Snazzy Nazzy

Meet Markus Naslund, six-year Captain of the Vancouver Canucks. Born July 30, 1973, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, #19 is married to wife Lotta and has three children, Rebecca, Isabella and Alex. He's been a Canuck for nine years and is affectionately called "Nazzy" by Vancouver fans. He's received multiple awards over the years including the Lester B. Pearson Award in the 2003-2004 season, voted by his peers as the League's most outstanding player. And his mug even graced the cover of EA Sports NHL 05...



Good friends with Todd Bertuzzi, the thug who landed the neck-breaking hit on Steve Moore, the rumours say that Naslund's allegiance with Bert created a rift in the dressing room last year. Bertuzzi was traded to the Florida Panthers in the off-season, but unfortunately getting rid of that poison hasn't transformed the team into a winner. Nazzy hasn't been the offensive powerhouse the Canucks are sorely needing this season, with only 9 points so far.

The Canucks Captain has often been playing on a line with his fellow Swedes the Sedin twins (Daniel and Henrik), sparking a nickname for the line: "The Swedish Touch". That is also the name of a 'rub and tug'-type massage parlour in Vancouver, The Swedish Touch. Like the ladies in thongs and stillettos at the massage parlour, The Swedish Touch on the ice has been a tease, not producing as much goal-scoring as we hoped.