text: mat sundin's biography? family, personal, career mattias johan sundin (born february 13, 1971, bromma, stockholm) is a swedish professional ice hockey player in the national hockey league (nhl). a 1.95m (6 ft 5 in), 105 kg (231 pound) centre, he is the current captain of the toronto maple leafs. he was named the 16th captain of the maple leafs in 1997, becoming the first european player to wear the captain's "c" for the leafs. his nickname in sweden is "sudden".  originally drafted by the quebec nordiques with the first pick in the 1989 nhl entry draft (from the swedish elite league club djurgården), sundin was the first european in league draft history to be chosen with the first overall selection. on june 28th, 1994, mats was traded by the nordiques to toronto in a blockbuster deal involving then-leafs captain wendel clark. sundin has played his last 10 seasons for toronto. statistically, sundin's best season came during the 1992-93 campaign with the nordiques when he combined 47 goals with 67 assists for 114 points.  he has represented team sweden at various international competitions, such as the world cup of hockey and the olympics, and has held the position of team captain for the national squad for the better part of the last decade. sundin is widely recognized as one of the top players in the world in these international competitions, and has added a highly impressive list of accomplishments to his credentials as a result of his outstanding performance in the 2002 winter olympics and 2004 world cup of hockey. sundin finally clinched a gold medal with team sweden in the 2006 winter olympics in turin.