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
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.
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.
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.
edmonton last month playing
Edmonton has been playing like that for the last month going into the playoffs. We were kind of the opposite.
edmonton fans forward level lives month playing time tonight
Edmonton has been playing for their lives for a month now. I thought tonight was the first time we got up to their level of intensity, and now we can look forward to getting back to our fans on Saturday.
score stepped trying
They were going for it, too. They were trying to score a goal. They were all going forward, and I stepped up at the right time.
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.
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.
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.
coming felt good home otherwise playing regular season smaller system takes
I can't really say I felt fatigued coming home after the (2002) tournament. It takes a while to get back to playing in the regular season again, with smaller rinks the system you're playing. Otherwise I still felt good coming back and playing.
care chances open ourselves patient stayed took
We stayed patient out there. We didn't really open ourselves up defensively and when we got the chances offensively, we took care of them.
couple days games help
At least we get a couple days in between games after tonight. That's going to help us a lot.
high hit shoot side tried
I tried to shoot high on the blocker side and I hit it perfectly.
days love loves optional rides
It's love of the game. He comes down to optional skates. On off days he comes down and rides the bike. He just loves the game.