Daniel Sedin

The goal-scoring half of the Sedin twins, whose 393 NHL goals made him the Canucks' all-time top goal scorer.

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Daniel Hans Sedin (seh-DEEN; born 26 September 1980) is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former winger who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018. He and his identical twin brother Henrik both currently serve as co-presidents of hockey operations for the Canucks. Raised in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, Daniel and Henrik played together throughout their careers; the pair were renowned for their telepathic chemistry and devastating effectiveness as a tandem. During his career, Daniel was known as a sniper (150+ more career NHL goals than Henrik), while Henrik was the master playmaker (150+ more career NHL assists than Daniel). Sedin tallied 393 goals and 648 assists in 1,306 games played in the NHL, ranking him as the Canucks' second-highest points scorer all time, behind only his brother Henrik.

Quick Facts

Hall of Fame: 2022
Born: 26 September 1980
Birthplace: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Position: Left wing
Shoots: Left
Played for: Modo Hockey; Vancouver Canucks
Draft: 2nd overall
Drafted by: Vancouver Canucks

Lore & Background

Daniel Sedin began his professional career in the Swedish Hockey League with Modo Hockey in 1997. He won the 1999 Guldpucken as Swedish player of the year. He played four seasons with Modo (including a return in 2004–05 due to the NHL lockout), helping the club to two consecutive appearances in the Le Mat Trophy Finals, in 1999 and 2000, where they lost both times. Selected second overall by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL entry draft — one pick ahead of Henrik at third — Sedin moved to the NHL in the 2000–01 season.

After emerging as a top player during the 2005–06 season, Sedin recorded six consecutive campaigns of at least 20 goals and 70 points. In 2011, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the League's leading point-scorer and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player in the League, as voted by fellow players. Sedin also won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League's most valuable player. In Sweden, he and Henrik were awarded the Victoria Scholarship as the country's athletes of the year. Alongside his brother, Daniel was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2022.

Reader's Guide

Daniel Sedin's NHL debut was the Canucks' first game of the 2000–01 campaign on 5 October 2000, a 6–3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Three days later, he scored his first career NHL goal against goaltender Dan Cloutier of the Tampa Bay Lightning, assisted by Henrik. He became the first rookie in 2000–01 to reach 20 goals when he scored on 21 March 2001, in a 1–1 tie against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Finishing the campaign with that goal total, he tied for second among League rookies in scoring with Shane Willis of the Carolina Hurricanes, behind Brad Richards of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He also had 14 assists for 34 points in total. In his second NHL season, Daniel struggled with the lowest goals total of his career, with nine. The campaign included a 25-game stretch without a goal between mid-October and the end of November 2001. With 23 assists, he had 32 points overall.

In 2002–03, Daniel continued his point-scoring pace with 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points in 79 games. The Sedins began the 2003–04 season on a line with first-year player Jason King; the trio were dubbed the 'Mattress Line' (two twins and a King) and formed the Canucks' second scoring line.