Henrik Sedin was born on September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. He is the older brother to his identical twin Daniel by six minutes. Henrik and his brother joined Modo by the age of 14 and were playing in the SEL by the time they were 16. Henrik had a goal and 5 points in 39 games as a rookie. The following year he had 12 goals and 34 points in 49 games. He added 2 goals and 10 points in 13 playoff games.
Henrik was drafted 3rd overall to the Vancouver Canucks after his brother was drafted 2nd overall also to Vancouver. If you missed yesterday’s post, you can watch this clip for a recap on how Vancouver pulled off the trades to draft the Sedin twins. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q)
Along with his brother Daniel, Henrik struggled transitioning to NHL play in his rookie season. Playing just 13 minutes per game as a rookie, Henrik had 9 goals and 29 points in 82 games during the 2000-01 season. Henrik scored his first NHL goal on October 16th against Curtis Joseph and the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 victory at GM Place.
In his sophomore season, Henrik improved to 36 points in 82 games while still playing 3rd line minutes. In fact, his average ice time dropped by 43 seconds compared to his rookie season. With Vancouver qualifying for the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Henrik scored his first NHL Playoffs goal in round one against the Detroit Red Wings during overtime to give Vancouver a 1-0 series lead. Vancouver ultimately lost the series and Henrik finished with 3 goals in the 6 game series.
Henrik’s point totals improved to 39 points the following season. Him and his brother were still consistently playing third line minutes and were playing in the shadows of the West Coast Express. This continued until the lockout of 2004-05. With a derailed West Coast Express, and a few more seasons of North American hockey under their belts, the Sedins were finally ready to emerge as the leaders of the Canucks from 2005-06 to their final NHL Season.
Henrik set a career high in goals, assists and points after the lockout. He had 18 goals, 57 assists and 75 points in 82 games. He finished ahead of his brother by 4 points and was second on the team in scoring to Markus Näslund. Part of the credit for the Sedin twins success that season should go to Anson Carter who was their first linemate to find a natural fit with the twins and help enhance their overall offensive game at the NHL level.
The following season, Carter left Vancouver and signed with Columbus as a free agent. Henrik and his brother were put on a line with Taylor Pyatt who was acquired in a trade from Buffalo. It wasn’t a perfect fit, but Henrik and his brother still fared well. Henrik had 10 goals and 81 points in 82 games which was 2nd on the team to Daniel. Henrik set the franchise record for assists with 71 that season which surpassed Andre Boudrias’s record of 62 from 1974-75. It’s worth mentioning that Pyatt scored 23 goals playing with the Sedins that season.
Once again in 2008-09, the Sedins had a new linemate in Steve Bernier. While the trio did okay, the lines were shuffled midway through the year when Alain Vigneault put Alex Burrows together with the Sedins. Burrows held that spot as the linemate of the Sedins for the majority of their careers. Henrik and his brother played the best hockey of their career with Burrows and the trio dominated. Henrik finished the year with 22 goals and 82 points in 82 games. Henrik also had a strong playoffs with ten points in ten games before being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks.
These have been great. Let’s go canucks!!
when i didn’t understand how drafts work as a child and just thought they were drafted tgt because they were twins
The undisputable goat Canuck, so happy him and Daniel have positions with abby (would love to see them behind our bench again as coaches tho)
My Dumb ass has thought that scoring meant scored goals and not scored points up until this point
Coconuts glow!
Thanks for all your work on these. I’ve enjoyed reading them every day. Kept me going for today, let’s go!
Henrik Sedin truly defined what it means to be a Canuck!
Hank’s best year was definitely 09-10. He put the team on his back when Dank went down and outscored a prime Crosby/Ovechkin that season.
Thanks for this excellent offseason content!
As someone who didn’t really start following hockey until 2007, I learned a lot.
This has been a great way to learn about past Canucks
Holy shit it’s Wednesday.
