Henrik Sedin and his identical twin, Daniel, came to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks. If Daniel was 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, one pick after his twin, Henrik set the standard for NHL playmakers with League-high totals of 83, 75 and 67 assists, respectively, from 2009-12.
Henrik Sedin and his identical twin, Daniel, came to symbolize the Vancouver Canucks. If Daniel was 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, one pick after his twin, 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 as the NHL's top scorer with 112 points, was voted winner of the Hart Trophy as League MVP and named to the NHL First All-Star Team. He was named the 13th captain in Canucks history on Oct. 9, 2010.
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 points and was second with 19 assists.
Henrik had two assists against the Dallas Stars on Feb. 15, 2013, giving him 757 points in his career and surpassing Markus Naslund for the most in Canucks history.
On Jan. 21, 2017, Henrik became the first Canucks player to reach 1,000 points in his NHL career. He was the 85th NHL player to reach the milestone, the 38th to do it with one team and the fourth who was born in Sweden, joining Mats Sundin (1,349), Daniel Alfredsson (1,157) and Nicklas Lidstrom (1,142).
He and Daniel concluded their NHL careers on April 7, 2018. Henrik finished his last season with 50 points (three goals, 47 assists), giving him 1,070 points (240 goals, 830 assists) in 1,330 NHL games.
The Sedins were honored at the 2018 NHL Awards with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, recognizing their leadership qualities on and off the ice and their humanitarian contributions in their community. They and their spouses made a $1.5 million donation to the BC Children's Hospital Foundation in 2010 to help build a children's hospital and expand existing medical services. They also have helped the Canucks for Kids Fund raise $42 million since 2000-01, advocated for the literacy promotion programs of the Canucks Family Education Centre, and supported the SPCA.
The Canucks retired Henrik's No. 33 and Daniel's No. 22 on Feb. 12, 2020.
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.
