Mats Sundin's Most Memorable Toronto Maple Leafs Moments 

If you don't get chills from this you didn't grow up in Toronto or the GTA in the late 90's 2000's.

"Scored by number thirteen, Mats Sundin" never gets old. Some folks are great, and then there are legends.

My hero as a kid and my all time favourite player 🍁💙

It's like his slap shot starts low and curves up like a stinger golf shot. Those goalies literally skate off knowing theres little that could be done....epic hockey player. One of the legends

Respect. From Finland👍

Even as a Rangers fan, I loved this dude as a kid... What a player... Another Swede that truly deserved a cup...

Calm, Cool, and Collected, that's the best way I can describe Sundin. He showed up when the team needed him the most. That clutch goal against Carolina and that OT Winner against Ottawa is evidence of that. It's a shame he never won a cup, but he had a legendary career and he's the greatest swede of all time, I don't care what anybody says but he's #1 in our hearts.

A true CAPTAIN! He was always happier when his team scored then he was when he scored himself.

My hero as a young boy growing up, he made me love the game of hockey.

He was such an amazing player, captain and role model. 👏

I left Sweden for the U.S in 1991.That spring we swedes witnessed the greatest talent that we had produced at that point. He scored a memorable solo winner against Sovjet in the final of the World Championship to win the trophy. Late in the third period, tied 1-1, Sundin picked up the puck behind his own net and flew across the ice, deked everybody, including Fetisov, and scored five hole. There was no question he was gonna be a Hall of Famer already in his teens. The Nordiques chose to aqcuire Forsberg, and the Leafs’ fans didn’t like Wendell Clark’s exit. Sundin was between a rock and a hard place at that point, but how he responded is nothing short of spectacular.

One of the best Maple Leafs to ever put on the jersey for the city of Toronto my favorite legendary leafs 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🔥🔥🤣🥇🇸🇪🇸🇪

Carried that team on his back! Love that guy!

I'll never forget that big smile. That's my biggest memory of him.

The huge smile after a goal is what separated him from the others . Love Mats !

That video gives me chills. That was my childhood. He was my first hockey hero. A guy you could always count on to give 100% every single night. Lots of nights he carried the team on his back. Damn I forgot how good his shot was.

I fell in love with Sundin and The Leafs.. Me and my Father would watch him every single night as a young lad.. And number #13 brought so many amazing memories. He was the best Leader in all Leafs history, and I think NHL history.. Even though he never had any Good Quality Star Players beside him.. He still made the most of it, and made everyone around him better. And The Leafs made conference final runs over & over again. But just Imagine if he did have Star Players beside him!! Man, it would of been a totally different story.. The only decent player who was probably at his level was Alex Mogilny, but he was already passed his prime, and so was Sundin.. So that sucked. Sundin's greatness deserved so much more... But still.. He is the best. Stanley Cup or not. :)

A lot of moments long forgotten, but I remember his 500th so well. If you were born in Toronto in the late 80s #13 is inseparable from the Maple Leafs crest.

Best leaf ever. Kids born in the late 80s early 90s this guy was hockey. Forever capn Mats

I'm 23, and watching this with tears in my eyes. I grew up watching Toronto and idolizing Sundin. I still idolize him to this day. I remember when I was in grade six, my class went to watch the Leafs practice, and I remember wearing my Sundin jersey proudly. I felt so happy to him practice live.

The last few years I've seen a lot of fans already crowning Matthews or Marner as the greatest leafs ever, Y'all ain't gonna forget and disrespect my Captain Mats like that...it's too early.

And to think he did all this post lockout with linemates like Antropov and Wellwood, or Jason Blake. Unreal

I'm proud to say I was lucky to see Sundin play when I was a kid

Not a huge hockey fan, but I remember looking up to Sundin when I was a little girl. I wanted to be exactly like him. I remember in sixth grade my class got to go watch the Leafs practice on a field trip to Toronto, and seeing Sundin was a dream come true.

