Victor Erik Olof Hedman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
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33 Facts About Victor Hedman
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Widely considered to be one of the best defensemen in the NHL, Victor Hedman is a five-time James Norris Memorial Trophy finalist, winning the award in 2018.
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Victor Hedman won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2020 playoffs.
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Victor Hedman began his junior ice hockey career in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with the Modo Hockey organization.
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Victor Hedman then turned professional and joined the Elitserien with Modo at the age of 16.
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Victor Hedman was drafted second overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, second to John Tavares who was drafted first overall by the New York Islanders.
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Victor Hedman made his NHL debut for the Lightning on 3 October 2009, against the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Victor Hedman registered his first point, an assist, on a Martin St Louis goal.
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At the time, Victor Hedman was tied for the lead amongst NHL defensemen with seven points, and was considered a possible James Norris Memorial Trophy candidate for Defenseman of the Year entering into the season.
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On 8 June 2015, during Game 3 of the Final series, Victor Hedman set Lightning records for career playoff assists and points by a defenseman, surpassing Dan Boyle, who previously held the record with three goals and 19 assists.
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On 24 October 2015, Victor Hedman played in his 400th career NHL game in an OT loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Victor Hedman surpassed former teammates Martin St Louis and Vincent Lecavalier, who were tied for the most playoffs games played in franchise history.
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Victor Hedman is second all-time among defensemen in assists and fourth for goals.
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Victor Hedman is tied with Kubina for second all-time in points by a defensemen in Lightning history.
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Additionally, Victor Hedman recorded three assists, and now only needs two points to tie Dan Boyle for most all-time points by a Lightning defenseman.
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Victor Hedman moved into ninth place on the all-time franchise list for all skaters.
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Victor Hedman became the first defensemen in Lightning history to record 200 career assists.
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Victor Hedman joined Borje Salming, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Erik Karlsson as the only Swedish defensemen to reach 70-points in a single season.
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On 12 October 2017, Victor Hedman skated in his 553rd game, which moved Victor Hedman past Brad Richards for fifth most games played in Lightning history.
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Victor Hedman became the only defenseman in Lightning history to be named to multiple All-Star games.
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Victor Hedman was unable to play in the All-Star game due to an injury suffered prior to the event.
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However, Victor Hedman did participate in the event by serving an assistant equipment manager.
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Victor Hedman was the first defenseman in Lightning history to win the award.
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Victor Hedman became the first Lightning defenseman to play in 700 games.
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Victor Hedman became the first defenseman in Lightning history to record 100 regular season goals and the seventh Swedish-born defenseman to do so.
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On 30 December, Victor Hedman was announced as a selection for the 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game.
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Victor Hedman later became one of the youngest players to play for Sweden's men's team when he made his debut at age 17 in an exhibition game against Norway.
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Victor Hedman played hockey on the streets together with his friends, among them, famous iRacing driver Fredrik Sellgren.
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Victor Hedman's father said that his son would just outrun everyone on the field.
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Victor Hedman still plays soccer in the summer, and religiously follows the sport.
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Victor Hedman is from Ornskoldsvik and trains with the twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin in the off-season.
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