Sedin is the undisputed centerpiece, the captain, the franchise's competitive fulcrum. He and his identical twin, Daniel, have come to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks.
If sniper Daniel is the business end of the collaboration, Henrik might best be referred to as the facilitator.
Sedin is the undisputed centerpiece, the captain, the franchise's competitive fulcrum. He and his identical twin, Daniel, have come to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks.
If sniper Daniel is the business end of the collaboration, Henrik might best be referred to as the facilitator.
Selected by the Canucks with the No. 3 pick in the 1999 NHL Draft, Sedin set the standard for NHL playmakers, with League-high totals of 83, 75 and 67 assists, respectively, from 2009-12.
In 2009-2010, Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy with 112 points, the center spot on the NHL First All-Star Team and the Hart Trophy as League MVP, and on Oct. 9, 2010, Sedin was named the 13th captain in Canucks history.
Another stellar season followed in 2010-11 as Sedin finished with 94 points (10 points behind his brother for the team high) and earned another place on the NHL First All-Star Team as the Canucks won the Presidents' Trophy.
They would fall one game short in the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins. For the postseason Sedin led the NHL with 22 playoff points and was second with 19 assists.
On Feb. 15, 2013 against the Dallas Stars, Sedin had two assists to raise his career total to 757 points and surpass Markus Naslund for the most points in Canucks history. The standing ovation at Rogers Arena lasted several minutes.
