Daniel Hans Sedin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks, from 2000–2018. Daniel tallied 393 goals and 648 assists in 1,306 games played in the NHL, ranking him as the Canucks’ second-highest points scorer all time. Daniel has competed on the Swedish national ice hockey team. He won gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and 2013 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm. Daniel earned a silver medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and two World Championship bronze medals, at the 1999 and 2001 editions.
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Daniel Hans Sedin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks, from 2000–2018. Daniel tallied 393 goals and 648 assists in 1,306 games played in the NHL, ranking him as the Canucks’ second-highest points scorer all time. Daniel and his identical twin brother Henrik played together throughout their careers; the pair were renowned for their effectiveness as a tandem. Daniel earned a silver medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and two World Championship bronze medals, at the 1999 and 2001 editions. In 2011, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the League’s leading point-scorer and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player in the League, as voted by fellow players. Daniel has competed on the Swedish national ice hockey team. In addition to being a three-time Winter Olympian, he has appeared in two European Junior Championships, two World Junior Championships and four World Championships. He won gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and 2013 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm. Daniel was born on 26 September 1980, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, six minutes after his twin brother, Henrik. Aged 16, Daniel and Henrik began their professional careers in 1997–98 with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. Daniel recorded 12 points over 45 games during his rookie season. In his second professional year, he led Modo in scoring with 42 points in 50 games, helping the club to its second regular season title in team history.
Daniel then added 12 points in 13 playoff games as Modo advanced to the Le Mat Trophy Finals, where they lost to Brynäs IF. At the end of the campaign, he was named co-recipient, with Henrik, of the 1999 Golden Puck as Swedish player of the year. Daniel moved to the NHL in the 2000–01 season. He spent his entire NHL career in Vancouver, and in 2016 became the club’s all-time top goal scorer. The Sedins were considered top prospects for the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. They were expected to be top five selections and expressed a desire to play for the same team. However, the Canucks general manager Brian Burke used the third overall pick and a series of transactions to select Henrik second overall and Daniel third overall to select Daniel. The pair have two older brothers, Stefan and Peter, while their father, Tommy, is a school vice-principal and also played for Modo hockey in the 1960s. Daniel is the son of Tora, a nurse, while his mother, Tora is a nurse. Daniel and Henrik both attended high school at the Nolaskolan Gymnasium in Sweden while playing professionally for Moda. In Sweden, he andHenrik were awarded the Victoria Scholarship as the country’s athletes of theyear. In 2009, Daniel was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as Sweden’s most valuable player. In 2010, Daniel recorded six consecutive campaigns of at least 20 goals and 70 points.
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