Mats Sundin News

Mats Sundin returned to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup Saturday night for a game against the Boston Bruins after missing nearly three weeks with an elbow injury. To make room for the captain on their 23-man roster, the Maple Leafs plan to place defenceman Jay Harrison on waivers on Sunday. Sundin was cheered loudly at Air Canada Centre when his name was announced as a starter before Saturday's game. He played alongside wingers Chad Kilger and John ...

The NHL is revamping its weekly player awards, awarding three stars to the top three performers of the week instead of handing out offensive and defensive honours. Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco was named the first star of the week on Monday, ahead of Chicago Blackhawks winger Martin Havlat and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin. Due to the midweek start of the regular season, this week's selections covered action ...

Mats Sundin's 500th career goal, and third of the game, came 50 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a thrilling 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames Saturday night. Sundin blasted a slap shot from just inside the blue-line that rocketed past Vezina Trophy winner Miikka Kiprusoff, a short-handed goal by the Leafs captain that had 19,338 fans jumping out of their seats at the Air Canada Centre. The fans stood on their feet ...

Cliff Fletcher remembers feeling a little wobbly-kneed as he put the finishing touches on one of the most significant trades in Toronto Maple Leaf history. ``Oh my God yes,'' Fletcher recalled this week. The then-Leafs GM was sending fan favourite Wendel Clark, along with Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and a first-round pick to the Quebec Nordiques for Mats Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and a first-round pick. It was June ...