Burke traded two later round selections and the number four pick to Tampa Bay to move into their number one slot, and then sent a pick to Atlanta to allow the Thrashers to move to number one with an assurance they would not pick a Sedin. That left Vancouver with the number two and three choices, which landed them Daniel and Henrik, respectively. They paid a fairly high price for relatively unproven talent out of Europe, but it was a fortuitous decision by Burke.
He now had the building blocks in place for a strong future for the Canucks. The success was not immediate, however, for the Sedins in the NHL. They took one more year to build their game at MoDo before heading across the water to Vancouver. The first few years were a struggle for Daniel and Henrik, as they were forced to adjust to the more physical North American game. In their first four years in the league, Henrik averaged only After the lockout, the Sedins play began to emerge as they were given more playing time and more responsibility.
Daniel was injured for part of that season, so his big breakout came a year later when he scored 41 goals and points, winning the Art Ross Trophy. Though the past two seasons have not been quite as productive for the twins, they are still one of the top scoring duos in the league. The team has also enjoyed an unprecedented run of success at the same time the Sedins have emerged as stars. After the NHL lockout in , their potential was fully realized.
The twins broke out with Henrik tallying 75 points, second in team scoring, while Daniel had 71 points. To highlight an already impressive season, the Sedins were also members of the Swedish Olympic team that won the gold medal. Next season, Henrik set a new franchise record for assists in one season with Not to be outdone, Daniel led the team in scoring with 36 goals and 84 points.
He was re-signed to a one-year contract on 10 September , during the off-season. During a game against Mora IK on 20 November , Henrik received a slash that required a minor amputation to his left little finger. They had surpassed Naslund and Bertuzzi. Winger Taylor Pyatt , been acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres during the off-season, replaced Carter as the Sedins' linemate [32] and went on to score a career-high 23 goals.
Henrik scores against Evgeni Nabokov in His attempt was stopped by goaltender Jonas Hiller. He recorded two assists. McLean Trophy as Vancouver's leading scorer with 76 points. The following season , Henrik scored 22 goals and 82 points, tying for the team lead in points with Daniel. Steve Bernier had been acquired in the off-season in another trade with the Sabres, and began the season on the top line with the Sedins. Henrik during an away game in Four games into the —10 season , Daniel suffered the first major injury of his career, breaking his foot in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.
He was sidelined for 18 games, [50] marking the first time in Henrik's career that he played without his brother for an extended period. In Daniel's absence, however, Henrik enjoyed a high-scoring start to the season. Henrik entered the final game of the regular season, on 10 April against the Calgary Flames, one point behind Alexander Ovechkin for the scoring lead.
McLean Trophy and Molson Cup as the team's most valuable player, leading scorer and three-star selection leader, respectively. In the subsequent playoffs , Henrik added 14 points in 12 games. He scored the winning goal in game four against the Los Angeles Kings with under three minutes to go in regulation to tie the series at two games each.
He received first-place votes out of the NHL players, coaches and executives polled. Ovechkin received 86 first-place votes while Sidney Crosby received 72 first-place votes. On October 9, , Henrik was named the Canucks' 13th captain in team history during a pre-game ceremony celebrating the start of the team's 40th season.
Henrik competed for Sweden at the European Junior Championships, recording three goals and seven points over six games. He joined Sweden for the European Junior Championships, the final game of which required Sweden to beat Russia by four goals to surpass Finland in goal differential and win the gold medal.
Henrik recorded a goal and an assist against Russia as Sweden won 5—1. He recorded nine points in six games, fifth in tournament scoring and second in team scoring to brother Daniel, as Sweden failed to win a medal. Later that year, Henrik made his international debut for the Swedish national men's team at the World Championships in Norway. He scored no points in eight games as Sweden won the bronze medal. At the junior tournament in Sweden, Henrik led the tournament with 13 points in seven games, [72] but Sweden did not earn a medal.
Following his rookie season with the Vancouver Canucks, Henrik made his third World Championships appearance, in in Germany. Instead, there was a love-in the likes of which have has rarely been seen in hockey. Airport operations should be normal, but may be some misty eyes in the building. Players, teammates, former coaches all had nothing but praise. So many pucks did not go in, or did not stay out, for Vancouver this year that the team will end a miserable year in second-last place in the Western Conference.
And yet, unlike disappointed and even angry fans in Montreal, Edmonton and Ottawa, fans in Vancouver chose to end the season looking back with appreciation rather than blame. Daniel Sedin greets fans as he leaves the ice after his final home game in Vancouver.
If the final script seemed heavy-handed, it was entirely by accident. Henrik, the playmaker, set up Daniel, the scorer, for two goals, including the winner, and the fans poured hats down onto the ice even thought it was not quite a hattrick. It marked the th time the twins were involved in the same goal, the only pair to do better, times, was the combination of Gretzky and Jari Kurri.
And when the cheering died down, the players left the ice and the crowd headed out into the night, someone left a hand-lettered sign in the seats that said it all in two simple words. A fan holds a sign thanking the Sedin twins during their final home game in Vancouver.
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