Gabriel Landeskog is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .
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34 Facts About Gabriel Landeskog
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On 4 September 2012, Gabriel Landeskog was named the fourth captain in Colorado Avalanche history, at the time becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 286 days.
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Gabriel Landeskog won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, becoming the fourth European-born captain to do so.
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Gabriel Landeskog began his youth career in hockey playing for Hammarby IF.
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Gabriel Landeskog was drafted second overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
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Gabriel Landeskog became the first Swedish-born player ever drafted in the first-round out of the Ontario Hockey League .
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Gabriel Landeskog scored his first National Hockey League goal on 12 October 2011 against Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets on a deflection of a Jan Hejda shot with 41 seconds left in the game to send the game into overtime.
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Gabriel Landeskog was the first rookie to score his first NHL goal as an equalizer in the final minute of the third period since Tom Gilbert of the Edmonton Oilers did it in 2007.
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Gabriel Landeskog recorded his first five-minute major for fighting, against newly acquired opponent Jack Johnson of the Columbus Blue Jackets on 1 March 2012.
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On 1 March 2012, Gabriel Landeskog was named NHL's Top Rookie for the month of February after scoring seven goals and recording six assists for the month.
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Gabriel Landeskog finished his season with 52 points, including a team-leading 22 goals, surpassing Matt Duchene as the youngest in franchise history to do so.
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Gabriel Landeskog tied for the lead in points amongst rookies alongside the only player in his draft class picked higher than himself, first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
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Gabriel Landeskog led rookies in shots on goal and broke Peter Stastny's franchise record for shots on goal by a rookie.
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At 19 years and 286 days, Gabriel Landeskog was 11 days younger than when Sidney Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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In 17 games with the mid-table Djurgarden, Gabriel Landeskog produced 6 goals for 14 points before returning to North America citing income tax issues on 3 December 2012.
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Gabriel Landeskog trained with his former junior team, the Kitchener Rangers before an agreement was reached to end the lockout.
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Gabriel Landeskog only played in 36 games due to head and leg injuries and produced only 9 goals and 8 assists.
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Gabriel Landeskog put up career highs in goals, assists, and points, helping the Avs to a division title.
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Gabriel Landeskog scored his first career NHL playoff goal on 17 April 2014, against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Minnesota Wild.
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Gabriel Landeskog ended the week leading the NHL in goals and was selected as the NHL's first Star of the Week.
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Gabriel Landeskog was later one of three Avalanche players who were selected to participate in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game.
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Gabriel Landeskog was sufficiently recovered from surgery by the beginning of May to return in time for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Gabriel Landeskog was a strong performer through the first three rounds of the playoffs, helping the Avalanche advance to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2002.
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Gabriel Landeskog recorded 8 goals and 9 assists in his first fourteen playoff games.
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In December 2009 Gabriel Landeskog was left off Sweden's roster for the 2010 World Junior Championships.
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Gabriel Landeskog's rise was rewarded the following season as he was named as an alternate captain at the 2011 World Junior Championships but only played one game before he was sidelined with a high ankle sprain.
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Gabriel Landeskog played in the 2012 World Championships and was named an alternate captain for that tournament .
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Gabriel Landeskog was Sweden's second youngest player participating at the tournament, about eight months older than Jonas Brodin.
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In 10 games, Gabriel Landeskog contributed with 3 goals and 4 points in helping Sweden claim the Gold over Switzerland, becoming the first host team in 27 years to do so.
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In July 2013 Gabriel Landeskog was one of 35 players invited to the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation's Orientation Camp for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Gabriel Landeskog is the son of former Swedish Hockey League defenceman Tony Gabriel Landeskog, who currently works in the insurance business; his mother Cecelia is a chef and cooking instructor.
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