Daniel Sedin
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Daniel Sedin (born September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. His identical twin brother Henrik Sedin also plays for the Canucks. Both play on a line with Anson Carter, sometimes known colloquially as the 'Brothers Line'. In the 2005-2006 season, the Sedins/Carter line was the Canucks top-scoring line, passing the Markus Naslund/Todd Bertuzzi/Brendan Morrison line in points. The Sedins had a chance to play professional football (soccer) in Sweden, but gave it up for ice-hockey.
Personal
Daniel and wife Marinette welcomed daughter Ronga to the family this past summer. Daniel lives in downtown Vancouver during the season and spends his summers in his hometown in Sweden. He makes a lot of community appearances including visits to Canuck Place and enjoys working with children. His greatest hockey moments were playing in the NHL playoffs. He also enjoys a few other sports, such as Soccer, Golf and Tennis, mainly soccer though."If not pro hockey, it would be pro soccer." - Daniel SedinPlaying career
- Vancouver's first choice, 2nd overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
- Daniel played along with his brother Henrik and fellow NHL'ers Markus Näslund, Peter Forsberg, Alexander Steen, Adrian Aucoin, and Frantisek Kaberle for MoDo Hockey during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout.
Awards
- Olympic Gold Medal, men's ice hockey, Torino 2006
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996-97 | MoDo Hockey | Sweden Jr. | 26 | 26 | 14 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | MoDo Hockey | Sweden Jr. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | MoDo Hockey | Elit | 45 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | MoDo Hockey | Elit | 50 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1999-00 | MoDo Hockey | Elit | 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 | Elit | 49 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 34 | - | - | - | - | -
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| SEL Totals | 194 | 57 | 75 | 132 | 114 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 397 | 83 | 139 | 222 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||||
International play
- He was selected (along with his twin brother, Henrik Sedin) to represent Team Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino, where they won gold medals.
External links
See also
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