Nicklas Lidstrom
Nicklas Lidstrom
Erik Nicklas Lidströmis a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Detroit Red Wings, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth28 April 1970
CityKrylbo, Sweden
finland learn people rivalry sweden
People will learn a lot more about our rivalry ? and not only in hockey, but in other sports. Sweden and Finland will be huge.
high hit laid perfectly spot tried
After Mats laid it up perfectly for me, I tried to go high to the blocker side. I hit it perfectly, I got everything on the shot. I hit the spot where I was aiming.
high hit shoot side tried
I tried to shoot high on the blocker side and I hit it perfectly.
guys joining quicker watching
They were a lot quicker when they had the puck. They jumped on us early, and they had guys joining the rush. We were flat-footed and just watching them go by us.
biggest goal
It could be the biggest goal I ever scored.
feeling finally finish gold last medal olympic top wear win
It's an unbelievable feeling to finish on top and to win in your last Olympic tournament. Finally being able to wear the gold medal is just an unbelievable feeling.
bump bumped crowd felt heard nuts
I felt that I didn't bump into him. I heard the crowd go nuts out there but I didn't feel like I bumped into him.
bigger chance four olympic stanley title tournament win year
This is bigger than the Stanley Cup. You only get a chance to win the Olympic title every four years. You get a chance every year to win the Stanley Cup. The Olympic tournament is special.
attention details matter pay success teams
It doesn't really matter that we play teams that are out of the playoffs. We still have to pay attention to those details to be able to have success in the playoffs.
ice media rude
I'm trying to do the right things, especially on the ice. Even when I talk to the media, I try to not be obnoxious or be rude. I try to approach you with respect. Same thing when I played, especially if you're the captain, you wanna try and set an example.
coming heard instead leave might net playing rebounds shots straight talked
We talked about it before to try to get to get more shots at net especially with their goalie. We heard that he might leave some rebounds coming out. And playing more straight lines, going more to the net, instead of peeling out in the corners.
pinpoint tough
Tough to say. It's tough to pinpoint what's different, really.
With this? I think it's going to be great.
adds attention meant pay special
When they're out there, you have to pay special attention to them. Thornton has meant a lot to their team. He adds a lot of skill.