HENRIK SEDIN


BORN: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden SHOOTS: Left Handed WEIGHT: 200 lbs
 
HEIGHT: 6'2"
 
POSITION: Center STATUS: Player

PERSONAL: Henrik and his girlfriend Johanna live in Yaletown during the season….Spends his summers in his native Sweden, where he moved into a new home this summer….Enjoys working with children’s charites including Canuck Place….Has become an avid golfer, lowering his handicap to 15…Likes to play cards and backgammon when on the road….Enjoys the television show Friends and lists Braveheart as his favourite movie….His favourite actors are Mel Gibson and Meg Ryan….Lists scoring the OT winner in Game 1 of the playoffs versus Detroit in 2002 as his most memorable hockey moment.

LAST SEASON: Finished the season with new career highs in assists and points (8-31-39), playing in 78 games with 38 penalty minutes and a plus/minus of plus nine... Scored his 8th goal, 30th assist, and was named the game's 1st star, Mar. 29/03 at Los Angeles... Recorded his 25th assist of the season, Mar. 13/03 vs. St. Louis... Scored the game tying goal, his 7th of the season, Mar. 8/03 at Toronto... Scored his 6th goal of the season, Feb. 27/03 vs. San Jose... Scored his 5th goal, Feb. 25/03 vs. Atlanta... Notched his 23rd assist of the season, Feb. 22/03 at Edmonton... Scored his 3rd goal of the season and was 80% in the faceoff circle winning eight of ten draws, Jan. 30/03 vs. Edmonton... Notched his 20th and 21st assists of the season, Jan. 21/03 at Nashville... Went 12 for 17 in the faceoff circle for a winning percentage of 70% Jan. 10/03 vs. Columbus... Returned to the line-up after missing three games with a shoulder injury, Dec. 21/02 vs. Edmonton... Won nine of the ten faceoffs (90%) and finished with a plus one, Nov. 27/02 at Carolina.