Daniel Hans Sedin was born on September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Daniel played alongside his identical twin brother, Henrik, throughout his entire hockey career. Daniel is younger than Henrik by six minutes. It wasn’t until the Sedins were 14-years old when they started playing on the same line together.
After two seasons in the J20 league with Modo. The Sedin twins joined Modo in the Swedish Elite League. At just 16-years old Daniel registered 4 goals and 12 points in 45 games. The following year, Daniel led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 42 points in 50 games. Modo secured its second regular season title in team history that season, but lost in the Le Mat Trophy Finals to Brynäs IF. Following the season, Daniel and his brother were awarded the Guldpucken as Sweden’s player of the year.
The Sedin twins were highly regarded prospects going into the 1999 NHL Draft. They were ranked as the top European prospects and both were projected to be selected in the Top 5. Daniel and Henrik had a desire to play with one another in the NHL, but were limited in their leverage. Going into the draft, they were accepting of the fact that they would start their careers on separate teams. Then, Brian Burke pulled off an incredible set of trades.
The Canucks Swedish scout, Thomas Gradin, had been high on the Sedins all-season long. Burke initially wanted to trade the 3rd overall pick because he didn’t see the value in the Sedins and thought it was a historically weak 1st round. Gradin called Burke in the summer leading up to the draft because the Sedin twins had made the Swedish World Championship roster as 18-year olds—which at the time was unheard of. So Burke flew out to see the Sedins play in Norway. After flying into Norway, Burke ended up carpooling with a few members of the Chicago Blackhawks organization who were also en route to see the Sedins play. Chicago held the 4th overall pick. It didn’t take long for Burke to eventually see what is now commonly known as *Sedinery.* Burke left the tournament sold on the Sedins and ultimately tried to downplay it amongst other teams on his way back to North America.
Leading up to the draft, Vancouver made a deal with the Blackhawks to acquire the 4th overall pick from Chicago in exchange for Bryan McCabe and a 1st round pick. Although the trade was agreed upon almost a week prior to the draft, it was kept under wraps until the day before the actual draft. Then, Burke went to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who held the first overall pick and he offered them the 4th overall and two third round picks (75 and 88) in exchange for the first overall pick. Now holding the first and third overall picks, Burke made one final move which was approaching the expansion Atlanta Thrashers and gave them the offer of moving up from 2nd overall to 1st in exchange for a 3rd round pick and the promise to not select one of the Sedin twins. With all the pieces in place, Burke and the Canucks selected Daniel 2nd and his brother Henrik 3rd overall. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q)
That summer, the twins signed entry-level contracts, but chose to remain in Sweden for one more season before coming over to North America. In the 1999-00 season, Daniel finished with 19 goals and 45 points in 50 games with Modo. Then in the playoffs, Daniel had 8 goals and 14 points in 13 games.
Daniel and Henrik became the 4th set of twins to play in the National Hockey League in the 2000-01 season. Daniel’s first career NHL goal was against Dan Cloutier of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Overall, his rookie season was a struggle. The Sedins lacked physical maturity and Daniel was struggling to play through injuries and was even publicly reprimanded by Head Coach Marc Crawford for not playing through a shoulder injury. Daniel still flashed his offensive brilliance and finished with 20 goals and 34 points in 75 games while averaging just over 12-minutes of ice time per game. After a 4-game sweep in the playoffs, Daniel underwent surgery for a herniated disc in his back. The following year, Daniel struggled to produce and finished the season with just 9 goals and 32 points in 79 games.
wearing his Jersey at work as we speak!! Happy 1st day of the season !
fuck duncan keith
Oh man, I can’t wait to see who #1 is!
My favorite Canuck of all time. Also one of the most underrated. The guy retired top 5 all time in GWGs for left wingers. IMO the most clutch Canuck of all time and it isn’t really close. People forget how good of a passer he was because Hank was a generational assist machine, but this guy was almost as good and put the puck in the net in the last 10 minutes of the 3rd so many times it felt automatic for him to finish 2on1s.
Maybe overshadowed by his brother taking the C, I still have a soft spot for this guy ever since he struck fear in Detroit in the 2001 playoffs.
