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Nicklas Lidström

1970 - Today

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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), one Conn Smythe Trophy (the first European to win the trophy) as the playoffs most valuable player, and was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games. The Red Wings never missed the playoffs during his career, the longest streak of playoff appearances for a player in league history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicklas Lidström is the 70th most popular hockey player (up from 79th in 2024), the 1,109th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,177th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nicklas Lidström ranks 70 out of 676. Before him are Jan Palouš, Konstantin Loktev, Mike Bossy, Hugo Dollheiser, Peter Bondra, and Saku Koivu. After him are Ross Cuthbert, Mats Sundin, Ken Dryden, Irving Small, Bobby Clarke, and Lars-Eric Lundvall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nicklas Lidström ranks 320. Before him are Branka Katić, Yancy Butler, Alex Barros, Andrea Parker, Sander Boschker, and Hao Haidong. After him are Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nouria Mérah-Benida, Pär Zetterberg, Emmanuel Pahud, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Roy Khan.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 1,109 out of 1,879. Before him are Stefan Holm (1976), Mats Magnusson (1963), Henry Jonsson (1912), Sebastian Ingrosso (1983), Lars-Erik Skiöld (1952), and Per Nilsson (1890). After him are Hans Mild (1934), Arvid Spångberg (1890), Jonas Berggren (1967), Jesper Blomqvist (1974), Pär Zetterberg (1970), and Horace Engdahl (1948).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 5. Before him are Peter Forsberg (1973), Mats Näslund (1959), Håkan Loob (1960), and Ronald Pettersson (1935). After him are Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), Kent Nilsson (1956), and Tommy Salo (1971).

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