Henrik Sedin and his identical twin, Daniel, have come to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks.
If Daniel is the business end of the collaboration, Henrik might best be referred to as the facilitator.
Henrik Sedin and his identical twin, Daniel, have come to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks.
If 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, Henrik set the standard for NHL playmakers with League-high totals of 83, 75 and 67 assists, respectively, from 2009-12.
In 2009-10, he won the Art Ross Trophy with 112 points and the Hart Trophy as League MVP, and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team. He was named the 13th captain in Canucks history on Oct. 9, 2000.
Another stellar season followed in 2010-11, when Henrik finished second on the Canucks behind Daniel with 94 points (19 goals, 75 assists) to help Vancouver win the Presidents' Trophy and advance to the Stanley Cup Final, which they lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games. During the Canucks' run to the Final, Henrik led the League with 22 Stanley Cup Playoff points and was second with 19 assists.
On Feb. 15, 2013 against the Dallas Stars, Henrik had two assists to raise his NHL total to 757 points and surpass Markus Naslund for the most in Canucks history.
On Jan. 21, 2017, Henrik became the first Canucks player to reach 1,000 in his NHL career, the 85th NHL player to reach the milestone, the 38th to do it with one team and the fourth who was born in Sweden (Mats Sundin: 1,349; Daniel Alfredsson: 1,157; Nicklas Lidstrom: 1,142).
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- NHL First All-Star Team (2010, 2011)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (2008, 2011, 2012)
- Signed as a free agent by MODO (Sweden), September 18, 2004.
