HOCKEY PLAYER

Nicklas Lidström

1970 - Today

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Erik Nicklas Lidström (pronounced [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈlîːdstrœm]; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman and current vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings from 1991 to 2012, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history and nicknamed "The Perfect Human." Over his 20 NHL seasons, 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 most valuable player, and was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicklas Lidström has received more than 990,222 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nicklas Lidström is the 77th most popular hockey player (up from 79th in 2019), the 1,177th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,073rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nicklas Lidström ranks 77 out of 676. Before him are Viktor Zinger, Hugo Budinger, Konstantin Loktev, Viktor Shuvalov, Yuri Krylov, and Bobby Clarke. After him are Vladimir Shadrin, Andrei Khomutov, Saku Koivu, Mats Sundin, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, and Alfred Kuchevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nicklas Lidström ranks 374. Before him are Mayumi Omatsu, Scott Cooper, Mohammed Yusuf, Karla Homolka, Melissa Hill, and Samar Yazbek. After him are David Barrufet, Ghostface Killah, Yumi Watanabe, Celso Ayala, Elaine Hendrix, and Michael Trucco.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 1,177 out of 1,879. Before him are Daniel Ek (1983), Jill Johnson (1973), Carl Kempe (1884), Eva Brunne (1954), Kenny Bräck (1966), and Jan Eriksson (1967). After him are Oscar Dronjak (1972), Magnus Gustafsson (1967), Niklas Zennström (1966), Roine Stolt (1956), Robyn (1979), and Rudolf Degermark (1886).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 8. Before him are Peter Forsberg (1973), Nils Nilsson (1936), Håkan Loob (1960), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Ronald Pettersson (1935), and Kent Nilsson (1956). After him are Mats Sundin (1971), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tommy Salo (1971), Jonas Bergqvist (1962), and Pelle Lindbergh (1959).

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