About Nicklas Lidström
Erik Nicklas Lidström (pronounced [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈlîːdstrœm]; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman and current vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings from 1991 to 2012, where he played in six Stanley Cup Finals, winning four championships, and captained the team for the final six seasons of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history and nicknamed "the Perfect Human." Over his 20 NHL seasons, Lidström won four Stanley Cup championships, seven James Norris Memorial Trophies (awarded to the NHL's top defenceman), named to twelve NHL All-Star teams (ten First Team and two Second Team selections), was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games, and received one Conn Smythe Trophy (the first European to win the trophy) as the playoffs most valuable player. The Red Wings never missed the playoffs during his career, tied with Larry Robinson for the longest streak of playoff appearances for a player in league history. Lidström was the first European-born-and-trained captain of a Stanley Cup-winning team. Lidström is also the all-time leader in games played with a single NHL team by a European-born player. Lidström was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 9 November 2015. In 2017, Lidström was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Lidström was also named to twelve NHL All-Star Teams, including ten First Team and two Second Team selections. Save for the cancelled 2004–05 season lockout year, Lidström played in the playoffs for an NHL record 20 consecutive seasons (an honour he shares with Larry Robinson). Widely considered one of the greatest defencemen of all time, Lidström was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy seven times, a feat matched by only one other player (Doug Harvey) and exceeded only by Bobby Orr (who won the trophy eight times).
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