Mats Näslund (born 31 October 1959), nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He played as a left wing.\n', '

Näslund was selected in the second round as the 37th overall pick in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, by the Montreal Canadiens. After playing for three more years in Sweden, he joined the Canadiens for the 1982–83 NHL season. He was the first European-born player to play for the Canadiens.\n', '

In his rookie season of 1982–83, Näslund scored 71 points in 74 games, becoming the Canadiens\' third leading scorer behind Guy Lafleur and Ryan Walter, who had 76 and 75 points respectively. That year, he was recognized as the left winger on the NHL All-Rookie Team.\n', '

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