Used to be a natural center in his early years, made the transition to being able to play all three forward positions.
Is a multi-lingual and can speak four languages: Swedish, Finnish, Russian and English.
Is an Estonian-born Finnish-Russian professional ice hockey center currently playing for and an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
When he was five years old, his family moved to the Swedish-speaking town of Nykarleby, Finland.