| Ronnie Sundin | |
| |
| Position | Defenceman |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Teams | Frölunda HC Mora IK New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Born | October 3, 1970, Ludvika, Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 237th overall, 1996 New York Rangers |
| Pro Career | 1988 – 2009 |
Karl Ronnie Sundin (born October 3, 1970) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was defenceman and a alternate captain for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elite League.
Playing career[]
Sundin started his career in his hometown team Ludvika HC. At age 18 he joined Mora IK 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 New York Rangers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, after a good year when he reached the Swedish Championships finals and made his debut on team Sweden in the World Championships.
An NHL one gamer, Sundin played one game for the New York Rangers in 1997–98. He spent most of the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL, where he helped the club reach the Calder Cup 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 Olympic games. 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[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympics | ||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Riga | |
| Silver | 2004 Prague | |
| Silver | 2003 Helsinki | |
| Silver | 1997 Helsinki | |
| Bronze | 2002 Gothenburg | |
Played for Sweden 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
- 2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships (gold medal)
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Ludvika HC | Div-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Ludvika HC | Div-2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Mora IK | Allsv | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Mora IK | Allsv | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Mora IK | Allsv | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Mora IK | Allsv | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Västra Frölunda HC | Allsv | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 38 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Allsv | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 67 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 1998–99 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Elitserien totals | 705 | 63 | 136 | 199 | 557 | 114 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 122 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sweden | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | Sweden | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Int'l Totals1 | 137 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 62 | ||
1 Includes all games played for the Swedish national men's ice hockey team
Records[]
- Frölunda HC club record for most games played (891)
External links[]
- Ronnie Sundin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Ronnie Sundin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ronnie Sundin - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
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