Markus Naslund
Peter Forsberg & Markus Naslund save Modo Hockey!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Per Slam Sports:
Markus Naslund is the last guy who thought he’d be making a comeback.
After stepping away from the NHL in May, the 36-year-old rarely thought about hockey and was plenty busy with the construction of a new house in his hometown of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
But his plans started to change during a recent conversation with [...]
Naslund un-retires: joins Forsberg at Modo
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Per NHL.com:
Markus Naslund’s retirement from pro hockey was short-lived.
Naslund left the New York Rangers this spring, announcing his 15-year NHL career was done. He didn’t say anything about playing in Europe, though. Naslund has announced he is coming out of retirement to play with Modo, his first pro club.
It appears the lure of playing with [...]
Top 10 Swedish players ever!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Per Calgary Sun:
No Swedish player enjoyed a longer or more prolific career than Mats Sundin, but does that make him the greatest Swede ever to lace up a pair of skates?
With the big centre’s retirement last week, now is the perfect time to look back and assess his legacy. And while he may be the [...]
Markus Naslund Retiring…..
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Per NY Post:
Proud and classy to the apparent end, Markus Naslund has told his Rangers teammates he is retiring despite having one season at $3 million remaining on the two-year, $8 million free agent contract he signed last summer, The Post has learned.
It is believed that the 35-year-old Naslund, who wore down dramatically as the [...]