Nicklas Lidstrom

Portrait of former Swedish ice hockey defenceman Nicklas Lidström. Lidström played 20 NHL seasons for the Detroit Red Wings, he was the Red Wings' captain for the final six seasons of his career. Lidström won four Stanley Cup championships, seven James Norris Memorial Trophies (awarded to the NHL's top defenceman), one Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP, and was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games. The Red Wings never missed the postseason during his career, the longest in league history for a player never missing the playoffs. Lidström was the first European-born-and-trained captain of a Stanley Cup winning team, as well as the first European player named playoff MVP. Lidström is also the all-time leader in games played with only one NHL team and by a European-born player. Lidström was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 9 November 2015. In 2017 Lidström was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Media: Digital. Size: 16 x 15.5 inches @ 300 ppi. Date: 2016.