#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Denny Kearney	16	9	17	26
2.	Guillaume Leclerc	16	10	14	24
3.	Olivier Latendresse	16	5	16	21
4.	Peter Hrehorcak	16	10	10	20
5.	Joël Champagne	16	4	16	20

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Nicklas Lidström

Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 11/12

Player Facts

Date of Birth

Apr 28, 1970
Age

48
Place of Birth

Avesta, SWE
Nation

Sweden
Youth Team

Skogsbo SK

Position

D
Height

6'1" / 185 cm
Weight

190 lbs / 86 kg
Shoots

L
Status

Retired

Drafted

1989 round 3 #53 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights

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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		\|
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	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1984-85	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-		\|
1985-86	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-		\|

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	\|
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	-3	\|
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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