Mats Sundin tells about the death threat in his biography

Finns remember Mats Sundinin53, from the World Cup and the matches against Sweden. In Toronto, the Swedish center forward is a true legend. He captained the Maple Leafs for 11 seasons.

It’s no wonder that the biography to be published next week is of interest in both North America and Sweden. Amy Stewartin the book is published in both English and Swedish. The name of the institution in English is Home and Away and a Swedish version Round trip: my story.

Swedish The public broadcasting company SVT pre-released Sundin’s interview about the book. In it, the attacking colossus talks about the death threat he received while playing in Toronto. The player says that he went to bed one winter evening when his phone flashed in the bedroom. It was eleven o’clock.

The caller was an unknown male voice, rough and calm, Sundin says in the book SVT’s interview by.

“If you play tomorrow, you will die,” announced the caller.

follow says that he slept a few hours at night. The next morning, he reviewed the situation with the club’s security officer and decided to play in the evening’s match.

“I wanted to play, but I didn’t want to hear the caller’s voice in my head and wonder where he got my number. I was nervous after the morning, and even the slightest sound made me flinch,” the book says.

The threat expressed on the phone was also reflected in the rink.

“When I stood on the blue line during the opening ceremonies, I looked up at the crowd, which I had never done before. I had never felt so unsafe in the hall or worried about the people sitting in the stands.”

In an interview with SVT, Sundin thanked the NHL employees who made special arrangements for the match in order to guarantee the player’s safety.