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2. Daniel Sedin — 1306GP | 393G | 648A | 1041P | 2001-2018
Daniel Hans Sedin was born on September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Daniel played alongside his identical twin brother, Henrik, throughout his entire hockey career. Daniel is younger than Henrik by six minutes. It wasn’t until the Sedins were 14-years old when they started playing on the same line together.
After two seasons in the J20 league with Modo. The Sedin twins joined Modo in the Swedish Elite League. At just 16-years old Daniel registered 4 goals and 12 points in 45 games. The following year, Daniel led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 42 points in 50 games. Modo secured its second regular season title in team history that season, but lost in the Le Mat Trophy Finals to Brynäs IF. Following the season, Daniel and his brother were awarded the Guldpucken as Sweden’s player of the year.
The Sedin twins were highly regarded prospects going into the 1999 NHL Draft. They were ranked as the top European prospects and both were projected to be selected in the Top 5. Daniel and Henrik had a desire to play with one another in the NHL, but were limited in their leverage. Going into the draft, they were accepting of the fact that they would start their careers on separate teams. Then, Brian Burke pulled off an incredible set of trades.
The Canucks Swedish scout, Thomas Gradin, had been high on the Sedins all-season long. Burke initially wanted to trade the 3rd overall pick because he didn’t see the value in the Sedins and thought it was a historically weak 1st round. Gradin called Burke in the summer leading up to the draft because the Sedin twins had made the Swedish World Championship roster as 18-year olds—which at the time was unheard of. So Burke flew out to see the Sedins play in Norway. After flying into Norway, Burke ended up carpooling with a few members of the Chicago Blackhawks organization who were also en route to see the Sedins play. Chicago held the 4th overall pick. It didn’t take long for Burke to eventually see what is now commonly known as *Sedinery.* Burke left the tournament sold on the Sedins and ultimately tried to downplay it amongst other teams on his way back to North America.
Leading up to the draft, Vancouver made a deal with the Blackhawks to acquire the 4th overall pick from Chicago in exchange for Bryan McCabe and a 1st round pick. Although the trade was agreed upon almost a week prior to the draft, it was kept under wraps until the day before the actual draft. Then, Burke went to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who held the first overall pick and he offered them the 4th overall and two third round picks (75 and 88) in exchange for the first overall pick. Now holding the first and third overall picks, Burke made one final move which was approaching the expansion Atlanta Thrashers and gave them the offer of moving up from 2nd overall to 1st in exchange for a 3rd round pick and the promise to not select one of the Sedin twins. With all the pieces in place, Burke and the Canucks selected Daniel 2nd and his brother Henrik 3rd overall. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q)
That summer, the twins signed entry-level contracts, but chose to remain in Sweden for one more season before coming over to North America. In the 1999-00 season, Daniel finished with 19 goals and 45 points in 50 games with Modo. Then in the playoffs, Daniel had 8 goals and 14 points in 13 games.
Daniel and Henrik became the 4th set of twins to play in the National Hockey League in the 2000-01 season. Daniel’s first career NHL goal was against Dan Cloutier of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Overall, his rookie season was a struggle. The Sedins lacked physical maturity and Daniel was struggling to play through injuries and was even publicly reprimanded by Head Coach Marc Crawford for not playing through a shoulder injury. Daniel still flashed his offensive brilliance and finished with 20 goals and 34 points in 75 games while averaging just over 12-minutes of ice time per game. After a 4-game sweep in the playoffs, Daniel underwent surgery for a herniated disc in his back. The following year, Daniel struggled to produce and finished the season with just 9 goals and 32 points in 79 games.
wearing his Jersey at work as we speak!! Happy 1st day of the season !
fuck duncan keith
Oh man, I can’t wait to see who #1 is!
My favorite Canuck of all time. Also one of the most underrated. The guy retired top 5 all time in GWGs for left wingers. IMO the most clutch Canuck of all time and it isn’t really close. People forget how good of a passer he was because Hank was a generational assist machine, but this guy was almost as good and put the puck in the net in the last 10 minutes of the 3rd so many times it felt automatic for him to finish 2on1s.
Maybe overshadowed by his brother taking the C, I still have a soft spot for this guy ever since he struck fear in Detroit in the 2001 playoffs.