Everyone who saw him play Internationally knows how much greater he could have been with real wingers on his Leafs team.

This guy is my hockey hero, I grew up watching Sundin and the Leafs on HNIC with my dad growing up and I even adopted his playstyle after watching him so much. The only thing i'm missing is that wicked slapshot, but god knows I've tried!

This is how you welcome your old captain unlike some other teams *cough* islanders *cough*

Best captain I seen in a leafs jersey best childhood watching him reason why I’m a leafs fan today we miss Matt’s Sundin

sundin,mogilny,mccabe,kaberle and curtis joseph..i miss these guys

Great editing. really emotional as an 80's child, my first ice hockey stick when I was 15 was a Mats Sundin model and his name was on it. now almost 20 years later coming back home from playing hockey to see this.

Too think of some of the slack Sundin received as a Leaf. One of the biggest hearts this team has ever had. You can always count on him in the final seconds.

Leafs nation thanks you Mat's, for all your wonderful achievements, and moments with the Maple Leafs. Thank you for everything, and thank you for the great year's you've brought us. Long live the legend Mat's Sundin!. -GoLeafsGo! -LeafsForever.

Absolute legend. Amazing player, wrote many exciting stories for us in Toronto, and did it with grace and humility. He was our rock for many years, and will go down as one of the greatest players to ever wear the maple leaf on their jersey. Good times. Thank you, Mats!

My all time favourite

Greatest Leaf ever! Mats had it all, the moves, speed, size, and a killer slapshot...

@5:06 gave me chills...that PING! Good old days!!

My favourite Leaf player ever. Thankyou Mats Sundin!

THIS is a true captain and a team leader #13 !!!

My favourite hockey player of ALL TIME. Such a talismanic presence on the ice. Even well into his thirties, Captain Fantastic. Still get shivers down my spine hearing "Sundin...SCOOOORES!" I'm just sad the organization never truly built a proper team around him. He had the leadership qualities and talent to end the cup drought and then some. Most of the bright spots during one of the most miserable eras for Leafs fans were his doing. Thanks for all the memories #13.

One of the great. Thank you Mats for all the years of joy❤️

My favorite player as a young kid, and my favorite player today💙 Loved watching Lucky 13

I had the pleasure of meeting Mats and shaking his hand two years ago! What an experience for me that was!! He was an absolute gentleman! I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to watch him growing up as a Leafs fan in Toronto!

LEGEND Mats Sundin!!!!!

a classy guy great player...

Thanks sundin for the many years of leaf memories

I'm a Habs fan...he played for Quebec and Toronto...yet he is 1 player I respect a ton...could have been my captain any day!

I started watching TV at around 2000, 2001, I remember Matt Sundin. I love Hockey.

Ever since I was little he’s always been my idol. I couldn’t tell you how many times I would bug my dad saying “Is Sundin on? Did he score?” He meant so much to me, especially now finding out he got his 1000th career point on my second birthday. So much love to number 13!

My Favorite Leafs Captain ever. What a class act he is.

The greatest Leaf ever. He may not have won a cup, but he lead like no other. Side note, how about the incredible Andy Frost!

coming from a sens fan, Sundin was awesome!

Could you imagine Mats playing with Marner!!

One of the most underrated Leafs of all team. Fantastic skills and fundamentals, embraced the role of captain and franchise player, never complained, consistently produced, gradually got better in playoff performances, and made those around him better players even though he never had any elite wingers to play with. Unfortunately, he never seemed to garner the appreciation and respect he merited. Clark and Gilmour seemed to have a monopoly on that.

Mats Sundin was SO good. What a Captain.

Man, I miss how loud the crowd was at the ACC back then, such passion for the team!

This whole video gave me chills

I'm Australian and loved playing EA NHL back on the PS1 and always chose Sundin he was the best. Didnt know anything about NHL but knew Sundin was the best!

