Henrik Zetterberg | |||
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Born |
Sundsvall, Sweden | 9 October 1980||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Timrå IK Detroit Red Wings EV Zug | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL draft |
210th overall, 1999 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1997–2018 | ||
Website | Henrikzetterberg.com |
Henrik Zetterberg[1][2] (pronounced [ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk ˈsɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj]; born 9 October 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 2002 to 2018, with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he would serve as captain for his final six seasons.
Bursting onto the scene as a rookie in the 2002–03 NHL season, Zetterberg would finish 2nd overall in votes for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League's top rookie. Along with winning the Stanley Cup in 2008, Zetterberg won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. He won gold medals in the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championships and 2006 Winter Olympics, as part of the first team to ever win both tournaments in the same year, also making him a member of the Triple Gold Club.