Sedin Daniel - Swedish hockey player, striker.An athlete who has been in the NHL for more than fifteen years for the Canadian Vancouver Canucks team. He also regularly defends the honor of the Swedish national team at the World Championships.
Biography
Sedin Daniel is a citizen of Sweden.He was born in the city of Earnsheldsvik. This year, on September 26, the athlete turned 36 years old. The height of the hockey player is 1 m 89 cm, weight - 87 kg. Daniel has a twin brother, Henrik. Since childhood, they were very friendly: they attended sports sections together, and together they began their careers in hockey.
Henrik performed well as a playmaker, andDaniel is a bomber. The twins always had an incredible understanding, which allowed them to profitably build an attack line in the game. The brothers play their whole career on the same team. On the court Daniel takes the position of the left striker, has an excellent physical form.
The beginning of a professional career hockey player
In 1997, Sedin Daniel was in command of his nativecity modo. In its composition, he first began to speak at a professional level. In Sweden, the MODO athlete held four years. In 1999, Sedin entered the National Team of Sweden at the World Championships, where he was chosen “Vancouver” under number 2. But the athlete decided to spend another year in MODO. At the end of the 1999 season, the hockey player was recognized as the best player in the Swedish championship.
In 2000, Sedin Daniel signed a five-yearcontract with Canadian HC Vancouver Canucks. As part of this team, he gained experience, improved the style of the game (especially worked on the elimination of problems related to defense). In 2004, the athlete returned to his native MODO club for one season. During the year he spent about fifty matches and scored 85 points.
In 2005, hockey player Sedin Daniel, already as an experienced NHL player, extends cooperation with Vancouver Canucks for another five years.
Achievements and awards
As part of the Canadian team, hecontinues to play for the national team of Sweden. In 2006, the athlete participated in its structure at the Winter Olympics in Turin, where he played 8 matches and scored 4 points. Then the team became the winner and won the gold medal. Daniel also with the Swedish national team spoke at international competitions in 2005.
По истечении пятилетнего контракта Седина с “Canucks” Canadian club did not want to stop cooperation with the hockey player and extended the contract even before 2013 for an amount of more than $ 30 million. In the 2009/2010 season Swedish striker was injured - a broken leg. He quickly recovered and was able to earn 85 points.
In 2011, Sedin Daniel received several valuableprizes The athlete won the “Art Ross Trophy” as the top scorer. He also received the Lindsay Ted Award as the best player in the NHL. His native country did not leave Daniel without a prize, on July 14, 2011, he was awarded a Victoria scholarship (Victoriastipendiet) for his high sporting achievements.
Vancouver Canadian record holder
In 2013, the hockey player prolonged the agreement with"Canucks" for 5 years. During this period, the World Championships in Stockholm. In the international competitions took part and the national team of Sweden, which included Sedin Daniel. Photo hockey player after the championship flaunted in many sports publications, because largely thanks to him the team won the gold.
В 2016 году брат нападающего, Хедрик, получил position of the captain of the national team of Sweden. Daniel also became a record holder for “Vancouver Canucks” on scored goals, during his career he scored 347 goals. Also, the striker is the 52nd hockey player, who played more than 1000 games in the NHL and earned over 800 points by working in one team.
After the first victory at the Olympic Games in Turin, Daniel Sedin was invited to the shooting of the Italian film "Turin-2006: The 20th Winter Olympiad", where he played himself.
