Victor Hedman
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| Born | December 18, 1990 Örnsköldsvik, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Modo Hockey (SEL) |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Victor Erik Olof Hedman (born December 18, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Lightning in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He has two older brothers: Oscar is also a hockey player and plays for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien, as well as Johan Hedman, but he does not play at professional level. Hedman has drawn comparisons to Chris Pronger, who is of similar height and weight.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Hedman began his junior hockey career in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with the Modo Hockey organization. He recorded 25 points in 34 games during his first full season in the league in 2006–07. Hedman then turned pro and joined the Elitserien with Modo at the age of 16. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, he was ranked first overall among all draft-eligible skaters in the International Scouting Services' preliminary rankings.[2] In the same season, he was nominated as the Elitserien Rookie of the Year 2008–09. Following his performance at the 2009 World Junior Championships, Hedman was listed atop the rankings of European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Despite the unlikelihood of Hedman playing in Russia, he was drafted 83rd overall by the Kontinental Hockey League's Spartak Moscow on June 1, 2009.[3] Going into the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was listed as the number two ranked player and top European player. This led to him being selected second overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[4][5]
He made his National Hockey League debut for the Lightning on October 3, 2009 against the Atlanta Thrashers. He registered his first point as an assist on a Martin St. Louis goal. His first NHL goal was scored on December 5, 2009 against Dwayne Roloson of the New York Islanders. On January 5, 2011 Hedman delivered a hit from behind and received a penalty, 2 Minutes for Boarding, on Sidney Crosby. The hit was one of two that were blamed for causing a severe concussion on Crosby that kept him out of play for over a year.[6][7] On November 29, 2011 Hedman signed a 5 year, 20 million dollar contract extraction.
[edit] International play
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Sweden |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Germany | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Silver | 2009 Ottawa | |
| Silver | 2008 Pardubice | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2007 Tampere | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
| Gold | 2007 Hodonín | |
Hedman played for Sweden at the 2008 World Junior Championships, where he helped the team to a silver medal, losing to Team Canada 3–2 in the final, and was selected to the tournament All-Star Team. He later became one of the youngest players to play for Sweden's national men's team when he made his debut at age seventeen in an exhibition game against Norway.[8] Hedman would once again play for Sweden's national junior team at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, where he met Canada for the second consecutive year in the gold medal game, earning another silver medal in a 5–1 loss.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +17 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 44 | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 74 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 79 | 3 | 23 | 26 | +3 | 70 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
| SEL totals | 82 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +22 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 153 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 0 | 149 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sweden Jr. | WJC U18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 10 |
| 2008 | Sweden Jr. | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| 2008 | Sweden Jr. | WJC U18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 10 |
| 2009 | Sweden Jr. | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Junior Int' totals | 59 | 12 | 20 | 32 | — | 98 | ||
| Senior Int' totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | ||
[edit] Awards
[edit] Sweden
| Award | Year(s) awarded |
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| Sweden's Junior of the Year | 2009 |
| Elitserien Rookie of the Year | 2009 |
[edit] International
| Award | Year(s) awarded |
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| World U18 All-Star Team | 2007, 2008 |
| World Junior All-Star Team | 2008[9] |
[edit] References
- ^ Allen, Kevin (June 26, 2009). "Intriguing choice at No. 1 pick: Big-time scorer or franchise D". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-06-25-first-pick_N.htm.
- ^ "International Scouting Services Preliminary Rankings". TSN. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11679. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Tavares passed over in KHL draft, Hall taken by Ak Bars". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=280568. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
- ^ "Tavares, Hedman highlight NHL mid-season rankings". TSN. 2009-01-12. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262962. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/tag/_/name/victor-hedman
- ^ http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-daddy/sidney-crosby-concussion-vs-economics-nhl-161909374.html;_ylt=AiO9MRWv9n9kUqJ2jOFlp817vLYF
- ^ Mattias Ek, Mattias (2008-03-28). "Debut i Tre Kronor - som 17-åring" (in Swedish). Expressen. http://www.hockeyexpressen.se/Nyheter/1.1101635/debut-i-tre-kronor-som-17-aring. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=U18%20WJC%20All-Star%20Team
[edit] External links
- Victor Hedman's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Victor Hedman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Victor Hedman – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
| Preceded by Steven Stamkos |
Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick 2009 |
Succeeded by Carter Ashton |
