Henrik Sedin

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Hank
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
NHL Team Vancouver Canucks
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 27),
Örnsköldsvik, SWE
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 1999
Vancouver Canucks
Pro career 2000 – present

Henrik Sedin (b. September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. His identical twin brother Daniel Sedin also plays for the Canucks. Throughout their career, Henrik and Daniel have played inseparably together and are known for the effective way in which they play off of one another. Henrik, gifted as a passer, is known as the playmaker and Daniel, the scorer.

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[edit] Playing career

Henrik began his professional career with Daniel in 1997-98 for Modo of the Swedish Elite League as a 16-year-old. In their second year with Modo, Henrik and Daniel led a team that included future NHLers Samuel Pahlsson and Frantisek Kaberle in scoring — Henrik tied for second with Pahlsson.

As a result of their successful 1998-99 season in Sweden, the Sedins drew considerable attention for the upcoming 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Naturally, it would seem certain that as top prospects, Henrik and Daniel would be chosen by two different teams, and consequently be split up in the NHL, but after a series of complex transactions, Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke, bent on acquiring both Sedins, obtained the second and third overall picks, selecting Daniel and Henrik respectively.

Following the draft, Henrik chose to return to Sweden with Daniel to play one more season with Modo, in which he subsequently led the team in scoring with 47 points in 50 games, beating Daniel by 2.

Henrik Sedin in a 2007-08 pre-game warm up
Henrik Sedin in a 2007-08 pre-game warm up

In 2000-01, Henrik played his first season for the Canucks, tallying 29 points. In the following seasons leading up to the 2004-05 lockout, he would consistently increase his points total, but along with Daniel, would not yet meet first-line scoring expectations.

During the lockout season, Henrik returned to Sweden to play again for Modo, along with Daniel and teammate Markus Naslund. He would also participate in the 2005 World Championships for Sweden.

In 2005-06 Henrik broke out with 75 points, finishing second in team scoring behind Naslund. Newly acquired Anson Carter would play on Henrik and Daniel's line and would compete throughout the season with the Naslund-Morrison-Bertuzzi line (widely accepted in the past as one of the league's most prolific line combinations) as the Canucks' primary scorers.

The following season, 2006-07, Henrik established himself as the Canucks' top-line center. Having another career year, he set a new Canucks franchise record previously set by Andre Boudrias in 1974-75 for assists in one season with 71; in total, Henrik tallied 81 points. Another highlight from the 2006-07 season included Henrik scoring the game-winning goal against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs to end the sixth longest game in NHL history, and the longest game in Canucks history. The game occurred on April 12, 2007, and finished after 78:06 of overtime.

In 2007-08, Henrik was selected to play in the 2008 All-Star Game, the first appearance of his career, and recorded two assists against the East.[1] He completed the season as the Canucks' leading scorer with 15 goals and 76 points. Henrik's 61 assists ranked fourth overall in the league for the second consecutive season.

[edit] Family

Henrik was born six minutes before his brother, Daniel. They share two older brothers and five younger sisters.

In the summer of 2007, Henrik married his wife, Johanna; they now have a son, Valter (Walter).

[edit] Awards & achievements

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997-98 MoDo Hockey SEL 39 1 4 5 8 7 0 0 0 0
1998-99 MoDo Hockey SEL 49 12 22 34 32 13 2 8 10 6
1999-00 MoDo Hockey SEL 50 9 38 47 22 13 5 9 14 2
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 9 20 29 38 4 0 4 4 0
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 16 20 36 36 6 3 0 3 0
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 8 31 39 38 14 3 2 5 8
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 11 31 42 32 7 2 2 4 2
2004-05 MoDo Hockey SEL 44 14 22 36 50 6 1 3 4 6
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 18 57 75 56 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 10 71 81 66 12 2 2 4 14
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 15 61 76 56 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 564 87 291 378 322 43 10 10 20 24

[edit] International play

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Sweden Sweden
Men's ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold 2006
World Championships
Bronze 1999
Bronze 2001


Henrik has played for Sweden in the following competitions:

International statistics

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Sweden WJ 6 3 6 9 12
1999 Sweden WC 8 0 0 0 4
2000 Sweden WJ 7 4 9 13 0
2000 Sweden WC 7 2 3 5 6
2001 Sweden WC 9 1 0 1 0
2005 Sweden WC 9 2 4 6 7
2006 Sweden Oly 8 3 1 4 2
Junior Int'l Totals 13 7 15 22 12
Senior Int'l Totals 41 8 8 16 19

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Canucks.com (2008-01-10). "Henrik Sedin Named to Western Conference All-Star Team". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.

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Awards
Preceded by
Ulf Dahlen		 Golden Puck (with Daniel Sedin)
1999		 Succeeded by
Mikael Johansson



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