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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team	Vancouver Canucks
Nationality	SWE
Born	September 26 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 29), Örnsköldsvik, SWE
NHL Draft	3rd overall, 1999 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	2000 – present

Henrik Sedin with teammate Jannik Hansen in 2009.

Henrik "Hank" Sedin (born September 26, 1980) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). His identical twin brother Daniel Sedin also plays for the Canucks. Throughout their career, Henrik and Daniel have played inseparably together in Vancouver, as well as in Modo of the Elitserien, and are known for the effective way in which they play off of one another. Henrik, gifted as a passer, is known as the playmaker, and Daniel the scorer.

Playing career

Henrik began his professional career with Daniel in 1997–98 for Modo of the Swedish Elite League as a 16-year-old. In their second year with Modo, Henrik and Daniel led a team that included future NHLers Samuel Påhlsson and František Kaberle in scoring — Henrik tied for second with Påhlsson.

As a result of their successful 1998–99 season in Sweden, the Sedins drew considerable attention for the upcoming 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Naturally, it would seem certain that as top prospects, Henrik and Daniel would be chosen by two different teams, and consequently be split up in the NHL, but after a series of complex transactions, Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke, bent on acquiring both Sedins, obtained the second and third overall picks, selecting Daniel and Henrik respectively. Following the draft, Henrik chose to return to Sweden with Daniel to play one more season with Modo, in which he subsequently led the team in scoring with 47 points in 50 games, beating Daniel by 2.

Sedin scores against Evgeni Nabokov in 2007.

In 2000–01, Henrik played his first season for the Canucks, tallying 29 points. In the following seasons leading up to the 2004–05 lockout, he consistently increased his points total, but along with Daniel, did not yet meet first-line scoring expectations. During the lockout season, Henrik returned to Sweden to play again for Modo, along with Daniel and teammate Markus Näslund. Unfortunately, while playing in Sweden during the lockout, Henrik received a freak slash injury which required him to amputate part of one of his fingers. As NHL play resumed in 2005–06, Henrik broke out with 75 points, finishing second in team scoring behind Näslund. Newly acquired Anson Carter played on Henrik and Daniel's line.

The following season, in 2006–07, Henrik established himself as the Canucks' top-line center. Having another career year, he set a new Canucks franchise record (previously set by André Boudrias in 1974–75) for assists in one season with 71. Henrik passed Boudrias on March 25, 2007, with a three-assist effort in a 5–4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. In total, Henrik tallied 81 points. Going into the first round of the playoffs against the Dallas Stars, Henrik was behind another season highlight, scoring the game-winning, quadruple-overtime goal in Game 1 to end the sixth longest game in NHL history, as well as the longest game in Canucks history, after 78:06 minutes of extra time. Henrik struggled to produce offensively in a career-high 12 games in the playoffs, however, managing just 4 points as the Canucks were eliminated by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round.

In 2007–08, Henrik was selected to play in the 2008 All-Star Game, the first appearance of his career, and recorded two assists against the East. He completed the season as the Canucks' leading scorer with 76 points. Henrik's 61 assists ranked fourth overall in the league for the second consecutive season. The following season, he was awarded the NHL's 2nd star for March after recording 19 points and 3 game winning goals during the month. He completed the 2008–09 season with a career-high 22 goals and 82 points.

Henrik signed a 5 year, $30.5 millon dollar contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1st, 2009.

International play

In his NHL draft year, Henrik competed for Sweden at the 1999 World Junior Championships in Winnipeg. He recorded 9 points in 6 games, fifth in tournament scoring and second in team scoring to brother Daniel, as Sweden failed to medal. Later that year, Henrik also made his senior international debut for Sweden at the 1999 World Championships, where he earned a bronze medal.

The next year, in 2000, Henrik once again competed in both the World Junior Championships and World Championships. Playing as tournament host at the junior tournament, Henrik improved to a tournament-leading 13 points in 7 games, but failed to earn a medal with Sweden once more. At the World Championships, Henrik recorded 5 points after being held pointless the previous year, but did not medal.

Following his rookie season with the Vancouver Canucks, Henrik made his third World Championships appearance in 2001 and helped Sweden to a second bronze medal in three years. He made a fourth tournament appearance in the 2005 World Championships, recording 6 points in 9 games.

The following year, Henrik was named to his first Winter Olympics in Turin. He contributed 4 points as Sweden won a gold medal, defeating Finland in an all-Scandinavian final.

Awards

• Won the Golden Puck (Elitserien player of the year) in 1999. (shared with Daniel Sedin)
• Won an Olympic gold medal with Sweden in 2006.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 2008.
• Won the Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Canucks' leading scorer) in 2008.
• NHL Second Star of the Month for March 2009.

Records

• Vancouver Canucks' franchise record for assists in one season - 71 (2006–07)

Career statistics

International

External links

• Henrik Sedin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Henrik Sedin's NHL player profile