If only he had some quality wingers to play with.

the shootout winner has gotta be one of the most epic moments in NHL history

Growing up Canadian I was more of a basketball fan but ONE THING I KNOW IS MATT SUNDIN IS A LEGEND GROWING UP SEEING ALL THE JERSEYS IT WAS ALWAYS “MATT SUNDIN MATT SUNDIN” EVERYWHERE

I was never a big fan of his when I was younger because the Leafs had to give up the best captain we've had, Wendel Clark, but as time went on you can't help but love the guy.

The reason I watch hockey today, thanks for the childhood memories Mats

Best hockey days ever man ill miss it...

I remember watching as a Habs fan and mats would get a look in his eyes and you knew he was going to score a game winning goal or tie the game he is a goal scoring machine Mats sundin

Damm I miss watching him player what a legend ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Still my favourite player till this day. It was a pleasure to have seen him play. Miss y’a Mats! #legend #leafs #sundin13

My favorite player of all time.

This is the time I started to love the leafs and watch their every single game from 1998.

Thank you LeafsNet, very cool!

I grew up idolizing player like Sundin, Gilmour and the other 90s/early 2000s Leafs. So many good childhood memories

What a beauty!!!

A true legend

If u wanna talk consistency, Sundin was the epitome of consistent. Of his 18 seasons he had 15+ 70 point seasons. The only times he didn’t were his rookie year, the lockout season in ‘94-95 & his last year. He was one of the best at the dot, always winning close to 55% of the draws & man, you could not get the puck off of Mats, it’s like it was taped to his stick especially behind the net. A great leader through & through, a player who stepped up in big games even tho unfortunately towards the end the leafs didn’t make the playoffs. One of the most respected, underrated & all around players in NHL history. And that shot, no one talks about how lethal & accurate the guy could shoot, always knew you were getting 30-40 a year from him. I wish the leafs still had a player like him/ he could restart his career with Toronto.

Good times so many great memories

The feeling and memories

I wish I was around for these moments.

What a player!

Goal #500 was my favourite 5:57

One of the Greatest to ever play the game..! “””Salute””” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼😃🤘🏼💯👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼✌🏼

My Fav. Miss this man.

Mats hit milestones in pure style. Wow

What a shot he had!

Loved Sundin! One of the leafs greatest captains...never had a legitimate elite winger but still put up outstanding numbers. Leafs haven’t had an amazing captain since

Sundin is my all-time favorite player. His leadership and that though guy mentality. Combined with a great set of skills. I would have loved to see him at his prime in his swedish team Djurgårdens IF (also my favorite team). But man was he big in Toronto.

One of the greats !! #13

If I could actually sit down and write a list of all my favorite hockey players from my childhood, Mats Sundin would be on there for sure

I am so lucky to have seen the great swedes like Sundin, Forberg, Lidstroem, Alfredsson, the Sedin twins and many more Swedish players play hockey.

Love him!

Pure class

Chills, dude. Sundin has to be the best Leaf ever, I know how illustrious our Team's players have been, but all in all, i like Mats Sundin so much, and I actually got to watch him play. Best Leaf to this day.

Sundin will always be one of my top elite Leafs players, I still remember watching Sundin for first time 2002 taking on the Ottawa Senators

The king of Toronto #13 Mats Sundin

Best highlight ever: Aki Berg gets a secondary assist in Sundin goal.

Great player. Great to see these old rosters as well. RIP Belak.

Love Mats Sundin

Mats Sundin is a Toronto Maple Leafs Legend. A true Captain.

I remember watching that game live as a kid. What a clapper. Kiprusoff was nuts that year too saving everything.

Just pure class. I'm a diehard Flames fan. I was a little upset when he clapped er over Kippers Mitt. Nothing but respect for Sundin. From Bromma, Sweden ...... don't need to look it up. I just know. Always respected me some Mats.

At least he brought us to the playoffs and won a few series’ I remember meeting him in Yorkville in Toronto one day , such a nice guy !

Mats you were not only a great player you were an ambassador to your fans around the world.