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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 917,611 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nicklas Lidström is the 79th most popular hockey player (down from 64th in 2019), the 1,074th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 896th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nicklas Lidström ranks 79 out of 364. Before him are Valentin Kuzin, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Esa Tikkanen, Viktor Yakushev, Oleg Znarok, and Sidney Crosby. After him are Miroslav Šatan, Joe Sakic, Sergei Zubov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Herb Drury, and Eduard Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nicklas Lidström ranks 387. Before him are Tomoko Kawakami, Daniel Cosgrove, Shepard Fairey, Vanna, Marina Foïs, and Moses Kiptanui. After him are Joumana Haddad, Mike Epps, Stephen Chbosky, Khalil Al Ghamdi, Erik Dekker, and Tory Belleci.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 1,074 out of 1,612. Before him are Rudolf Degermark (1886), Lars-Erik Skiöld (1952), Daniel Espinosa (1977), Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Torgny Mogren (1963), and Jill Johnson (1973). After him are Mattias Ekström (1978), Gösta Åsbrink (1881), Rami Shaaban (1975), Sarah Sjöström (1993), Petra Marklund (1984), and Joachim Björklund (1971).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Nicklas Lidström ranks 9. Before him are Mats Näslund (1959), Ronald Pettersson (1935), Mats Sundin (1971), Håkan Loob (1960), Tomas Jonsson (1960), and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958). After him are Tommy Salo (1971), Pelle Lindbergh (1959), Henrik Lundqvist (1982), Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Jonas Bergqvist (1962), and Markus Näslund (1973).

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