It feels like yesterday we came back to tie it up against Nashville in the dying seconds then beat them. It’s fucking game day and I’m ALIVE
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1. Henrik Sedin — 1330GP | 240G | 830A | 1070P | 2001-2018
Henrik Sedin was born on September 26, 1980 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. He is the older brother to his identical twin Daniel by six minutes. Henrik and his brother joined Modo by the age of 14 and were playing in the SEL by the time they were 16. Henrik had a goal and 5 points in 39 games as a rookie. The following year he had 12 goals and 34 points in 49 games. He added 2 goals and 10 points in 13 playoff games.
Henrik was drafted 3rd overall to the Vancouver Canucks after his brother was drafted 2nd overall also to Vancouver. If you missed yesterday’s post, you can watch this clip for a recap on how Vancouver pulled off the trades to draft the Sedin twins. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKNlLw0m5Q)
Along with his brother Daniel, Henrik struggled transitioning to NHL play in his rookie season. Playing just 13 minutes per game as a rookie, Henrik had 9 goals and 29 points in 82 games during the 2000-01 season. Henrik scored his first NHL goal on October 16th against Curtis Joseph and the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 victory at GM Place.
In his sophomore season, Henrik improved to 36 points in 82 games while still playing 3rd line minutes. In fact, his average ice time dropped by 43 seconds compared to his rookie season. With Vancouver qualifying for the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Henrik scored his first NHL Playoffs goal in round one against the Detroit Red Wings during overtime to give Vancouver a 1-0 series lead. Vancouver ultimately lost the series and Henrik finished with 3 goals in the 6 game series.
Henrik’s point totals improved to 39 points the following season. Him and his brother were still consistently playing third line minutes and were playing in the shadows of the West Coast Express. This continued until the lockout of 2004-05. With a derailed West Coast Express, and a few more seasons of North American hockey under their belts, the Sedins were finally ready to emerge as the leaders of the Canucks from 2005-06 to their final NHL Season.
Henrik set a career high in goals, assists and points after the lockout. He had 18 goals, 57 assists and 75 points in 82 games. He finished ahead of his brother by 4 points and was second on the team in scoring to Markus Näslund. Part of the credit for the Sedin twins success that season should go to Anson Carter who was their first linemate to find a natural fit with the twins and help enhance their overall offensive game at the NHL level.
The following season, Carter left Vancouver and signed with Columbus as a free agent. Henrik and his brother were put on a line with Taylor Pyatt who was acquired in a trade from Buffalo. It wasn’t a perfect fit, but Henrik and his brother still fared well. Henrik had 10 goals and 81 points in 82 games which was 2nd on the team to Daniel. Henrik set the franchise record for assists with 71 that season which surpassed Andre Boudrias’s record of 62 from 1974-75. It’s worth mentioning that Pyatt scored 23 goals playing with the Sedins that season.
Once again in 2008-09, the Sedins had a new linemate in Steve Bernier. While the trio did okay, the lines were shuffled midway through the year when Alain Vigneault put Alex Burrows together with the Sedins. Burrows held that spot as the linemate of the Sedins for the majority of their careers. Henrik and his brother played the best hockey of their career with Burrows and the trio dominated. Henrik finished the year with 22 goals and 82 points in 82 games. Henrik also had a strong playoffs with ten points in ten games before being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks.
These have been great. Let’s go canucks!!
when i didn’t understand how drafts work as a child and just thought they were drafted tgt because they were twins
The undisputable goat Canuck, so happy him and Daniel have positions with abby (would love to see them behind our bench again as coaches tho)
My Dumb ass has thought that scoring meant scored goals and not scored points up until this point
Coconuts glow!
Thanks for all your work on these. I’ve enjoyed reading them every day. Kept me going for today, let’s go!
Henrik Sedin truly defined what it means to be a Canuck!
Hank’s best year was definitely 09-10. He put the team on his back when Dank went down and outscored a prime Crosby/Ovechkin that season.
Thanks for this excellent offseason content!
As someone who didn’t really start following hockey until 2007, I learned a lot.
This has been a great way to learn about past Canucks
Holy shit it’s Wednesday.
It feels like yesterday we came back to tie it up against Nashville in the dying seconds then beat them. It’s fucking game day and I’m ALIVE
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