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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 is a six-time James Norris Memorial Trophy finalist, 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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Victor Hedman is the 445th most popular hockey player (down from 431st in 2024), the 1,728th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,737th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Victor Hedman ranks 445 out of 676. Before him are Chris Osgood, Nino Niederreiter, Erik Karlsson, Carey Price, Oleg Antonenko, 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 1,728 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 50. Before him are Jimmie Ericsson (1980), Henrik Tallinder (1979), Andreas Dackell (1972), Staffan Kronwall (1982), Niklas Eriksson (1969), and Erik Karlsson (1990). After him are Johan Franzén (1979), Mattias Weinhandl (1980), Samuel Påhlsson (1977), Joakim Lindström (1983), Christian Bäckman (1980), and Loui Eriksson (1985).

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