Markus Neslund ( Swede. Markus Näslund ; July 30, 1973 , Ornskoldsvik , Sweden ) - Swedish hockey player , extreme forward .
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| Position | Left Winger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 89 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | left | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nezzy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1973 (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | in 1991 selected in the 1st round under the 16th number by the Pittsburgh Penguins club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Career
- 2 Awards and achievements
- 3 Statistics
- 3.1 Club career
- 3.2 International competitions
- 3.3 All-Star Matches
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Career
He started his hockey career at the MODO club (Ornskoldsvik). In the 1991 NHL Draft, he was selected in Round 1 under the overall 16th number by the Pittsburgh Penguins team. He made his debut in the NHL in the 1993/94 season . In 1996, he moved to Vancouver Canucks , where he spent 12 seasons, becoming the team captain in 2000 and setting 8 club records. In 2008, he signed a contract with the New York Rangers . In 2009, he announced his retirement [1] . However, in November of the same year he resumed his career by signing a contract with MODO until the end of the season, after which he completed his player’s career finally.
On December 12, 2010, Vancouver immortalized a sweater under the 19th number, in which Marcus Neslund spoke. [2]
Member of the World Championships 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002; World Cup draws 1996, 2004; The 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City as part of the Swedish national team .
From December 2010 to March 2014 he worked as the general manager of the MODO club [3] [4] .
Awards and Achievements
- Winner of the European Championship among juniors (1990)
- Silver medalist of the youth world championship (1992, 1993)
- World Youth Championship record holder in the number of goals scored in one tournament (13 goals)
- Silver medalist of the World Cup ( 1993 )
- World Championship bronze medalist ( 1999 , 2002 )
- Lester Pearson Avard (2003)
- Included in the first symbolic NHL national team (2002, 2003, 2004)
- Viking Award - the best Swedish player in the NHL (2001, 2003, 2004)
- Participant in matches of all NHL stars (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Statistics
Club career
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | ||
| 1989–90 | MODO | Shwe-2 | 2 | one | one | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990–91 | MODO | Shse | 32 | 10 | 9 | 19 | fourteen | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1991–92 | MODO | Shse | 39 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992–93 | MODO | Shse | 39 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh penguins | NHL | 71 | four | 7 | eleven | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993–94 | Cleveland Lambergex | IHL | 5 | one | 6 | 7 | four | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh penguins | NHL | fourteen | 2 | 2 | four | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lambergex | IHL | 7 | 3 | four | 7 | 6 | four | one | 3 | four | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh penguins | NHL | 66 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | one | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 21 | twenty | 41 | thirty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | fourteen | twenty | 34 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 36 | thirty | 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 | fifty | 90 | fifty | 6 | one | one | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 52 | fourteen | 5 | 9 | fourteen | eighteen | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | MODO | Shse | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | one | one | 10 | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 54 | 12 | four | one | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 25 | thirty | 55 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008–09 | New york rangers | NHL | 82 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 57 | 7 | one | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | MODO | Shse | 29th | 10 | 19 | 29th | twenty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total in the NHL | 1117 | 395 | 474 | 869 | 736 | 52 | fourteen | 22 | 36 | 56 | ||||
| Total in ShES | 152 | 72 | 71 | 143 | 161 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||
International Competitions
| Year | Team | Tournament | A place | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | |
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| 1990 | Sweden (junior) | YUCHE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991 | Sweden (junior) | YUCHE | four | 6 | fourteen | 2 | 16 | fourteen | |
| 1992 | Sweden (mol.) | MFM | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1993 | Sweden (mol.) | MFM | 7 | 13 | eleven | 24 | 33 | ||
| Total (junior and younger) | 26 | 35 | fifteen | fifty | 61 | ||||
| 1993 | Sweden | World Cup | 8 | one | one | 2 | fourteen | ||
| 1996 | Sweden | World Cup | 6 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Sweden | KM | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Sweden | World Cup | 10 | 6 | four | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2002 | Sweden | OI | 5 | four | 2 | one | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | World Cup | 3 | one | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Sweden | KM | 5 | four | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total (main team) | 31 | 10 | eleven | 21 | 32 | ||||
All-Star Matches
| Year | A place | G | P | ABOUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tampa | 0 | one | one | |
| 2001 | Denver | one | 0 | one | |
| 2002 | Los Angeles | 2 | one | 3 | |
| 2003 | Sunrise | 0 | one | one | |
| 2004 | Saint Paul | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
See also
- List of NHL hockey players who played 1000 or more matches
Notes
- ↑ Marcus Neslund spent his last season in the NHL , RIA Novosti (May 4, 2009).
- ↑ Vancouver immortalized Neslund’s 19th issue , Sports.ru (December 12, 2010).
- ↑ Marcus Neslund - General Manager, Modo , Soviet Sport (December 17, 2010).
- ↑ Neslund left the post of general manager of MODO , Sports.ru (March 14, 2014).
Links
- Marcus Neslund - profile on the NHL website
- Marcus Neslund - statistics on The Internet Hockey Database
- Marcus Neslund - statistics on Eliteprospects.com
- Marcus Neslund - statistics on European Ice Hockey Online AB
- Marcus Naslund - profile on Hockey-Reference.com
- Marcus Neslund - biography on the Legends of Hockey website
- Neslund and Kovalchuk in Nike Hockey commercials
- Markus Naslund Retirement Ceremony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JzIEth7Cc