Daniel Alfredsson

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Daniel Alfredsson (born 11 December 1972, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is the Captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. A right winger with the Senators, Alfredsson usually plays on the first line.

Often called 'Alfie' in North America and 'Affe' in Sweden.

Contents

1 Playing career
2 Awards
3 Career statistics
4 International play
5 See also
6 References

Playing career

Drafted 133rd overall in the 6th round in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Alfredsson was a remarkable find by the Senators. In his first season in the NHL in 1995-96 he won the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year and has consistently been one of the leagues top players. Known as a high scorer with grit and leadership abilities he was made captain of the team in 1999-2000 when Alexei Yashin refused to play. Alfredsson continued as captain the following season 2000-01, when Yashin was denied the 'C' (captaincy), upon returning to the lineup.

He signed a two year contract in 2002. Head coach Jacques Martin waited until the end of training camp to make the announcement of his captaincy. In March of 2004 Alfredsson signed a contract extension with the Ottawa Senators for an additional five years that is likely to see him retire an Ottawa Senator.

During the NHL lockout he played for Frölunda HC in Sweden and with his linemates P.J. Axelsson and Samuel Påhlsson he won the Swedish Championship.

On October 5th, 2005, opening night for the 2005-06 NHL Season, Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley, a fellow first liner, became the first players to score the winning goals for a shoot out in NHL History. They both scored against the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Ed Belfour for a 3-2 overtime victory. Their sticks were subsequently sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

On December 22, 2005, Alfredsson was named to Team Sweden for the 2006 Winter Olympics and contributed greatly to the olympic gold.

Alfredsson married Birgitta Bäckman on 31 July 2004. They have two sons, Hugo, born in 2003 and Loui born in 2006.

He currently resides in Kanata, Ontario, Canada and Särö, Sweden.

Awards

1996- NHL All-Rookie Team
1996- Calder Memorial Trophy
1996- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1997- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1998- Played in NHL All-Star Game
2004- Played in NHL All-Star Game

Career statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Ottawa	NHL	82	26	35	61	28	-18	8	2	3	-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Ottawa	NHL	76	24	47	71	30	+5	11	1	1	7	5	2	7	6
1997-98	Ottawa	NHL	55	17	28	45	18	+7	7	0	7	11	7	2	9	20
1998-99	Ottawa	NHL	58	11	22	33	14	+8	3	0	5	4	1	2	3	4
1999-00	Ottawa	NHL	57	21	38	59	28	+11	4	2	0	6	1	3	4	2
2000-01	Ottawa	NHL	68	24	46	70	30	+11	10	0	3	4	1	0	1	2
2001-02	Ottawa	NHL	78	37	34	71	45	+3	9	1	4	12	7	6	13	4
2002-03	Ottawa	NHL	78	27	51	78	42	+15	9	0	6	18	4	4	8	12
2003-04	Ottawa	NHL	77	32	48	80	24	+12	9	0	5	7	1	2	3	2
2005-06	Ottawa	NHL	77	43	60	103	50	+29	16	5	8	4	1	3	4	2
NHL Totals			706	262	409	671	309	+83	86	11	42	73	28	24	52	54

International play

Played for Sweden in:

1995 World Championships (silver medal)
1996 World Championships
1996 World Cup of Hockey
1998 Winter Olympics
1999 World Championships (bronze medal)
2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
2002 Winter Olympics
2004 World Championships (silver medal)
2004 World Cup of Hockey
2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)

References

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