Victor Hedman

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Victor Hedman
Date of birth 18th December 1990
place of birth Örnsköldsvik , Sweden
size 198 cm
Weight 100 kg
position defender
number # 77
Shot hand Left
Draft
KHL Junior Draft 2009 , 4th round, 83rd position
HK Spartak Moscow
NHL Entry Draft 2009 , 1st round, 2nd position
Tampa Bay Lightning
Career stations
until 2009 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik
since 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning

Victor Erik Olof Hedman (born December 18, 1990 in Örnsköldsvik ) is a Swedish ice hockey player . The defender has been playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League since 2009 , which he selected in second position in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . He is considered one of the best defensive players in the league, so he was honored with the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2018 . With the Swedish national team , he won the gold medal at the 2017 World Cup .

Career

MODO

Victor Hedman began his career in 2005 in the MODO Hockey U18 youth team . After he had already scored three goals and three assists in eight games , he was appointed to the U20 juniors at the age of just 14, where he played another ten games. In the following 2006/07 season he initially played again for the U18 team, but established himself as a regular in the older age group over the course of the season. With 25 points in 34 games, he was one of the best scorers among defenders and led all players in his position with 13 goals.

Victor Hedman in the jersey of MODO Hockey

In the 2007/08 season he played only a few games in the juniors and made his debut as a 16-year-old in the professional team of MoDo Hockey in the Elitserien . Hedman spent almost the entire season with the seniors, prevailed as a regular player and played 39 games. During the 2008/09 season he developed into an important pillar in the MODO team and played mainly in the first defense lineup. Although his team missed the playoffs , he had the second best plus / minus statistics in the league and increased his points yield with seven hits and 14 templates.

In a poll by the Canadian sports broadcaster TSN among ten scouts from the North American ice hockey league National Hockey League , Hedman was voted the most promising talent for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . During the season he was in other rankings behind the Canadian John Tavares . A good four weeks before the NHL Entry Draft, the Continental Hockey League (KHL) , founded in the summer of 2008, held its first ever junior draft . Here, too, Hedman, alongside Tavares, was one of the most highly rated talents in the rankings. However, the Swede was selected in the fourth and final round in 83rd place by HK Spartak Moscow , as the prospects of a commitment in the KHL seemed quite slim . A few weeks later, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected him in the NHL Entry Draft in second place behind Tavares. In July 2009, Hedman signed a standard rookie contract with the Florida franchise for a term of three years.

Tampa Bay Lightning

With the beginning of the 2009/10 season, Hedman ran from then on for the Lightning in the National Hockey League (NHL) and established himself there as an offensive defender. After he had spent the lockout of the 2012/13 season at Barys Astana in the KHL, he reached the final of the Stanley Cup with Tampa in the 2015 playoffs , but lost to the Chicago Blackhawks . He then signed a new eight-year contract in Florida in the summer of 2016, which should bring him a total salary of 63 million US dollars. In the following season 2016/17 he increased his offensive statistics again significantly to 72 scorer points from 79 games and thus set a new franchise record for defenders. At the end of the 2017/18 season, he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defender in the NHL and was also elected to the NHL First All-Star Team .

Victor Hedman is considered a talented defender who has good technical skills and can set accents on the offensive with a precise passing game and a precise shot. In addition, his stature of 1.98 meters gives him advantages in physical play. According to his own statements, he still has to work on his defensive game and bring more consistent performance.

International

Victor Hedman played for the Swedish national team for the first time at the 2007 U18 World Junior Championship . Sweden won the bronze medal after beating Canada 8-3 . His next international appearance was at the U20 World Cup in 2008 , where the Swedish team made it to the final undefeated and only lost to the Canadian team after it was extended . In the same year he also competed in the title fights for the U18 juniors . In four games Hedman was able to collect a total of four scorer points, his team finished fourth and could not win a medal this time. In 2009 Hedman played again at the U20 World Cup , where, as in the previous year, he and his national team only lost to the Canadians in the final.

Hedman played a total of 22 games for the Swedish national youth teams, scored two goals and prepared eight goals. At three world championships he was elected to the all-star team of the tournament.

With the senior national team of his home country, he took part in the 2010 World Cup, where the team also won the bronze medal. This was followed by sixth place at the 2012 World Cup and third place at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey . At the 2017 World Cup , Hedman finally won the gold medal with the Tre Kronor .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2005/06 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik J20 SuperElit 10 0 1 1 8th - - - - -
2005/06 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik SWE-U18 8th 3 3 6th 14th 2 0 0 0 0
2006/07 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik J20 SuperElit 34 13 12 25th 30th 5 1 1 2 44
2006/07 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik SWE-U18 3 3 0 3 29 - - - - -
2007/08 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 39 2 2 4th 44 5 1 0 1 4th
2007/08 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik J20 SuperElit 6th 2 1 3 26th 3 2 0 2 4th
2008/09 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik Elitserien 43 7th 14th 21st 52 - - - - -
2008/09 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik J20 SuperElit 2 0 2 2 10 5 0 1 1 2
2009/10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 74 4th 16 20th 79 - - - - -
2010/11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79 3 23 26th 70 18th 0 6th 6th 8th
2011/12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 61 5 18th 23 65 - - - - -
2012/13 Barys Astana KHL 26th 1 20th 21st 70 - - - - -
2012/13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 44 4th 16 20th 31 - - - - -
2013/14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 75 13 42 55 53 4th 1 2 3 2
2014/15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 59 10 28 38 40 26th 1 13 14th 6th
2015/16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 78 10 37 47 46 17th 4th 10 14th 14th
2016/17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79 16 56 72 47 - - - - -
2017/18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 17th 46 63 54 17th 1 10 11 10
2018/19 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70 12 42 54 44 2 0 0 0 10
SWE-U18 total 11 6th 3 9 43 2 0 0 0 0
J20 SuperElit overall 52 15th 16 31 74 13 3 2 5 50
Elitserien total 82 9 16 25th 96 5 1 0 1 4th
NHL overall 696 94 324 418 529 84 7th 41 48 50

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2007 Sweden U18 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 2 3 10
2008 Sweden U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 6th 0 1 1 4th
2008 Sweden U18 World Cup 4th Place 4th 1 3 4th 10
2009 Sweden U20 World Cup 2nd place, silver 6th 0 2 2 6th
2010 Sweden WM 3rd place, bronze 9 1 1 2 6th
2012 Sweden WM 6th place 8th 0 1 1 14th
2016 Sweden World cup 3rd place 4th 1 0 1 0
2017 Sweden WM 1st place, gold 10 2 2 4th 6th
Juniors overall 22nd 2 8th 10 30th
Men overall 31 4th 4th 8th 26th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His two older brothers Oscar and Johan Hedman are also professional ice hockey players and also play in the defensive position. Johan Hedman, the oldest brother, only played professionally in lower-class leagues. Oscar Hedman began his career at MoDo Hockey, where he won the Swedish championship and played with his younger brother for a year. After several changes, he is now back playing for his home club and was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft .

Web links

Commons : Victor Hedman  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tsn.ca, McKenzie: Top prospects for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
  2. ↑ Profile and Scouting Report of Victor Hedman at eliteprospects.com (English)
  3. ↑ hockeysfuture.com, 2009 prospects: Victor Hedman
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personal data
SURNAME Hedman, Victor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hedman, Victor Erik Olof (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 18th December 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Örnsköldsvik , Sweden