Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg | ||||||
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Born |
Njurunda, Sweden | 9 October 1980|||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
Timrå IK Detroit Red Wings EV Zug | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 210th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1997–2018 | |||||
Website | Henrikzetterberg.com |
Henrik Zetterberg[1][2] (pronounced [ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk ˈsɛ̂tːɛrˌbærj]; born 9 October 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 2002 to 2018, with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he would serve as captain for his final six seasons.
Bursting onto the scene as a rookie in the
Playing career
Timrå IK
Zetterberg started his youth league career playing games for the Njurunda Sports Club, as did Fredrik Modin. In 2008, the club renamed their arena—until then known as Njurunda Ishall—to Modin & Zetterberg Hall in their honor.[3] When Zetterberg was 15 years old he left Njurunda for Timrå IK. [4] Zetterberg caught the attention of the Red Wings' Assistant General Manager Jim Nill and Director of European Scouting Håkan Andersson during a tournament in Finland. While Andersson was trying to point out Mattias Weinhandl, Nill could not help noticing "this little Zetterberg guy who always seemed to have the puck."[5]
Zetterberg was selected by the Detroit Red Wings 210th overall in the seventh round of the
Detroit Red Wings
Early career (2002–2006)
Zetterberg made his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks on 10 October 2002, at the Joe Louis Arena. He played in 79 games his rookie season, scoring 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points, leading all first-year players. Zetterberg finished the season as runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year behind St. Louis Blues defenceman Barret Jackman. In his second season, Zetterberg nearly matched his rookie stats despite missing 21 games due to a broken leg suffered against the Vancouver Canucks early in the season on 5 November 2003.[6] Due to the owners' lockout the next season, Zetterberg returned to Sweden to play for Timrå IK in 2004–05, leading the Elitserien in scoring with 50 points in 50 games.[7]
As the NHL resumed in
Back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup win, playoff MVP (2006–2012)
With the announced retirement of Steve Yzerman during the season, Swedish newspaper
Zetterberg began the
In the final year of his contract in 2008–09, Zetterberg agreed to a 12-year, $73 million contract extension with the Red Wings on 28 January 2009. The deal is the longest and most lucrative in franchise history.[14] Zetterberg recorded 11 goals and 13 assists for the Red Wings during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs that saw them reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to their 2008 opponent the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Despite a slow start to the
Zetterberg posted 80 points in 80 games in the 2010–11 NHL season. However, the Red Wings were again eliminated by San Jose in the conference semifinals.
In the 2011–12 NHL season, Zetterberg played on the 2nd line alongside Valtteri Filppula and Jiří Hudler. Both teammates had career seasons playing on the line centered by Zetterberg. Filppula scored a career high 66 points while Hudler had a 50-point season (25 goals, 25 assists). The Red Wings fell 4–1 to the Nashville Predators in the conference quarterfinals, their earliest playoff exit since 2006.
Final years and captaincy (2012–2018)
Zetterberg signed with EV Zug in Switzerland during the 2012–13 NHL season lockout.[15]
On 15 January 2013, Zetterberg was named captain of the Red Wings, succeeding Lidström who had retired.[16] Despite missing 13 games due to chronic back problems, he scored over 40 points through the first part of the 2013–14 NHL season. However, he sustained another back injury during the 2014 Winter Olympics and underwent surgery, causing him to miss an estimated two months of the season while the Red Wings pursued a berth in the NHL playoffs for the 23rd straight year.[17] Zetterberg returned for the final two games of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Red Wings were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Boston Bruins.[18] He elected not to play for Sweden in the 2014 IIHF World Championship to further recuperate from his back injury.[19]
On 6 November 2015, Zetterberg recorded his 300th career goal, which was against James Reimer of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He became the seventh Swedish player to reach the 300 goal plateau, and the fifth player in Red Wings franchise history to have 300 goals and 800 points, following Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman, and Sergei Fedorov.[20]
On 9 April 2017, he played his 1,000th game for the Red Wings organization, as well as became the seventh in franchise history in total points, the game was also the last at Joe Louis Arena.[21]
During the 2017–18 season, Zetterberg reached several milestones. On 24 February 2018, he recorded his 335th career goal, tying him with Ted Lindsay for fifth all time in goals scored in franchise history.[22] On 29 March 2018, he recorded his 954th career point, tying him with Sergei Fedorov for fifth all time in total points in franchise history.[23]
On 14 September 2018, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland announced that due to a degenerative back condition, Zetterberg would be unable to continue with his NHL career. However, due to Zetterberg having had 3 years left on his contract at the time of the announcement, he did not officially retire until his contract expired following the 2020-21 season.[24]
International play
Zetterberg has been a consistent part of the Swedish national team,
Zetterberg won a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and then again at the 2006 IIHF World Championship in Riga, playing a part in the international sweep. Sweden became the first team in hockey history to win the Olympic gold and the World Championship in the same year.
