Peter Forsberg wanted to stay in Modo forever
Mats Sunden was the first European to be named number one in the NHL Draft.
When he signed a contract with Quebec Nordic when he was 18 years old in June 1989, it caused strong reactions from his parents.
– Dad looked at me and said “You damn it”, he says “surprise” in the documentary SVT History of Hockey – The Golden Generation.
Jens Lind and Albert Svanberg have completed the fourth volume of the Hokkien History documentary series.
They are following the Swedish golden generation until the Olympic gold medal for three crowns And the Olympic silver medal for the women’s crowns in Turin 2006.
That was in the 1989 NHL Draft mats sunden Ice hockey history books.
The Djurgården Center from Sollentuna became the first European to be chosen as number one.
I worked at Televerket
Mats Sunden returned home from enlisting in Minnesota and signed a contract with Canadian Nordic Quebec.
– I remember when I signed my first NHL contract. I came home and my dad looked at my NHL contract, he worked at Televerket for many years and my dear mom worked in healthcare. He looked at me and said, “You bloody brat.” Then he smiled, says 51-year-old Mats Sunden.
In total, there were four seasons in the Quebec Nordic, 13 seasons (ten as captain) in the Toronto Maple Leafs and one season in the Vancouver Canucks.
In 18 seasons of the National Hockey League, Mats Sunden has earned more than $80.7 million.
He wanted to stay in Modo forever
Peter Forsberg was named sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1991.
The Modu striker then moved to Quebec Nordic before the 1994/1995 season.
– In fact, I’d like to stay at home in Modo for the rest of my career. I didn’t want to go, says 49-year-old Foppa.
He was behind the historical goal
The documentary leads to the 2006 Olympic gold medal in Turin after several failures at the Olympics and World Cup.
The last chance for the Swedes who have dominated the NHL for two decades was 35-year-old Mats “Sudden” Sundin, 33-year-old Peter “Foppa” Forsberg and 36-year-old Niklas “Lidas” Lidström.
She defeated her arch-rival Finland with her co-stars in the final 3-2 after a great drama.
In a four-on-four match immediately after relegation in the third inning, the legendary Swedish trio were behind the winning goal.
The goal was scored by Niklas Liedstrom, played by Mats Sunden and Peter Forsberg.
Last international match for “Sudden”
It’s the only time Tre Kronor has won a tournament that NHL players have participated in.
Mats Sunden was, as always, a captain, and this was also the last time he played for the Swedish national team.
Documentary Hockey History – The Golden Generation will be released on SVT Play starting Sunday, November 13 and broadcast on SVT1 for the first time on Tuesday, November 15 at 21.00.
