Ronnie Sundin
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| Ronnie Sundin | |||
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| Born | October 3, 1970 Ludvika, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Frölunda HC Mora IK New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack |
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| National team |  Sweden |
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| NHL Draft | 237th overall, 1996 New York Rangers |
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| Playing career | 1988–2009 | ||
Ronnie Karl Sundin (born October 3, 1970) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was an alternate captain for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elite League.
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Playing career
Sundin started his career in his hometown team Ludvika HC. At age 18, he joined Mora IK of the Swedish 2nd division and played there for four seasons. In 1992, he joined Västra Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League.
Sundin was drafted 237th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, after a good year when he reached the Swedish Championships finals and made his debut on Team Sweden in the World Championships.
An NHL one gamer, Sundin played one game for the New York Rangers in 1997–98. He spent most of the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL, where he helped the club reach the Calder Cup semifinals. In 1998, Sundin returned to Sweden and resumed his career with Frölunda. Sundin has won the Swedish Championships with Frölunda in 2003 and again in 2005.
Sundin has represented Sweden in the World Championships 7 times, and 1 time in the Olympic games. In 2006, he was a member of the Swedish gold medal winning teams at the Olympics and the World Championships.
Sundin became the player with most games played for Frölunda HC in the 2nd game of the Swedish Championships final on April 11, 2006, when he played his 685th game for the club. The previous record holder was Stefan Larsson.
He retired after the 2008–09 season.
International play
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Sweden |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympics | ||
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2006 Turin | |
| World Championships | ||
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2006 Riga | |
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2004 Prague | |
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2003 Helsinki | |
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1997 Helsinki | |
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2002 Gothenburg | |
Played for Sweden in:
- 1996 World Championships
- 1997 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2002 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2003 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2004 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships (gold medal)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Ludvika HC | Div-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Ludvika HC | Div-2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Mora IK | Allsv | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Mora IK | Allsv | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Mora IK | Allsv | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Mora IK | Allsv | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Västra Frölunda HC | Allsv | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 38 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Allsv | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 67 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 1998–99 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Elitserien totals | 705 | 63 | 136 | 199 | 557 | 114 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 122 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1996 | Sweden | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | Sweden | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Int'l Totals1 | 137 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 62 | ||
1 Includes all games played for the Swedish national men's ice hockey team
Records
- Frölunda HC club record for most games played (891)
See also
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Frölunda HC players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey players
