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Nicklas Lidström

Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 11/12

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#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marcus Nilsson	50	12	42	54
2.	Kodie Curran	48	12	37	49
3.	Ryan Lasch	48	12	36	48
4.	Anton Rödin	46	14	32	46
5.	Broc Little	48	24	21	45

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Date of Birth

Apr 28, 1970

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 185 cm

Place of Birth

Avesta, SWE

Weight

190 lbs / 86 kg

Nation

Sweden

Shoots

Youth Team

Skogsbo SK

Status

Retired

Drafted

1989 round 3 #53 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Highlights

7-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy)

1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)

Sons: Kevin Lidström, Adam Lidström, Samuel Lidström
Nephew: Alexander Lundqvist

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1987-88	IK VIK Hockey	Division 1	3	0	0	0	0		\|	Qualification	5	0	0	0	6
	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	1	0	1	0		\|
1988-89	Västerås IK	SHL	20	0	2	2	4		\|
	Västerås IK	Allsvenskan	15	1	4	5	0		\|
1989-90	Västerås IK	SHL	39	8	8	16	14		\|	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	3	3	6	2		\|
1990-91	Västerås IK	SHL	38	4	19	23	2		\|	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4
	Sweden	CC	6	1	1	2	4	-2	\|
	Sweden	WC	10	3	3	6	4		\|
1991-92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	11	49	60	22	36	\|	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	0	-5
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	84	7	34	41	28	7	\|	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0	-2
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	84	10	46	56	26	43	\|	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0	4
	Sweden	WC	4	1	0	1	2	-3	\|
1994-95	Västerås IK	SHL	13	2	10	12	4		\|
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	43	10	16	26	6	15	\|	Playoffs	18	4	12	16	8	4
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	17	50	67	20	29	\|	Playoffs	19	5	9	14	10	2
	Sweden “A”	WCup	4	2	1	3	0	3	\|
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	79	15	42	57	30	11	\|	Playoffs	20	2	6	8	2	12
1997-98	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	80	17	42	59	18	22	\|	Playoffs	22	6	13	19	8	12
	Sweden	OG	4	1	1	2	2	4	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	1	2	2		\|
1998-99	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	81	14	43	57	14	14	\|	Playoffs	10	2	9	11	4	0
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	81	20	53	73	18	19	\|	Playoffs	9	2	4	6	4	-6
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	82	15	56	71	18	9	\|	Playoffs	6	1	7	8	0	1
2001-02	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	78	9	50	59	20	13	\|	Playoffs	23	5	11	16	2	6
	Sweden “A”	OG	4	1	5	6	0	2	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	5	6	0	2	\|
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	82	18	44	62	38	40	\|	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-1
2003-04	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	81	10	28	38	18	19	\|	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	4	4
	Sweden “A”	WCup	4	1	0	1	2		\|
	Sweden	WC	2	0	1	1	0	-3	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	9	1	3	4	2		\|
2004-05	Did not play								\|
2005-06	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	80	16	64	80	50	21	\|	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	-4
	Sweden “A”	OG	8	2	4	6	2	2	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	8	2	4	6	2	2	\|
2006-07	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	80	13	49	62	46	40	\|	Playoffs	18	4	14	18	6	0
2007-08	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	76	10	60	70	40	40	\|	Playoffs	22	3	10	13	14	8
2008-09	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	78	16	43	59	30	31	\|	Playoffs	21	4	12	16	6	11
2009-10	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	82	9	40	49	24	22	\|	Playoffs	12	4	6	10	2	7
	Sweden “C”	OG	4	0	0	0	2	-1	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	0	0	2	-1	\|
2010-11	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	82	16	46	62	20	-2	\|	Playoffs	11	4	4	8	4	8
2011-12	Detroit Red Wings “C”	NHL	70	11	23	34	28	21	\|	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	0

Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1984-85	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	\|
1985-86	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	\|
1990-91	Sweden	Izvestia Trophy	-	-	-	-	-	\|

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team
2012-13	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	Scout
2013-14	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	Scout
2014-15	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	Scout
2016-17	Sweden	WCup	Team Consultant

Player Career Totals

League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan	15	1	4	5	0.33	0	0	\|
CC	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	-2	\|
Division 1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	\|	5	0	0	0	0.00	6	0
EJC-18	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	\|
International	29	5	13	18	0.62	8	3	\|
Izvestia Trophy	0	0	0	0	-	0		\|
NHL	1564	264	878	1142	0.73	514	450	\|	263	54	129	183	0.70	76	61
OG	20	4	10	14	0.70	6	7	\|
SHL	110	14	39	53	0.48	24	0	\|	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	0
TV-Pucken	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	\|
WC	16	4	4	8	0.50	6	-6	\|
WCup	8	3	1	4	0.50	2	3	\|
WJC-20	7	3	3	6	0.86	2	0	\|

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1990-1991
- World Championship Gold Medal
1991-1992
- NHL All-Rookie Team
- NHL Rookie of the Month (November)
- NHL Rookie of the Month (December)
1993-1994
- World Championship Bronze Medal
1995-1996
- NHL All-Star Game
- NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (5)
1996-1997
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1997-1998
1998-1999
- NHL All-Star Game
- NHL First All-Star Team
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
- NHL All-Star Game
- NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy)
- NHL First All-Star Team
- NHL Highest ATOI (29:20)
- NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (18)
2003-2004
- NHL All-Star Game
- NHL Highest ATOI (27:39)
- World Championship Silver Medal
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
- NHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play)
- NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+11)
- NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (12)
- NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
- NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (16)
- NHL Second All-Star Team
2009-2010
- NHL Second All-Star Team
2010-2011
- NHL All-Star Game (”C”)
- NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy)
- NHL First All-Star Team
2013-2014
- IIHF Hall of Fame
2015-2016
- Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO	SOURCE
05/31/2012
05/31/2012	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired

Player Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Västerås IK

Career transactions
- 2012-05-31 • Announced his retirement
- 2011-06-20 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2010-06-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2007-12-26 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2006-06-30 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2004-04-03 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2001-12-06 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1999-08-20 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings

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