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February 13: On this day in 1971, Mats Sundin was born in Bromma, Sweden. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11 seasons as team captain.
At the end of the 2007–08 NHL season, Sundin had been the longest serving non-North American born captain in NHL history. Sundin last played for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008–09 season before announcing his retirement on September 30, 2009.
February 13: On this day in 1993, Doug Gilmour tied a Leaf team record set by Babe Pratt On January 8th, 1944 when he assisted on all six of Toronto's goals as the Leafs defeated the Minnesota North Stars 6-1. On same night Pat Burns celebrates 200th NHL regular-season win. In that same 1992-93 season, Gilmour set the current team records of 95 assists in one season and 127 points in one season.
February 13: On this day in 1999, The Maple Leafs played their final game at Maple Leaf Gardens. Their opponents were the Chicago Blackhawks and just as on opening night in November of 1931, the Blackhawks defeated the Leafs, this time 6-2. Bob Probert of the Hawks scored the last goal at 11:05 of the third period. The last Leaf player to score a goal at MLG was Derek King at 8:15 of the second period.
