finally achieved his breakthrough when he was appointed team captain by the then General Manager Brian Burke and was again able to achieve new personal bests in goals (41) and points (75). So he led the Canucks to their first play-off participation since 1996. Unfortunately, he broke his leg towards the end of the season, so he could only watch the play-offs as a spectator. The Canucks were eliminated in the first round against the eventual Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche .

However, Näslund recovered well from his injury and was able to break his personal point record again the next season, this time he scored 90 points, including 40 goals.

In the 2002/03 season he finally managed his best haul with 48 goals and 104 points. With this achievement he won the prestigious Lester B. Pearson Award for Outstanding Regular Season Player. However, in terms of the title of best overall points , he had to admit defeat to his compatriot Peter Forsberg of Colorado, who received the Art Ross Trophy . In the end, Näslund was missing two points. He was also unable to receive the Maurice Richard Trophy as top scorer, Milan Hejduk , also from Colorado, scored two more goals than Näslund.

In the following season he led the Canucks again - for the sixth time in a row - as the best points scorer. However, he achieved “only” 35 goals and 84 points. In the 2004/05 season, when the NHL was not playing because of the lockout , he played in a few games for his home team MoDo .

In May 2009 he announced his retirement from active competitive sport, but returned to the ice in November 2009 to help his home club MODO Hockey out of the crisis. The Vancouver Canucks announced in July 2010 that they would hang their number 19 jersey on the roof of the stadium on December 11, 2010 before a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning . It will not be awarded to any other Canucks player. Näslund decided to finally end his playing career after the 2009/10 season and was signed by MODO Hockey as General Manager in December 2010. He occupied this post until the end of the 2013/14 season.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 32 10 9 19th 14th - - - - -
1991/92 MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 39 22nd 18th 40 54 - - - - -
1992/93 MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 39 22nd 17th 39 67 - - - - -
1993/94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 5 1 6th 7th 4th - - - - -
1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 4th 7th 11 27 - - - - -
1994/95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 7th 3 4th 7th 6th 4th 1 3 4th 8th
1994/95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14th 2 2 4th 2 - - - - -
1995/96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 19th 33 52 36 - - - - -
1995/96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 3 0 3 6th 6th 1 2 3 8th
1996/97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 21st 20th 41 30th - - - - -
1997/98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 14th 20th 34 56 - - - - -
1998/99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 36 30th 66 74 - - - - -
1999/00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 27 38 65 64 - - - - -
2000/01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 72 41 34 75 58 - - - - -
2001/02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 40 50 90 50 6th 1 1 2 2
2002/03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 48 56 104 52 14th 5 9 14th 18th
2003/04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 35 49 84 58 7th 2 7th 9 2
2004/05 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 13 8th 9 17th 8th 6th 0 1 1 10
2005/06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 32 47 79 66 - - - - -
2006/07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 24 36 60 54 12 4th 1 5 16
2007/08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 25th 30th 55 46 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Rangers NHL 82 24 22nd 46 57 7th 1 2 3 10
2009/10 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 29 10 19th 29 20th - - - - -
Elitserien total 152 72 72 144 163 6th 0 1 1 10
IHL total 12 4th 10 14th 10 4th 1 3 4th 8th
NHL overall 1117 395 474 869 736 52 14th 22nd 36 56

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 Sweden U18 European Championship 1st place, gold 6th 0 0 0 2
1991 Sweden U18 European Championship 4th Place 6th 14th 2 16 14th
1992 Sweden U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 8th 2 10 12
1993 Sweden U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 13 11 24 33
1993 Sweden WM 2nd place, silver 8th 1 1 2 14th
1996 Sweden WM 6th place 1 0 0 0 0
1996 Sweden World cup 3rd place 1 0 0 0 2
1999 Sweden WM 3rd place, bronze 10 6th 4th 10 16
2002 Sweden Olympia 5th place 4th 2 1 3 0
2002 Sweden WM 3rd place, bronze 3 1 2 3 0
2004 Sweden World cup 5th place 4th 0 3 3 0
Juniors overall 26th 35 15th 50 61
Men overall 31 10 11 21st 32

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Markus Näslund  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, Näslund announces resignation
  2. ↑ canucks.nhl.com, Naslund's # 19 to the rafters
personal data
SURNAME Näslund, Markus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Näslund, Markus Sten (full name); Naslund, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Örnsköldsvik , Sweden