With the 2008 Stanley Cup championship, Zetterberg became a member of the
Zetterberg was named captain of Team Sweden for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On-going troubles with a herniated disc in his back, which caused Zetterberg to miss 13 games with the Red Wings earlier in the season, forced Zetterberg out of the 2014 Winter Olympics after one game. Teammate Niklas Kronwall was named captain for the remainder of the tournament.[26]
Zetterberg was named to Team Sweden for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. On 11 August 2016, Zetterberg was named captain of the team. However, on 1 September, Zetterberg withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury. He was replaced by Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund[27] and Henrik Sedin was named the captain in his place.[28]
Personal life
Zetterberg goes by the nicknames of "Zäta" (pronounced "Zaeta," which means "Z" in Swedish) and "Hank," an anglicized shortening of Henrik that is used by his Red Wings teammates.[29]
In the summer of 2008 he became engaged to Emma Andersson, a Swedish model and TV host. On 23 July 2010, Zetterberg married his fiancée near the bride's hometown in Mölle, Sweden.[30]
On 20 August 2015, Andersson gave birth to their first child, a son named Love (pronounced Loo-VEY).[31]
Zetterberg served several months in the Swedish Army when he was 17 years old—a rare thing among NHL players—as Sweden at that time had a conscription policy.[32]
In popular culture
In 2009, film-makers
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Bold indicates led league
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Timrå IK | SWE-2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Timrå IK | SWE-2 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1999–00
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Timrå IK | SWE-2 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Timrå IK | SEL | 47 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Timrå IK | SEL | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 61 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
2004–05 | Timrå IK | SEL | 50 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | ||
2007–08 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 | ||
2008–09 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 13 | ||
2009–10 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA
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23 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SEL totals | 145 | 44 | 84 | 128 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 1,082 | 337 | 623 | 960 | 401 | 137 | 57 | 63 | 120 | 79 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics
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2006 Turin | ||
2014 Sochi | ||
World Championships | ||
2006 Latvia | ||
2003 Finland | ||
2001 Germany | ||
2002 Sweden |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1998 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2000 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
2001 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2002 | Sweden | OLY | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
2004 | Sweden | WCH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2005 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
2006 | Sweden | OLY | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
2006 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
2010 | Sweden | OLY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2012 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | |
2014 | Sweden | OLY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
Senior totals | 73 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 28 |
Awards and achievements
Sweden
Award | Year(s) awarded |
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Rookie of the Year | 2001 |
All-Star team | 2002, 2005 |
Guldpucken | 2002 |
IIHF Hall of Fame | 2023[35][36] |
NHL
Award | Year(s) awarded |
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All-Rookie Team | 2003 |
All-Star Game
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2007, 2008* |
Second All-Star team | 2008 |
Conn Smythe Trophy | 2008 |
Stanley Cup champion | 2008 |
NHL Foundation Player Award | 2013 |
King Clancy Memorial Trophy | 2015 |
* Could not play because of injury.
- Named "Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year" in 2003 by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters' Association for his play during the 2002–03 season
- Awarded the Sporting NewsRookie of the Year (voted on by NHL players) in 2003
- Named "The Hockey News Player of the Month" for October 2007[37]
- Viking Award in 2007 and 2008, awarded to the "Best Swede" playing in North America
- Named the first recipient of the 'TSN NHL Player of the Year' in 2008 by a panel of 30 people around the NHL[38]
- Became a member of the Triple Gold Club with a Stanley Cup victory in 2008
- Miller was named to the Class of 2023 of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Records
- Holds a Red Wings record for having at least one point in 17 consecutive games to start a season.
- Holds the Red Wings franchise record for goals (13 – tied w/ Johan Franzén) and points (27) in a single playoff season.
- Holds NHL record for most shots on goal in single post season with 116 in 2007–08.
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External links
Media related to Henrik Zetterberg at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database