Ronnie Karl Sundin (born October 3, 1970) is a

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former professional

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. He was an

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for

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in the Swedish Elite League.

Playing career

Sundin started his career in his hometown team Ludvika HC. At age 18, he joined

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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

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in the

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, after a good year when he reached the Swedish Championships finals and made his debut on Team Sweden in the

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. An NHL one gamer, Sundin played one game for the

in 1997–98. He spent most of the season with the

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in the AHL, where he helped the club reach the

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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

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. 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

Played for

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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 *

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(gold medal) * 2006 World Championships (gold medal)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Records

club record for most games played (891)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sundin, Ronnie 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 defencemen