Sedin Daniel is a Swedish hockey player. An athlete who has been in the NHL for the Canadian Vancouver Canucks team for more than fifteen years. He also regularly defends the honor of the Swedish national team at the World Championships.
Biography
Sedin Daniel is a Swedish citizen. He was born in the city of Ornskoldsvik. This year, September 26, the athlete turned 36 years old. The height of the hockey player is 1 m 89 cm, weight - 87 kg. Daniel has a twin brother, Henrik. From childhood, they were very friendly: together they attended sports sections, together began a career in hockey.
Henrik performed the role of playmaker well, and Daniel played the role of a bomber. The twins always had an incredible understanding, which allowed them to profitably build an attack line in the game. The brothers play their whole team in one team. On the site, Daniel takes the position of the left striker, has excellent physical shape.
The beginning of a professional hockey player’s career
In 1997, Sedin Daniel joined the team of his hometown MODO. In its composition, he first began performing at a professional level. In the Swedish HC MODO, the athlete spent four years. In 1999, Sedin joined the Swedish National Team at the World Championships, where he was chosen by Vancouver under No. 2. But the athlete decided to spend another year in MODO. At the end of the 1999 season, the hockey player was recognized as the best player in the Swedish championship.
In 2000, Sedin Daniel signed a five-year contract with Canadian Vancouver Canucks. As part of this team, he gained experience, improved the style of the game (especially worked on eliminating problems related to defense). In 2004, the athlete returned to his native club MODO for one season. For the year he spent about fifty matches and scored 85 points.
In 2005, hockey player Sedin Daniel, already as an experienced NHL player, extends his collaboration with Vancouver Canucks for another five years.
Achievements and rewards
As part of the Canadian team, he continues to play for Sweden. In 2006, in its composition, the athlete participated in the Winter Olympic Games in Turin, where he spent 8 matches and scored 4 points. Then the team became the winner and won the gold medal. Also, Daniel and the Swedish team competed in international competitions in 2005.
After the expiration of Sedin’s five-year contract with Canucks, the Canadian club did not want to stop working with the hockey player and extended the contract until 2013 for more than $ 30 million. In the season 2009/2010 the Swedish striker was injured - a broken leg. He quickly recovered and was able to earn 85 points.
In 2011, Sedin Daniel received several valuable prizes. The athlete won the Art Ross Trophy as the top scorer. Also, according to the results of voting among hockey players, he was awarded the Lindsay Premium Ted Award as the best NHL player. His native country did not leave Daniel without a prize; on July 14, 2011, he was awarded a Victoria (Victoriastipendiet) scholarship for high sports achievements.
Canadian Vancouver record holder
In 2013, the hockey player extended the agreement with the Canucks for 5 years. During this period, the World Cup in Stockholm. The Swedish national team, which included Sedin Daniel, also took part in international competitions. The photo of the hockey player after the championship appeared in many sports publications, because in many respects thanks to him the team won gold.
In 2016, the forward's brother, Hedrik, received the position of captain of the Swedish national team. Daniel became the record holder of the “Vancouver Canucks” for abandoned goals, during his career he scored 347 goals. The striker is also the 52nd hockey player who played more than 1000 matches in the NHL and earned over 800 points, working on the same team.
After the first victory at the Olympic Games in Turin, Daniel Sedin was invited to shoot the Italian film "Turin 2006: 20th Winter Olympics", where he played himself.