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Round 3
Stanley Cup Final
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Niklas Kronwall
NUMBER: 55 BIRTHDATE: January 12, 1981  (AGE 32)
HEIGHT: 6' 0" BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden
WEIGHT: 190 DRAFTED: DET / 2000 NHL Entry Draft
Shoots: Left ROUND: 1st   (29th overall)

CAREER: Named asst. captain prior to the 2011-12 season...Won his first Stanley Cup in 2008…Won Gold Medals with Sweden at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and 2006 IIHF World Championships (named tournament’s best D)…Named to the All-Star Team at the 2005 IIHF World Championships…Won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s top D in 2005

2013 Playoffs: Leads all DET skaters averaging 25:16 TOI in the postseason...Leads DET with 16 blocked shots

2012-13: Led DET with 83 blocked shots and average TOI per game (24:21)...Finished T-6th in NHL D scoring with 29 points...One of four DET players to appear in all 48 games

PERSONAL: Currently in his 8th season as DRW Kids Club President...Nik participates in the DRW School Assembly Program visiting elementary schools in Metro Detroit to teach kids about the importance of health and education...Hockey superstition: puts his skates on in the same order before every game

Brother of Staffan AHL First All-Star Team (2005) Eddie Shore Award (AHL Outstanding Defenseman) (2005) Missed majority of 2005-06 due to knee surgery.