Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvistis a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each of his first three seasons, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record ten 30 win seasons in his first 11 seasons. His dominating play during his rookie season resulted in the New York media and Rangers fans giving him the nickname "King Henrik". During the 2006 Winter...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth2 March 1982
CityAre, Sweden
CountrySweden
I always want to push myself as far as possible; I always want to be up there and recognised as a good goalie and have people appreciate what you do.
You get to the rink, stretch for 10-15 minutes, go on the ice 20 minutes before practice starts and do goalie drills, practice for an hour, then stay on the ice for about 10-15 minutes to do extra shooting.
We are all built differently. Some guys are more powerful. Some guys are very tall. I'm not very tall, so I rely on quickness.
I love playing music, so I think the whole John Varvatos look is kind of cool. I think he has a great style.
Sometimes it just feels like the only thing you do is play hockey and eat.
During the Olympics they're really strict about what you're allowed to wear. You get a lot of clothes, but everything is pre-ordered. We had a fitting over the summer. You're not allowed to wear your own clothes. No logos, nothing. You get fined if you wear something you're not supposed to wear.
There's been a lot of talk about the last Olympics. It was a tough loss for the nation. Of course, we want to have a good tournament. We had a tough World Cup (in 2004) as well. So I think everybody wants to see us play a good tournament.
I think you could see sometimes maybe we wanted it too much.
I think we've played well the last couple of games, but it's just tough.
Jaromir Jagr is on fire right now. It's going to be tough for Sweden next week.
When they shoot form the middle they have so many options, it can hit someone. It's easier when we let them shoot from the sides. There's more time to see the puck easier. We talked about it to pressure harder and pressure at the right times and I think that's the key right now.
Playing for both teams is a dream come true for me. The first dream I had was to play for the national team. But then when I got older, I dreamed of playing in the NHL, too. I'm playing both right now. The Olympics, I'm really excited for that. That's what I've been dreaming about. It's hard to compare which is more fun because both are such huge things in my life.
He was probably the top goalkeeper in Sweden when I started to play. He was really good.
It's real important games for us, we really have to start winning. Everything's easier when you're winning.