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Victor Hedman

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Victor Erik Olof Hedman (pronounced [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈhěːdman]; born 18 December 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hedman was selected second overall by the Lightning in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut that year. Widely considered at one time to be one of the best defencemen in the NHL, Hedman was a James Norris Memorial Trophy finalists six consecutive times (in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022), winning the award in 2018. Hedman won the Stanley Cup back-to-back with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Hedman is the 389th most popular hockey player (up from 426th in 2019), the 1,645th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,737th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Victor Hedman ranks 389 out of 676. Before him are Richard Zedník, Chris Osgood, Nino Niederreiter, Erik Karlsson, Carey Price, and Eric Staal. After him are Jānis Sprukts, Rick Nash, Jakub Voráček, Juuso Hietanen, Peter Regin, and Tomáš Surový.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Victor Hedman ranks 811. Before him are Vanessa Ferrari, Antoine Demoitié, Yang Yo-seob, Derick Ogbu, Luke Rowe, and Takuji Yonemoto. After him are Han Kook-young, Nicholas Bett, Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, Aleksandar Tonev, Milan Đurić, and Sari van Veenendaal.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Victor Hedman ranks 1,645 out of 1,879. Before him are Johan Dahlin (1986), Emma Berglund (1988), Oscar Lewicki (1992), David Elm (1983), Daniel Rickardsson (1982), and Emma Laine (1986). After him are Elias Ymer (1996), Filip Forsberg (1994), Rasmus Bengtsson (1986), Filip Helander (1993), Andreas Vinciguerra (1981), and Mattias Svanberg (1999).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Victor Hedman ranks 44. Before him are Mikael Tellqvist (1979), Mika Hannula (1979), Jimmie Ericsson (1980), Henrik Tallinder (1979), Staffan Kronwall (1982), and Erik Karlsson (1990). After him are Johan Franzén (1979), Samuel Påhlsson (1977), Joakim Lindström (1983), Christian Bäckman (1980), Loui Eriksson (1985), and Gabriel Landeskog (1992).

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