Markus Näslund

Date of Birth: Jul 30, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Örnsköldsvik, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Järveds IF
Position: LW
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Markus Näslund Facts

Player Type: Offensive ForwardSniper
Drafted: 1991 round 1 #16 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Sister: Diana Palm
Son: Alex Näslund

The longtime Vancouver Canuck totaled 395 goals and 474 assists over his 15-year career. Naslund won a Ted Linsay Award in 2003 after setting a career-high 48 goals and 104 points. The 5x All-Star retired from the NHL in 2009.

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Markus Näslund Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Örnsköldsviks IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	Örnsköldsviks IF	Division 2	14	7	6	13	-	-
1988-1989	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	2	3	2	-
1989-1990	MoDo Hockey J20	Juniorserien	33	43	35	78	20	-
1989-1990	MoDo Hockey	Allsvenskan D1	2	1	1	2	0	-	Kvalserien SHL	5	0	0	0	0	-
1989-1990	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	1	1	0	1	-	-
1989-1990	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	0	0	0	2	-
1989-1990	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	9	1	0	1	-	-
1990-1991	MoDo Hockey	Elitserien	32	10	9	19	14	-
1990-1991	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	14	2	16	14	-
1990-1991	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	19	6	25	-	-
1991-1992	MoDo Hockey	Elitserien	39	22	17	39	52	-
1991-1992	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	8	2	10	12	-
1991-1992	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	8	3	11	-	-
1991-1992	Sweden (all)	International	9	1	4	5	6	-
1992-1993	MoDo Hockey J20	Juniorallsvenskan	2	4	1	5	2	-
1992-1993	MoDo Hockey	Elitserien	39	22	17	39	62	-	Playoffs	3	3	2	5	0	-
1992-1993	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	13	11	24	33	12
1992-1993	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	14	11	25	-	-
1992-1993	Sweden	WC	8	1	1	2	14	0
1992-1993	Sweden (all)	International	19	5	5	10	18	-
1993-1994	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	71	4	7	11	27	-3
1993-1994	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	5	1	6	7	4	0
1994-1995	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	14	2	2	4	2	0
1994-1995	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	7	3	4	7	6	4	Playoffs	4	1	3	4	8	-1
1995-1996	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	66	19	33	52	36	17
1995-1996	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	10	3	0	3	6	3	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	9	-2
1995-1996	Sweden	WC	1	0	0	0	0	1
1995-1996	Sweden (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	1
1996-1997	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	21	20	41	30	-15
1996-1997	Sweden	WCup	1	0	0	0	2	0
1996-1997	Sweden (all)	International	2	0	0	0	2	-
1997-1998	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	76	14	20	34	56	5
1998-1999	Vancouver Canucks "A"	NHL	80	36	30	66	74	-13
1998-1999	Sweden	WC	10	6	4	10	16	6
1998-1999	Sweden (all)	International	10	6	5	11	16	-
1999-2000	Vancouver Canucks "A"	NHL	82	27	38	65	64	-5
2000-2001	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	72	41	34	75	58	-2
2001-2002	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	81	40	50	90	50	22	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	-1
2001-2002	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	2	1	3	0	1
2001-2002	Sweden	WC	3	1	2	3	0	1
2002-2003	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	82	48	56	104	52	6	Playoffs	14	5	9	14	18	-6
2003-2004	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	78	35	49	84	58	24	Playoffs	7	2	7	9	2	1
2003-2004	Sweden (all)	International	7	3	3	6	0	-
2004-2005	MODO Hockey Lockout	Elitserien	13	8	9	17	8	1	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	10	-5
2004-2005	Sweden	WCup	4	0	3	3	0	-
2005-2006	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	81	32	47	79	66	-19
2006-2007	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	82	24	36	60	54	3	Playoffs	12	4	1	5	16	-1
2007-2008	Vancouver Canucks "C"	NHL	82	25	30	55	46	-7
2008-2009	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	82	24	22	46	57	-10	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	10	2
2009-2010	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	29	10	19	29	20	8

Markus Näslund Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Ångermanland	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-2009	New York Rangers "A"	Victoria Cup	1	0	1	1	4	0

Markus Näslund Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan D1	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	0	-	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Division 2	1	14	7	6	13	0.93	-	-	0
EJC-18	2	12	14	2	16	1.33	16	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	5	152	72	71	143	0.94	156	9*	2	9	3	3	6	0.67	10	-5*
IHL	2	12	4	10	14	1.17	10	4	1	4	1	3	4	1.00	8	-1
International	6	48	15	17	32	0.67	42	1*	0
International-Jr	5	42	44	22	66	1.57	2*	-	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Juniorallsvenskan	1	2	4	1	5	2.50	2	-	0
Juniorserien	1	33	43	35	78	2.36	20	-	0
NHL	15	1117	395	474	869	0.78	736	6	6	52	14	22	36	0.69	57	-7
OG	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	0	1	0
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Victoria Cup	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	4	0	0
WC	4	22	8	7	15	0.68	30	8	0
WCup	2	5	0	3	3	0.60	2	0	0
WJC-20	2	14	21	13	34	2.43	45	12*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Markus Näslund Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ångermanland	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Cleveland Lumberjacks	2	12	4	10	14	1.17	10	4	1	4	1	3	4	1.00	8	-1
MoDo Hockey	6	154	73	72	145	0.94	156	9*	3	14	3	3	6	0.43	10	-5*
MoDo Hockey J20	2	35	47	36	83	2.37	22	-	0
New York Rangers	1	83	24	23	47	0.57	61	-10	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	10	2
Örnsköldsviks IF	1	14	7	6	13	0.93	-	-	0
Örnsköldsviks IF J18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	151	25	42	67	0.44	65	14	0
Sweden	4	22	8	7	15	0.68	30	8	0
Sweden (WCup)	2	5	0	3	3	0.60	2	0	0
Sweden (all)	6	48	15	17	32	0.67	42	1*	0
Sweden Olympics	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	0	1	0
Sweden U16 (all)	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	-	0
Sweden U17 (all)	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	-	-	0
Sweden U18	2	12	14	2	16	1.33	16	-	0
Sweden U18 (all)	2	21	20	6	26	1.24	-	-	0
Sweden U20	2	14	21	13	34	2.43	45	12*	0
Sweden U20 (all)	2	17	22	14	36	2.12	-	-	0
Vancouver Canucks	12	884	346	410	756	0.86	614	2	5	45	13	20	33	0.73	47	-9

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Markus Näslund Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1988-1989	TV-Pucken Best Forward (Sven Tumbas Stipendium) TV-Pucken Gold Medal
1989-1990	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1990-1991	J18 SM Gold Medal
1991-1992	J20 SM Gold Medal U20 WJC Most Goals (8) U20 WJC Silver Medal
1992-1993	J20 SM Gold Medal U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Most Goals (13) U20 WJC Silver Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1998-1999	World Championship Bronze Medal
2000-2001	NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award)
2001-2002	NHL First All-Star Team World Championship Bronze Medal
2002-2003	NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals (12) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL First All-Star Team
2013-2014	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#72)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/12/2010	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	Retired
11/17/2009	Confirmed	New York Rangers	MODO Hockey

Markus Näslund Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Vancouver Canucks
Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks