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Daniel Sedin

Daniel Sedin (born September 26, 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played a total of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent his entire NHL career with the Vancouver Canucks playing alongside his identical twin brother Henrik. Born and raised in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, they played together throughout their careers; the pair were known for their effectiveness playing off one another.[1] Daniel was known as a goal-scorer, while Henrik was known as a playmaker.[2]

Daniel Sedin
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2020
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Sedin practicing with the Vancouver Canucks in 2012
Born 26 September 1980 
     (aged 45)
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Modo Hockey
Vancouver Canucks
National team 22x20px Sweden
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 1999
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1997–2018

On April 5, 2018, the Sedin twins played their last game together in Rogers Arena against the Arizona Coyotes.[3] Daniel played his last game on April 7, 2018 and retired alongside his brother after the 2017–18 NHL season.[4] The Sedins both won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy at the end of the season, making it the first time two brothers shared the trophy.[5]

On February 12, 2020, a ceremony took place which celebrated the Sedins' career. During the event, Daniel's jersey number 22 and Henrik's number 33 were retired and raised to the rafters of Rogers Arena. [6] On 28 June 2022, Daniel and Henrik became the first Canucks inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Modo Hockey J20 26 26 14 40 6 — — — — —
1997–98 Modo Hockey J20 4 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
1997–98 Modo Hockey SEL 45 4 8 12 26 9 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Modo Hockey SEL 50 21 21 42 20 13 4 8 12 14
1999–2000 Modo Hockey SEL 50 19 26 45 28 13 8 6 14 18
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 20 14 34 24 4 1 2 3 0
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 9 23 32 32 6 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 14 17 31 34 14 1 5 6 8
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 18 36 54 18 7 1 2 3 0
2004–05 Modo Hockey SEL 49 13 20 33 40 6 0 3 3 6
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 22 49 71 34 — — — — —
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 36 48 84 36 12 2 3 5 4
2007–08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 29 45 74 50 — — — — —
2008–09 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 31 51 82 36 10 4 6 10 8
2009–10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 29 56 85 28 12 5 9 14 12
2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 41 63 104 32 25 9 11 20 32
2011–12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 72 30 37 67 40 2 0 2 2 0
2012–13 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 12 28 40 18 4 0 3 3 14
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73 16 31 47 38 — — — — —
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 20 56 76 18 6 2 2 4 0
2015–16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 28 33 61 36 — — — — —
2016–17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 15 29 44 32 — — — — —
2017–18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 23 32 55 40 — — — — —
SEL totals 194 57 76 133 114 41 12 17 29 40
NHL totals 1306 393 648 1041 546 102 25 46 71 78

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1997 Sweden EJC 2 6 2 4 6 6
1998 Sweden WJC 6th 7 4 1 5 2
1998 Sweden EJC 1 6 3 8 11 10
1999 Sweden WJC 4th 6 5 5 10 2
1999 Sweden WC 3 9 0 1 1 2
2000 Sweden WJC 5th 7 6 4 10 0
2000 Sweden WC 7th 7 3 2 5 8
2001 Sweden WC 3 3 0 2 2 0
2004 Sweden WCH QF 0 — — — —
2005 Sweden WC 4th 9 5 4 9 2
2006 Sweden OG 1 8 1 3 4 2
2010 Sweden OG 5th 4 1 2 3 0
2013 Sweden WC 1 4 1 5 6 2
2014 Sweden OG 2 6 1 4 5 4
2016 Sweden WCH SF 4 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 32 20 22 42 16
Senior totals 54 12 25 37 20

*All statistics taken from NHL.com[8]

NHL All-Star Games

Year Location   G A Pts
2011 Raleigh 0 1 1
2012 Ottawa 1 1 2
2016 Nashville 2 2 4
All-star totals 3 4 7

Awards

Award Year
Art Ross Trophy (NHL regular season scoring leader) 2011
Golden Puck (SEL player of the year) 1999 (shared with Henrik Sedin)[9]
Olympic gold medal (with Sweden) 2006
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Vancouver Canucks' leading point-scorer) 2007, 2009 and 2011[10][11][12]
Cyclone Taylor Award (Vancouver Canucks' MVP) 2011[12]
NHL All-Star Game 2011
NHL Second All-Star Team 2010[13]
NHL Second Star of the Month March 2011[14]
NHL First Star of the Week October 13, 2008[15]
January 10, 2011
NHL Second Star of the Week March 30, 2009[16]
December 14, 2009[17]
March 14, 2011[18]

Daniel Sedin Media

  • Daniel Sedin.jpg

    Daniel with the Canucks in October 2005

  • Sedins Art Ross plaques.JPG

    Daniel's plaque (right) on the Art Ross Trophy, beside Henrik's (left)

  • Daniel Sedin (8429195650).jpg

    Daniel stretching in pre-game warmups prior to a game in January 2013

  • Sedins faceoff 2010 oly.jpg

    Daniel (No. 22) receives a faceoff win from brother Henrik (No. 20) against Slovak forward Michal Handzuš.

  • Sedins 04-2010.jpg

    Daniel (centre left) completes a pass to Henrik (right), while being checked by Los Angeles Kings defenceman Matt Greene during the first round of the 2010 playoffs.

References

  1. ↑ Pierre LeBrun (2010-02-03). Surprised by Sedin? You shouldn't be. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=lebrun_pierre&id=4883674. Retrieved 2010-04-19. 
  2. ↑ Dan DiSciullo (2010-04-19). Does Sedin have Hart?. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/04/06/13487241.html. Retrieved 2010-04-19. 
  3. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  5. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  7. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ Roberto Luongo Wins Canucks MVP Award. National Hockey League. 2007-05-04. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451946. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
  11. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Canucks announced 2011 team awards. Vancouver Canucks. 2011-04-07. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558674. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 
  13. ↑ Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin named to NHL's first and second all-star teams. National Hockey League. 2010-06-23. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532558. Retrieved 2010-08-22. 
  14. ↑ Daniel Sedin named NHL's second star of the month. Vancouver Canucks. 2011-04-01. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557935. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 
  15. ↑ Daniel Sedin picked NHL's 1st star of the week. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-10-13. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2008/10/13/nhl-three-stars.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
  16. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  17. ↑ Quick grabs NHL's first star. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-12-14. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/12/14/sp-nhl-stars.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
  18. ↑ Daniel Sedin named NHL's second star of the week. Vancouver Canucks. 2011-03-14. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=555981. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 

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