Markus Rainer Mattsson (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional

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. He was one of the first goaltenders in the

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from

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. He is also the goalie who ended

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's 51-game point streak in 1983–84. Markus has a son, Niklas, who played ice hockey for

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the city ...

and

Suomi-sarja The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third-highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provinci ...

-team HC Montreal Tampere.

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* 1957 births Living people Birmingham South Stars players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Houston Aeros draft picks Ilves players Los Angeles Kings players Minnesota North Stars players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Islanders draft picks Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players Tappara players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players People from Nokia, Finland Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub